[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5692 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5692

To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to promote 
 energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the use of 
 net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 1, 2010

 Mr. Inslee (for himself, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Grijalva, and 
 Mr. Higgins) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to promote 
 energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the use of 
 net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Americans Making Power Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that it is in the public interest to:
            (1) Enable small businesses, residences, schools, churches, 
        farms with small electric generation units, and other retail 
        electric consumers who generate electric energy to return 
        surplus electric energy back to the utility for credit.
            (2) Encourage private investment in renewable and alternate 
        energy resources.
            (3) Stimulate economic growth and job creation.
            (4) Enhance the continued diversification of energy 
        resources used in the United States, particularly with 
        distributed generation systems that may have a positive impact 
        on the transmission grid reliability.
            (5) Remove regulatory barriers for net metering and 
        interconnection.
            (6) Limit variability in technologies and save costs to the 
        consumer through net metering and interconnection standards.
            (7) Address the underlying need for consumers to be able to 
        interconnect to the electric grid.

SEC. 3. NET METERING AND INTERCONNECTION STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 113 of the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2623) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(d) Net Metering.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection and subsection (e):
                    ``(A) Combined heat and power system.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `combined heat 
                        and power system' means a system--
                                    ``(I) that uses the same energy 
                                source for the simultaneous or 
                                sequential generation of electrical 
                                power, mechanical shaft power, or both, 
                                in combination with the generation of 
                                steam or other forms of useful thermal 
                                energy (including heating and cooling 
                                applications);
                                    ``(II) that produces--
                                            ``(aa) at least 20 percent 
                                        of its total useful energy in 
                                        the form of thermal energy 
                                        which is not used to produce 
                                        electrical or mechanical power 
                                        (or combination thereof); and
                                            ``(bb) at least 20 percent 
                                        of its total useful energy in 
                                        the form of electrical or 
                                        mechanical power (or a 
                                        combination thereof), and
                                    ``(III) the energy efficiency 
                                percentage of which exceeds 60 percent.
                            ``(ii) Maximum capacity.--The term 
                        `combined heat and power system' shall not 
                        include any system that has a capacity in 
                        excess of 2,000 kilowatts or a mechanical 
                        energy capacity in excess of 2680 horsepower or 
                        an equivalent combination of electrical and 
                        mechanical energy capacities.
                            ``(iii) Energy efficiency percentage.--For 
                        purposes of this subparagraph, the energy 
                        efficiency percentage of a system is the 
                        fraction--
                                    ``(I) the numerator of which is the 
                                total useful electrical, thermal, and 
                                mechanical power produced by the system 
                                at normal operating rates, and expected 
                                to be consumed in its normal 
                                application; and
                                    ``(II) the denominator of which is 
                                the lower heating value of the fuel 
                                sources for the system.
                    ``(B) Customer-generator.--The term `customer-
                generator' means any customer of an electric utility 
                that generates electric energy, using a qualified 
                generation unit, that is primarily intended to offset 
                part or all of the customer-generator's electric energy 
                requirements. A customer-generator does not need to be 
                the owner of such a qualified generation unit.
                    ``(C) Local distribution company.--The term `local 
                distribution company' means the owner or operator of a 
                local distribution system, or the provider of electric 
                energy meter reading services, that is not a retail 
                electric supplier.
                    ``(D) Local distribution system.--The term `local 
                distribution system' means any system for the 
                distribution of electric energy to the ultimate 
                consumer of the electric energy, whether or not the 
                owner or operator of the system is a retail electric 
                supplier.
                    ``(E) Net metering.--The term `net metering' means 
                the process of--
                            ``(i) measuring the difference between the 
                        electric energy supplied to a customer-
                        generator and the electric energy generated by 
                        the customer-generator that is delivered to a 
                        local distribution system at the same point of 
                        interconnection during an applicable billing 
                        period; and
                            ``(ii) providing an energy credit to the 
                        customer-generator in the form of a kilowatt-
                        hour credit for each kilowatt-hour of energy 
                        produced by the customer-generator from a 
                        qualified generation unit.
