Mississippi House Bill 1198 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create "the Microgrid And Grid Resiliency Act"; To Define Certain Terms Relating To Microgrids; To Provide That Either The Board Of County Commissioners Or Board Of Supervisors In Each County May Petition The Secretary Of State To Designate No More Than Three Areas Of Unincorporated State Land Within The County Constituting Not Less Than One Hundred Continuous Acres As A Microgrid Zone; To Provide That The Public Service Commission Shall Oversee Individual Microgrids Built Within And Outside The Microgrid Zone; To Provide For Notice And Hearing On Such Petition; To Require Microgrid Operators Within The Microgrid Zone Upon The Point Of Grid Connection To Provide Up To Twenty Percent Of Its Generation In A Demand Response Program In Order To Ensure Grid Stability; To Require Microgrid Operators Within The Microgrid Zone Upon The Point Of Grid Connection To Participate In An Secondary Frequency Response In Order To Ensure Grid Stability; To Require Microgrid Operators Within The Microgrid Zone Upon The Point Of Grid Connection To Participate In A Primary Frequency Response In Order To Ensure Grid Stability; To Provide That Provisions Of This Title, With Respect To The Public Service Commission Rate Regulation, Shall Not Apply To Rates Charged For The Sale Of Electricity To Certain Customers; To Provide That Nothing In This Act Shall Be Construed To Reduce, Modify, Eliminate Or Otherwise Alter Any Applicable Requirements Of Federal Law Or Any Local, State Or Federal Tax That May Be Imposed; To Require Microgrid Developers To Apply For A Grid Interconnection Before It Begins The Development Of The Microgrid; To Provide That Such Microgrid Developers Are Not Required To Wait For Approval Before Building Out Their Operations; To Require The Public Service Commission To Implement And Provide Programs That Enable Communities To Apply For And Operate A Community Level Microgrid; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Apply To Contracts For Utility Services Existing Prior To The Effective Date Of This Act, Except For Community Level Microgrids, Unless Otherwise Determined By The Public Service Commission; To Require The Secretary Of State And The Public Service Commission To Promulgate Any Rules And Regulations Necessary To Implement The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Microgrid and Grid Resiliency Act; create.

Rep. Jody Steverson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Energy

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1198.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1198IN.htm