On March 7, 2022, the Florida Senate voted 24-15 to approve House Bill (HB) 741, which would revise existing laws for net metering.[1] Net metering is a tool that gives rooftop solar owners a credit for excess energy that they produce and send back to the grid. The state House of Representatives passed the bill 83-31 earlier in March, so the bill now heads to the governor to be signed into law. HB 741 directs the Public Service Commission (PSC) to adopt a new program for rooftop solar owners by 2029 that would change net metering requirements and have solar owners pay the full cost of electric service instead of being "subsidized" by non-net metering customers. Under the bill, solar panel owners who sell energy back to the grid would be paid a flat retail rate. In addition, utilities will be allowed to recoup fees by petitioning the PSC to ensure “that the public utility covers the fixed costs of serving customers who engage in net metering.” If enacted, new net metering customers connected in 2024 and 2025 will receive credits worth 75% of the current rate. The rate will then decrease to 60% in 2026 and 50% in 2027. Public utility customers who get an application approved before 2029 will be able to lock in their rates for 20 years.
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