                    ``(F) Qualified generation unit.--The term 
                `qualified generation unit' means an electric 
                generation unit that uses renewable energy, a combined 
                heat and power system, or a waste heat to electricity 
                system, and--
                            ``(i) has a generating capacity of not more 
                        than 2,000 kilowatts;
                            ``(ii) operates in parallel with the retail 
                        electric supplier; and
                            ``(iii) is intended primarily to offset all 
                        or part of the requirements of the customer-
                        generator for electric energy.
                    ``(G) Renewable energy.--The term `renewable 
                energy' means electric energy generated using--
                            ``(i) renewable biomass, solar, geothermal, 
                        wind, ocean, hydroelectric, anaerobic 
                        digestion, landfill gas, or fuel cell sources;
                            ``(ii) hydrogen produced from any such 
                        source; or
                            ``(iii) any combination of such sources.
                    ``(H) Retail electric supplier.--The term `retail 
                electric supplier' means any electric utility that 
                sells electric energy to the ultimate consumer of the 
                energy or provides retail electric energy meter reading 
                services for consumers.
                    ``(I) Waste heat to electricity system.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `waste heat to 
                        electricity system' means a system that 
                        generates electric energy through the recovery 
                        of a qualified waste heat resource, including--
                                    ``(I) exhaust heat or flared gas 
                                from any industrial process;
                                    ``(II) waste gas or industrial tail 
                                gas that would otherwise be flared, 
                                incinerated, or vented;
                                    ``(III) a pressure drop in any gas, 
                                excluding any pressure drop to a 
                                condenser that subvents the resulting 
                                heat; and
                                    ``(IV) any such other form of waste 
                                heat resource as the Secretary may 
                                determine.
                            ``(ii) Limitation.--A qualified waste heat 
                        resource under clause (i) does not include a 
                        heat resource from a process whose primary 
                        purpose is the generation of electric energy 
                        using a fossil fuel.
            ``(2) Adoption.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this subsection, each State regulatory 
        authority (with respect to each electric utility for which it 
        has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated electric 
        utility, shall adopt the standard established by paragraph (3), 
        unless, with respect to a State, the Commission determines that 
        a net metering requirement in effect for such State complies 
        with the standard established by paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Establishment of net metering standard.--The 
        following Federal standard is hereby established:
                    ``(A) Net metering standard.--Each retail electric 
                supplier shall (either directly or through a local 
                distribution company or other third party) make net 
                metering available, on a first-come, first-served 
                basis, to each customer-generator of the retail 
                electric supplier in accordance with the requirements 
                described in subparagraph (B) and the other provisions 
                of this subsection.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--The requirements referred to 
                in subparagraph (A) are, with respect to a retail 
                electric supplier, that--
                            ``(i) rates for customer-generators shall 
                        be the same as the rates that would be 
                        applicable if the customer-generator did not 
                        own or operate a qualified generation unit and 
                        use a net metering system; and
                            ``(ii) each retail electric supplier shall 
                        notify all of the retail customers of the 
                        retail electric supplier of the standard 
                        established under this paragraph as soon as 
                        practicable after the adoption of the standard.
            ``(4) Net energy measurement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
                this paragraph, each retail electric supplier shall 
                arrange to provide and install, for any customer-
                generator who qualifies for net metering under this 
                subsection, an electric energy meter capable of net 
                metering. In a case in which it is not practicable to 
                provide and install such a meter, a retail electric 
                supplier shall, at the expense of the retail electric 
                supplier, either directly or through a local 
                distribution company or other third party, arrange to 
                have such a meter installed for the customer-generator 
                concerned. Except as provided in subparagraph (C)(i), 
                any subsequent electric energy meter change 
                necessitated or requested for any reason by the 
                customer-generator shall be paid for by the customer-
                generator.
                    ``(B) Criteria.--A customer-generator may choose to 
                use an existing electric energy meter under this 
                paragraph if the following criteria are met:
                            ``(i) The electric energy meter is capable 
                        of measuring the flow of electric energy both 
                        into and out of the qualified generation unit 
                        of the customer-generator.
