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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/7/25 S4/9/25
2 95th General Assembly
A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 615
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5 By: Senator C. Penzo
6 By: Representative Pilkington
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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; AND FOR OTHER
11 PURPOSES.
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15 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ENERGY; AND
16 TO REGULATE NONEXPORT FACILITIES.
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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20 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 23, Chapter 18, Subchapter 1, is
21 amended to add an additional section to read as follows:
22 23-18-111. Nonexport facility -- Definition -- Rules.
23 (a) As used in this section, "nonexport facility" means a facility for
24 the production of electrical energy to meet all or part of a customer's need
25 for electrical energy within a single electric utility's allocated service
26 territory that does not intentionally feed electricity back to the electric
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28 (b)(1) On or before March 1, 2026, following notice, opportunity for
29 public comment, and a hearing, the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall
30 promulgate appropriate rules for a nonexport facility.
31 (2) The rules promulgated under subdivision (b)(1) of this
32 section shall include without limitation:
33 (A) Standards for the safe, reliable, and acceptable
34 operation of a nonexport facility, including:
35 (i) Thermal, service voltage, power quality, or
36 network limits associated with inadvertent export events; and
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1 (ii) Acceptable methods of export limitation,
2 including:
3 (a) Power control systems;
4 (b) Reverse power protection;
5 (c) Minimum power protection; and
6 (d) Any necessary limit on capacity size; and
7 (B) An expedited review process for:
8 (i) Evaluating and approving acceptable export
9 control methods and requirements for a nonexport facility; and
10 (ii) Interconnection.
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12 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code � 23-18-603(9), concerning the definition of
13 "net-metering facility" used under the Arkansas Cost-Shifting Prevention Act
14 of 2023, is amended to add an additional subdivision to read as follows:
15 (G) Does not include a nonexport facility as defined in �
16 23-18-111.
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