Require the provision of electric service to customers that own an agricultural self-generation facility, the official text

LB20 2025

LEGISLATIVE BILL 20
Approved by the Governor February 25, 2025

LB20 2025

Introduced by Cavanaugh, J., 9.
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to renewable energy; to define terms; and to provide for electric service between a local distribution system and an agricultural self-generation facility as prescribed.
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, Section 1. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) Agricultural or horticultural purposes has the same meaning as in
section 77-1359; (b) Agricultural self-generation facility means a facility for the
production of electricity that: (i) Uses methane, wind, solar, biomass, hydropower, or geothermal
resources as its energy source; (ii) Is controlled by the owner-generator and located entirely on the same
premises as the owner-generator's electric account with the local distribution utility;
(iii) Is owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the owner-generator and used for agricultural or horticultural purposes;
(iv) Has a rated capacity of one hundred kilowatts or less; (v) Utilizes a device which prevents any backfeed of electricity to the local distribution system; and (vi) Is not used for purposes of net metering; (c) Local distribution system means the equipment and facilities used by a local distribution utility to distribute electricity to end-use customers; (d) Local distribution utility means the owner or operator of a local distribution system. Local distribution utility includes a public power district, a public power and irrigation district, an electric cooperative, or a municipal electric system; (e) Net metering has the same meaning as in section 70-2002; and (f) Owner-generator means the person controlling an agricultural selfgeneration facility. (2) No local distribution utility shall deny or refuse electric service to a customer that owns an agricultural self-generation facility. An ownergenerator is subject to the interconnection requirements, safety standards, electric rates and charges, and service agreement requirements of the local distribution utility in whose service area the agricultural self-generation facility is located. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a local distribution utility from establishing the rates or fees necessary to fully cover its costs to serve a customer that is an owner-generator. (3) An owner-generator shall notify the local distribution utility of such owner-generator's intent to install an agricultural self-generation facility.

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