                            ``(ii) The electric energy meter is 
                        accurate with a degree of accuracy that the 
                        retail electric supplier or local distribution 
                        company requires when measuring electric energy 
                        flowing from the qualified generation unit of 
                        the customer-generator to the local 
                        distribution system or retail electric 
                        supplier.
                    ``(C) Additional meters.--An additional electric 
                energy meter may be installed for a customer-generator 
                who qualifies for net metering under this subsection in 
                either of the following circumstances:
                            ``(i) The local distribution company or 
                        retail electric supplier may install an 
                        additional electric energy meter at its own 
                        expense if the customer-generator provides 
                        written consent.
                            ``(ii) The customer-generator may request 
                        that the local distribution company or retail 
                        electric supplier install an electric energy 
                        meter, in addition to the electric energy meter 
                        that meets the criteria of subparagraph (B), at 
                        the customer-generator's expense. In such a 
                        case, the charge to the customer-generator 
                        shall be no more than the actual cost of the 
                        electric energy meter and its installation.
            ``(5) Billing.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each local distribution company 
                or retail electric supplier shall calculate the 
                electric energy consumption for a customer-generator 
                using a net metering system in accordance with 
                subparagraphs (B) through (D).
                    ``(B) Measurement of electric energy.--The local 
                distribution company or retail electric supplier shall 
                measure the net electric energy produced or consumed 
                during a billing period using the meter installed in 
                accordance with paragraph (4).
                    ``(C) Billing and crediting.--
                            ``(i) Billing.--If the electric energy 
                        supplied by the retail electric supplier 
                        exceeds the electric energy generated by the 
                        customer-generator during a billing period, the 
                        customer-generator shall be billed for the net 
                        electric energy supplied by the retail electric 
                        supplier in accordance with normal billing 
                        practices.
                            ``(ii) Crediting.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--If electric 
                                energy generated by the customer-
                                generator exceeds the electric energy 
                                supplied by the retail electric 
                                supplier during a billing period, the 
                                customer-generator shall be billed for 
                                the appropriate customer charges for 
                                such billing period and credited for 
                                the excess electric energy generated 
                                during such billing period, with the 
                                credit appearing as a kilowatt-hour 
                                credit on the bill for the following 
                                billing period.
                                    ``(II) Application of credits.--Any 
                                kilowatt-hour credits provided to a 
                                customer-generator under this clause 
                                shall be applied to the customer-
                                generator's electric energy consumption 
                                on the bill for the following billing 
                                period.
                                    ``(III) Carryover of unused 
                                credits.--At the beginning of each 12-
                                month period, any unused kilowatt-hour 
                                credits remaining from the preceding 
                                12-month period shall be reimbursed to 
                                the customer-generator at the average 
                                wholesale market rate for the preceding 
                                12-month period.
                    ``(D) Use of time-differentiated energy tariff 
                rates.--
                            ``(i) Different tariffs or services.--A 
                        retail electric supplier shall offer a 
                        customer-generator the choice of a time-
                        differentiated energy tariff rate or a nontime-
                        differentiated energy tariff rate, if the 
                        retail electric supplier offers the choice to 
                        customers in the same rate class as the 
                        customer-generator.
                            ``(ii) Credits.--If a customer-generator is 
                        using a meter installed in accordance with 
                        paragraph (4) and retail billing arrangement 
                        that has time-differentiated energy tariff 
                        rates--
                                    ``(I) a kilowatt-hour credit 
                                described in this paragraph shall be 
                                based on the ratio of the time-of-use 
                                rate to the lowest time-of-use rate 
                                over the course of a 12-month period; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) excess kilowatt-hour credits 
                                in any individual time-of-use period 
                                shall be applied to other time-of-use 
                                periods in the same billing period, 
                                with any remaining excess for the 
                                billing period carried over to the next 
                                billing period.
