Bill Text: IA SSB1237 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act requiring that disconnection devices be installed for certain distributed electric generation facilities, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-04 - Voted - Labor and Business Relations. [SSB1237 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SSB1237-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1237
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
LABOR
AND
BUSINESS
RELATIONS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
BISIGNANO)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
that
disconnection
devices
be
installed
1
for
certain
distributed
electric
generation
facilities,
2
providing
penalties,
and
including
effective
date
3
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
476.58
Distributed
generation
1
facilities
——
disconnection
device
required
——
penalty.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
3
a.
“Disconnection
device”
means
a
bypass
meter
socket
4
and
lockable
visual
disconnect
or
other
disconnection
device
5
capable
of
disconnecting
and
de-energizing
the
residual
voltage
6
in
a
distributed
generation
facility.
7
b.
“Distributed
generation
facility”
means
a
cogeneration
8
facility
or
a
small
power
production
facility
that
is
a
9
qualifying
facility
under
18
C.F.R.
pt.
292,
subpt.
B,
used
10
by
an
interconnection
customer
to
generate
electricity
that
11
operates
in
parallel
with
the
electric
distribution
system,
or
12
an
alternate
energy
purchase
facility.
13
c.
“Electric
distribution
system”
means
the
facilities
and
14
equipment
owned
and
operated
by
an
electric
utility
and
used
to
15
transmit
electricity
to
ultimate
usage
points
from
interchanges
16
with
higher
voltage
transmission
networks
that
transport
bulk
17
power
over
long
distances.
18
d.
“Electric
meter”
means
a
device
used
by
an
electric
19
utility
that
measures
and
registers
the
integral
of
an
20
electrical
quantity
with
respect
to
time.
21
e.
“Electric
utility”
means
a
public
utility
that
furnishes
22
electricity
to
the
public
for
compensation.
23
f.
“Interconnection
customer”
means
a
person
that
24
interconnects
a
distributed
generation
facility
to
an
electric
25
distribution
system.
26
2.
An
interconnection
customer
shall
install
a
27
disconnection
device
below
the
electric
meter
at
the
location
28
where
a
new
or
existing
distributed
generation
facility
that
is
29
interconnected
to
an
electric
distribution
system
is
located.
30
For
a
new
distributed
generation
facility,
an
interconnection
31
customer
shall
complete
the
installation
within
ten
days
32
after
receiving
authorization
from
an
electric
utility
to
33
interconnect
the
new
distributed
generation
facility
to
an
34
electric
distribution
system.
An
interconnection
customer
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shall
provide
written
notification
to
the
electric
utility
1
that
uses
the
electric
meter
that
the
interconnection
customer
2
will
install
a
disconnection
device
before
the
installation
3
is
completed.
An
interconnection
customer
shall
permanently
4
affix
an
emblem
or
other
label
to
the
disconnection
device
5
identifying
the
disconnection
device
as
a
disconnection
device.
6
3.
a.
An
interconnection
customer
shall
submit
the
7
following
information
in
writing
to
the
nearest
local
paid
or
8
volunteer
fire
department
within
ten
days
of
the
installation
9
of
a
disconnection
device
as
required
by
this
section:
10
(1)
The
interconnection
customer’s
name
and
address.
11
(2)
The
location
of
the
distributed
generation
facility
and
12
disconnection
device.
13
(3)
Documentation
of
the
interconnection
customer’s
14
interconnection
agreement
with
an
electric
utility.
15
(4)
The
date
of
the
installation
of
the
disconnection
16
device.
17
b.
The
state
fire
marshal
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
18
chapter
17A
to
establish
a
format
for
the
submission
of
19
information
required
by
this
subsection
and
to
require
the
20
submission
of
additional
information
beyond
that
required
by
21
paragraph
“a”
as
necessary.
22
c.
Other
emergency
services
personnel
or
an
electric
23
utility
shall
be
afforded
access
to
the
information
submitted
24
to
a
local
paid
or
volunteer
fire
department
pursuant
to
this
25
subsection
upon
request.
26
4.
A
local
paid
or
volunteer
fire
department
shall
maintain
27
a
registry
of
information
received
pursuant
to
subsection
28
3
for
the
purpose
of
alerting
fire
fighters
responding
to
29
an
emergency
situation
that
a
location
is
equipped
with
a
30
distributed
generation
facility
and
that
reasonable
precautions
31
may
be
necessary
when
responding
to
the
emergency
situation.
32
5.
a.
An
interconnection
customer
who,
after
written
notice
33
by
the
board
of
a
violation
of
this
section,
does
not
remedy
34
the
violation,
is
subject
to
a
civil
penalty
of
not
less
than
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one
thousand
dollars
and
not
more
than
five
thousand
dollars
1
per
violation.
