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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1892
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5 By: Representative Ladyman
6 By: Senator C. Penzo
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ENERGY; TO
10 REGULATE NONEXPORT FACILITIES; TO PROHIBIT
11 DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NONEXPORT FACILITIES; AND FOR
12 OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 Subtitle
16 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ENERGY; TO
17 REGULATE NONEXPORT FACILITIES; AND TO
18 PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
19 NONEXPORT FACILITIES.
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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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23 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 23-4-202, concerning customer billing and
24 statements for water, gas, or electricity, is amended to add an additional
25 subsection to read as follows:
26 (d) Rates for sales of electricity by a public utility furnishing
27 electricity to the general public in this state shall not discriminate
28 against a customer that owns or operates a nonexport facility as defined in �
29 23-18-111 in comparison to rates for sales to other customers served by the
30 electric utility.
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32 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code Title 23, Chapter 18, Subchapter 1, is
33 amended to add an additional section to read as follows:
34 23-18-111. Nonexport facility -- Definition -- Rules.
35 (a) As used in this section, "nonexport facility" means a facility for
36 the production of electrical energy to meet all or part of a customer's need
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1 for electrical energy within a single electric utility's allocated service
2 territory that does not intentionally feed electricity back to the electric
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4 (b)(1) On or before December 31, 2025, following notice, opportunity
5 for public comment, and a hearing, the Arkansas Public Service Commission
6 shall promulgate appropriate rules for a nonexport facility.
7 (2) The rules promulgated under subdivision (b)(1) of this
8 section shall include without limitation:
9 (A) Standards for the safe, reliable, and acceptable
10 operation of a nonexport facility, including:
11 (i) Thermal, service voltage, power quality, or
12 network limits associated with inadvertent export events; and
13 (ii) Acceptable methods of export limitation,
14 including:
15 (a) Power control systems;
16 (b) Reverse power protection; and
17 (c) Minimum power protection; and
18 (B) An expedited review process for:
19 (i) Evaluating and approving acceptable export
20 control methods and requirements for a nonexport facility; and
21 (ii) Interconnection.
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23 SECTION 3. Arkansas Code � 23-18-603(9), concerning the definition of
24 "net-metering facility" used under the Arkansas Cost-Shifting Prevention Act
25 of 2023, is amended to add an additional subdivision to read as follows:
26 (G) Does not include a nonexport facility as defined in �
27 23-18-111.
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