                            ``(iii) Monetary credit.--If, upon review, 
                        a retail electric supplier finds the crediting 
                        method under clause (ii) inconsistent with its 
                        current billing practices, such retail electric 
                        supplier may elect to convert excess kilowatt-
                        hour credits under time-of-use billing to a 
                        monetary value based on the time when the 
                        kilowatt-hours were generated and provide a 
                        monetary credit to the customer-generator on 
                        the bill for the following billing period.
            ``(6) Cost recovery mechanism.--Regulated utilities shall 
        be granted the authority to recover, through retail rates 
        approved by the applicable public utility commission, any 
        retail electric revenues lost as a result of electric energy 
        generation by a customer-generator, less the associated power 
        and other costs avoided by the utility.
            ``(7) Percent limitations.--
                    ``(A) 6 percent limitation.--The standard 
                established by paragraph (3) of this subsection shall 
                not apply for a 12-month period to any customer-
                generator served by a local distribution company or 
                retail electric supplier if, at the beginning of such 
                12-month period, the total generating capacity of all 
                customer-generators with net metering systems served by 
                the local distribution company or retail electric 
                supplier is equal to or more than 6 percent of the 
                capacity necessary to meet the average forecasted 
                aggregate customer peak demand of the retail electric 
                supplier for such 12-month period.
                    ``(B) 4 percent limitation.--The standard 
                established by paragraph (3) of this subsection shall 
                not apply for a 12-month period to any customer-
                generator served by a local distribution company or 
                retail electric supplier if, at the beginning of such 
                12-month period, the total generating capacity of all 
                customer-generators with net metering systems served by 
                the local distribution company or retail electric 
                supplier using a single type of renewable energy, a 
                combined heat and power system, or a waste heat to 
                electricity system, is equal to or more than 4 percent 
                of the capacity necessary to meet the forecasted 
                aggregate customer peak demand of the retail electric 
                supplier for such 12-month period.
                    ``(C) Records and notice.--
                            ``(i) Records.--Each retail electric 
                        supplier shall maintain, and make available to 
                        the public, records of--
                                    ``(I) the type of generating 
                                technologies and energy sources used by 
                                the qualified generation units used by 
                                the customer-generators; and
                                    ``(II) the total generating 
                                capacity for all customer-generators 
                                using a specific type of qualified 
                                generation unit.
                            ``(ii) Notice.--Each such retail electric 
                        supplier shall notify the State regulatory 
                        authority, as applicable, and the Commission at 
                        each time at which the total generating 
                        capacity of the customer-generators of the 
                        retail electric supplier reaches a level that 
                        equals or exceeds--
                                    ``(I) 75 percent of the limitation 
                                specified in subparagraph (A);
                                    ``(II) the limitation specified in 
                                subparagraph (A);
                                    ``(III) 75 percent of the 
                                limitation specified in subparagraph 
                                (B); or
                                    ``(IV) the limitation specified in 
                                subparagraph (B).
            ``(8) Ownership of credits.--For purposes of Federal and 
        State laws providing renewable energy credits or greenhouse gas 
        credits, a customer-generator using net metering shall be 
        treated as owning and having title to any renewable energy 
        attributes, renewable energy credits, and greenhouse gas 
        emission credits relating to any electric energy generated by 
        the customer-generator.
            ``(9) Safety and performance standards.--A net metering 
        system used by a customer-generator shall be installed 
        according to the interconnection rules approved by the State 
        regulatory authority or the Commission.
            ``(10) Determination of compliance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any State regulatory authority 
                (with respect to each electric utility for which it has 
                ratemaking authority), and any nonregulated electric 
                utility, may apply to the Commission for a 
                determination that any State net metering requirement 
                or regulation complies with the standard established by 
                paragraph (3) and the requirements of this subsection.
                    ``(B) Orders.--In the absence of a determination 
                that a State net metering requirement or regulation 
                complies with the standard established by paragraph (3) 
                and the requirements of this subsection under 
                subparagraph (A), the Commission, on the motion of the 
                Commission or pursuant to the petition of any 
                interested person, may, after notice and opportunity 
                for a hearing on the record, issue an order requiring 
                any retail electric supplier or local distribution 
                company to comply with this subsection.