The
written
notice
given
by
the
board
shall
2
specify
an
appropriate
time
for
compliance.
3
b.
Each
violation
is
a
separate
offense.
For
a
continuing
4
violation,
each
day
of
violation,
after
the
time
specified
for
5
compliance
in
the
written
notice
by
the
board,
is
a
separate
6
and
distinct
offense.
Any
civil
penalty
may
be
compromised
7
by
the
board.
In
determining
the
amount
of
the
penalty,
8
or
the
amount
agreed
upon
in
a
compromise,
the
board
may
9
consider
the
appropriateness
of
the
penalty
in
relation
to
the
10
interconnection
customer,
the
gravity
of
the
violation,
and
11
the
good
faith
of
the
interconnection
customer
in
attempting
12
to
achieve
compliance
following
notification
of
a
violation,
13
and
any
other
relevant
factors.
14
c.
Civil
penalties
collected
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
15
be
remitted
by
the
board
to
the
treasurer
of
state
for
deposit
16
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
17
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
18
2016.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
requires
an
interconnection
customer
to
install
a
23
disconnection
device
below
the
electric
meter
at
the
location
24
where
a
new
or
existing
distributed
generation
facility
that
is
25
interconnected
to
an
electric
distribution
system
is
located.
26
The
bill
defines
“interconnection
customer”
as
a
person
27
that
interconnects
a
distributed
generation
facility
to
an
28
electric
distribution
system.
The
bill
defines
“distributed
29
generation
facility”
as
a
cogeneration
facility
or
a
small
30
power
production
facility
that
is
a
qualifying
facility
31
under
18
C.F.R.
pt.
292,
subpt.
B,
used
by
an
interconnection
32
customer
to
generate
electricity
that
operates
in
parallel
33
with
the
electric
distribution
system,
or
an
alternate
energy
34
purchase
facility.
The
bill
defines
“disconnection
device”
as
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a
bypass
meter
socket
and
lockable
visual
disconnect
or
other
1
disconnection
device
capable
of
disconnecting
and
de-energizing
2
the
residual
voltage
in
a
distributed
generation
facility.
The
3
bill
defines
“electric
distribution
system”
as
the
facilities
4
and
equipment
owned
and
operated
by
an
electric
utility
and
5
used
to
transmit
electricity
to
ultimate
usage
points
from
6
interchanges
with
higher
voltage
transmission
networks
that
7
transport
bulk
power
over
long
distances.
8
For
a
new
distributed
generation
facility,
the
bill
requires
9
an
interconnection
customer
to
complete
the
installation
10
within
10
days
after
receiving
authorization
from
an
electric
11
utility
to
interconnect
the
new
distributed
generation
facility
12
to
an
electric
distribution
system.
The
bill
requires
an
13
interconnection
customer
to
provide
written
notification
to
14
the
electric
utility
that
uses
the
electric
meter
that
the
15
interconnection
customer
will
install
a
disconnection
device
16
before
the
installation
is
completed.
The
bill
requires
17
an
interconnection
customer
to
permanently
affix
an
emblem
18
or
other
label
to
the
disconnection
device
identifying
the
19
disconnection
device
as
a
disconnection
device.
20
The
bill
requires
an
interconnection
customer
to
submit
21
certain
information
relating
to
the
interconnection
customer,
22
the
distributed
generation
facility,
and
the
disconnection
23
device
to
the
nearest
local
paid
or
volunteer
fire
department
24
within
10
days
of
the
installation
of
a
disconnection
device
25
as
required
by
the
bill.
The
state
fire
marshal
is
given
26
rulemaking
authority
relating
to
the
submission
of
such
27
information.
The
bill
requires
that
other
emergency
services
28
personnel
or
an
electric
utility
be
afforded
access
to
the
29
information
submitted
pursuant
to
the
bill
upon
request.
30
The
bill
requires
a
local
paid
or
volunteer
fire
department
31
to
maintain
a
registry
of
information
received
pursuant
to
32
the
bill
for
the
purpose
of
alerting
fire
fighters
responding
33
to
an
emergency
situation
that
a
location
is
equipped
with
a
34
distributed
generation
facility
and
that
reasonable
precautions
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may
be
necessary
when
responding
to
the
emergency
situation.
1
An
interconnection
customer
who
violates
the
requirements
of
2
the
bill
is
subject
to
a
civil
penalty
from
the
utilities
board
3
of
not
less
than
$1,000
and
not
more
than
$5,000
per
violation,
4
if
the
violation
is
not
remedied
after
written
notice
by
5
the
board
of
the
violation.
The
bill
permits
the
board
to
6
compromise
a
civil
penalty
and
provides
factors
that
the
board
7
may
consider
in
determining
the
amount
of
a
civil
penalty.
8
The
bill
takes
effect
January
1,
2016.
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