Kansas § 66-1265 Utility requirements; tariff, contracts, meters, disclosure to customers

Kansas Statutes

§ 66-1265 — Utility requirements; tariff, contracts, meters, disclosure to customers

Kansas § 66-1265

Ch. 66PUBLIC UTILITIES

Art. 12MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 66-1265 (2026).

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Each utility shall:

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), make net metering available to customer-generators who are in good standing with the utility on a first-come, first-served basis, until the total rated generating capacity as approved by the utility of all net metered systems equals:

(A)Commencing July 1, 2024, 2% of the utility's peak demand during the previous year;

(B)commencing July 1, 2025, 3% of the utility's peak demand during the previous year;

(C)commencing July 1, 2026, 4% of the utility's peak demand during the previous year; and

(D)commencing July 1, 2027, and each year thereafter, 5% of the utility's historic highest annual peak demand since 2014.

(2)The commission may increase the total rated generating capacity of all net metered systems to an amount above

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Each utility shall:
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), make net metering available to customer-generators who are in good standing with the utility on a first-come, first-served basis, until the total rated generating capacity as approved by the utility of all net metered systems equals:
(A) Commencing July 1, 2024, 2% of the utility's peak demand during the previous year;
(B) commencing July 1, 2025, 3% of the utility's peak demand during the previous year;
(C) commencing July 1, 2026, 4% of the utility's peak demand during the previous year; and
(D) commencing July 1, 2027, and each year thereafter, 5% of the utility's historic highest annual peak demand since 2014.
(2) The commission may increase the total rated generating capacity of all net metered systems to an amount above 5% after conducting a hearing pursuant to K.S.A. 66-101d, and amendments thereto;
(b) provide an appropriate class bidirectional meter to the customer-generator at no charge, but may charge the customer-generator for the cost of any additional metering or distribution equipment necessary to accommodate the customer-generator's facility;
(c) disclose annually the availability of the net metering program to each of its customers with the method and manner of disclosure being at the discretion of the utility;
(d) for any customer-generator that began operating its renewable energy resource under an interconnect agreement with the utility prior to July 1, 2014, offer to the customer-generator a tariff or contract that is identical in electrical energy rates, rate structure and monthly charges to the contract or tariff that the customer would be assigned if the customer were not an eligible customer-generator and shall not charge the customer-generator any additional standby, capacity, interconnection or other fee or charge that would not otherwise be charged if the customer were not an eligible customer-generator; and
(e) for any customer-generator that began operating its renewable energy resource under an interconnect agreement with the utility on or after July 1, 2014, have the option to propose, within an appropriate rate proceeding, the application of time-of-use rates, minimum bills, incentive programs or other rate structures that would apply to all such customer-generators prospectively.