                    ``(C) Enforcement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Any person who violates 
                        this subsection shall be subject to a civil 
                        penalty in an amount scaled appropriately to 
                        the nature of the violation, as determined by 
                        the Commission.
                            ``(ii) Assessment.--The civil penalty under 
                        clause (i) may be assessed by the Commission, 
                        after notice and opportunity for hearing, in 
                        the same manner as penalties are assessed under 
                        section 31(d) of the Federal Power Act (16 
                        U.S.C. 823b(d)).
    ``(e) Interconnection Standards.--
            ``(1) Model standards.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
                Commission shall publish model standards for the 
                physical connection between local distribution systems 
                and qualified generation units. The Commission shall 
                also modify the provisions of its Small Generator 
                Interconnection Procedures relating to expediting the 
                permitting of qualified generation units up to 2,000 
                kilowatts.
                    ``(B) Purposes.--The model standards shall be 
                designed to--
                            ``(i) encourage the use of qualified 
                        generation units; and
                            ``(ii) ensure the safety and reliability of 
                        the qualified generation units and the local 
                        distribution systems interconnected with the 
                        qualified generation units.
                    ``(C) Expedited procedures.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The model standards 
                        shall have 2 separate expedited procedures as 
                        follows:
                                    ``(I) A procedure for the 
                                interconnection of qualified generation 
                                units that have a generating capacity 
                                of not more than 10 kilowatts.
                                    ``(II) A procedure for the 
                                interconnection of qualified generation 
                                units that have a generating capacity 
                                of more than 10 kilowatts but not more 
                                than 2,000 kilowatts.
                            ``(ii) Best practices.--The expedited 
                        procedures shall be based on the best practices 
                        that have been used by State regulatory 
                        authorities and nonregulated electric utilities 
                        that have adopted interconnection standards.
                            ``(iii) Model rule.--In designing the 
                        expedited procedures for interconnection, the 
                        Commission shall consider the Interstate 
                        Renewable Energy Council's most recent model 
                        interconnection procedures.
                    ``(D) Adoption of standards.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 2 years 
                        after the date of the enactment of this 
                        subsection, each State regulatory authority 
                        (with respect to each electric utility for 
                        which it has ratemaking authority) and each 
                        nonregulated electric utility shall--
                                    ``(I) adopt the model standards 
                                established under this paragraph, with 
                                or without modification; and
                                    ``(II) submit the standards adopted 
                                by such State regulatory authority 
                                (with respect to each electric utility 
                                for which it has ratemaking authority) 
                                or such nonregulated electric utility 
                                to the Commission for approval.
                            ``(ii) Approval of modification.--The 
                        Commission shall approve a modification of the 
                        model standards only if the Commission 
                        determines that the modification is--
                                    ``(I) consistent with or superior 
                                to the purpose of the standards; and
                                    ``(II) required by reason of local 
                                conditions.
                    ``(E) Nonapproval of standards for a state.--If 
                standards have not been approved under this paragraph 
                by the Commission for any State regulatory authority or 
                nonregulated electric utility during the 2-year period 
                beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
                subsection, the Commission shall, by rule or order, 
                enforce the model standards of the Commission for the 
                State regulatory authority or nonregulated electric 
                utility until such time as such standards are approved 
                by the Commission.
                    ``(F) Updates.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Commission shall 
                        publish an update of the model standards, at 
                        such a time as the Commission determines 
                        appropriate after--
                                    ``(I) submission and approval of 
                                standards of all State regulatory 
                                authorities (with respect to electric 
                                utilities for which they have 
                                ratemaking authority) and nonregulated 
                                electric utilities under subparagraph 
                                (D);
                                    ``(II) notice and opportunity for 
                                comment; and
                                    ``(III) considering changes in 
                                applicable safety and performance and 
                                reliability standards and underlying 
                                technologies.
