ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB 2843: portable solar power devices; requirements

Sponsor: Representative Contreras P, LD 12

Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Overview

Prohibits a public power entity or a public service corporation from requiring certain conditions of a customer that uses a portable solar generation device.

History

A public power entity means any municipal corporation, city, town or other political subdivision that is organized under state law, that generates, transmits, distributes or otherwise provides electricity and that is not a public service corporation (A.R.S. § 30-801).

The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is authorized to supervise and regulate every public service corporation in the state and do all things necessary and convenient in the exercise of that power and jurisdiction (A.R.S. § 40-202).

Provisions

1. Prohibits a public power entity or a public service corporation from requiring a customer, that uses a portable solar generation device, to:

a. obtain approval before installation or use;

b. pay a fee or charge; and

c. install additional controls or equipment. (Sec. 1, 2)

2. Requires a portable solar generation device offered for sale or sold to:

a. be listed and labeled in accordance with a national safety standard approved by the ACC;

b. include integrated means that stop energizing the building circuit on loss of utility power and are consistent with certain standards; and

c. comply with the manufacturer's installation instructions and the relevant national electric code provisions. (Sec. 1, 2)

3. Designates a public service corporation or a public power entity as not liable for damages in any civil action for an injury or death due to a customer's operation of a portable solar generation device, if an electric utility disconnects power. (Sec. 1, 2)

4. Prohibits a municipality or county from requiring additional approval or precluding use of a portable solar generation device that complies with this act. (Sec. 1, 2)

5. Requires the ACC, within one year, adopt rules that comply with this act. (Sec. 5)

6. Defines portable solar generation device. (Sec. 1, 2, 3, 4)

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