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SPONSOR: Rep. Burns & Rep. Heffernan & Sen. Hansen
Reps. Morrison, Romer, Phillips, Gorman
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 269
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NET-METERING AND
INTERCONNECTION RULES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
1 Section 1. Amend § 1014, Title 26 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and
2 insertions as shown by underline as follows:
3 § 1014. Public purpose programs and consumer education [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 83,
4 § 2].
5 (e) The rules and regulations promulgated for net energy metering by the Commission, municipal electric
6 companies, and electric cooperatives during any period of exemption under § 223 of this title must consider the reliability,
7 safety, and capacity of the electric distribution system and:
8 (5) Require that all generating systems and grid-integrated electric vehicles used by eligible customers meet
9 all applicable safety and performance standards established by the National Electrical Code, and those of the Institute
10 of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, UL, or the Society of Automotive Engineers, to ensure that net metering
11 customers meet applicable safety and performance standards and comply with the electric supplier’s interconnection
12 tariffs and operating guidelines. An electric supplier’s interconnection rules must be developed by using as a guide
13 aligned with the most recent version of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s Model Interconnection Rules and
14 best practices identified by the U.S. Department of Energy. Municipal electric companies shall establish
15 interconnection rules no later than July 24, 2008. Procedures (Procedures) within 12 months of the Procedures’ latest
16 publishing date. An electric supplier may not require eligible net-metering customers who meet all applicable safety
17 and performance standards to install excessive controls, perform or pay for unnecessary tests, or purchase excessive
18 liability insurance.
SYNOPSIS
This Act requires that an electric supplier’s interconnection rules, for purposes of net-metering, align with the most
recent version of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s Model Interconnection Procedures (Procedures) within 12
months of the Procedures’ latest publishing date.
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