                            ``(ii) Availability.--Any update of the 
                        model standards shall be made available to 
                        State regulatory authorities and nonregulated 
                        electric utilities for consideration by such 
                        authorities and utilities.
            ``(2) Safety, reliability, performance, and cost.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The model standards established 
                under this subsection shall establish such measures for 
                the safety and reliability of the qualified generation 
                unit and any other equipment used for electric 
                interconnection to the local distribution system as 
                well as the local distribution system itself, as 
                appropriate.
                    ``(B) Administration.--The model standards 
                established under this subsection shall--
                            ``(i) be consistent with all applicable 
                        safety and performance standards established 
                        by--
                                    ``(I) the National Electrical Code;
                                    ``(II) the Institute of Electrical 
                                and Electronics Engineers;
                                    ``(III) Underwriters Laboratories; 
                                or
                                    ``(IV) the American National 
                                Standards Institute; and
                            ``(ii) impose not more than such minimum 
                        cost and technical burdens to the 
                        interconnecting customer-generator as the 
                        Commission determines, by rule, are 
                        practicable.
            ``(3) Additional charges.--The model standards under this 
        subsection shall prohibit the imposition of additional charges 
        by local distribution companies and retail electric suppliers 
        for equipment or services for interconnection that are in 
        excess of--
                    ``(A) the charges necessary to meet the standards 
                or provide net metering to greater types or numbers of 
                customers or for larger generators or remove 
                administrative burdens; and
                    ``(B) the charges and equipment requirements 
                identified in the best practices of State regulatory 
                authorities (with respect to electric utilities for 
                which they have ratemaking authority) and nonregulated 
                electric utilities with interconnection standards.
            ``(4) Consumer-friendly contracts.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall--
                            ``(i) promulgate regulations that ensure 
                        that simplified contracts will be used for the 
                        interconnection of qualified generation units 
                        by a retail electric supplier or local 
                        distribution company; and
                            ``(ii) consider the best practices outlined 
                        in the most recent Interstate Renewable Energy 
                        Council model for consumer-friendly contracts.
                    ``(B) Liability or insurance.--The contracts 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall not require 
                liability or other insurance in excess of the liability 
                or insurance that is typically carried by customer-
                generators for general liability.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1262 of the Public Utility 
Holding Company Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16451) is amended by striking 
paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
            ``(5) Electric utility company.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `electric utility 
                company' means any company that owns or operates 
                facilities used for the generation, transmission, or 
                distribution of electric energy for sale.
                    ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `electric utility 
                company' does not include a qualified generation unit 
                (as defined in section 113(d) of the Public Utility 
                Regulatory Policies Act of 1978).''.

SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO STATE LAW.

    Section 117(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2627(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Nothing'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        nothing''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Net metering and interconnection standards.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), no 
                State regulatory authority or nonregulated electric 
                utility may adopt or enforce any standard or 
                requirement concerning net metering or interconnection 
                that restricts access to the electric power 
                transmission or local distribution system by qualified 
                generation units beyond those standards and 
                requirements established under section 113.
                    ``(B) Equivalent or greater access.--Nothing in 
                this title precludes a State regulatory authority or 
                nonregulated electric utility from adopting or 
                enforcing incentives or requirements or removing 
                administrative burdens to encourage the use of 
                qualified generation units and net metering that--
                            ``(i) are in addition to or equivalent to 
                        standards and requirements under section 113;
                            ``(ii) afford greater access to the 
                        electric power transmission and local 
                        distribution systems by qualified generation 
                        units than the standards and requirements under 
                        section 113;
                            ``(iii) afford greater compensation or 
                        credit for electric energy generated by the 
                        qualified generation units than the standards 
                        and requirements under section 113; or
                            ``(iv) provide net metering to greater 
                        types or numbers of customers or for larger 
                        generators than the standards and requirements 
                        under section 113.
                    ``(C) Qualified generation unit.--In this 
                paragraph, the term `qualified generation unit' has the 
                meaning given such term in section 113(d).''.
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