Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Transportation & Energy
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March 25, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1007 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 6, line 10, strike "not".
Page 1, Line 2Page 6, line 25, strike "and".
Page 1, Line 3Page 7, line 5, strike "device." and substitute "device; and
Page 1, Line 4(e) A real property owner that resides in a common
Page 1, Line 5interest community and installs a portable-scale solar
Page 1, Line 6generation device may be required to reasonably secure the
Page 1, Line 7device to their unit or any limited common element patio, deck,
Page 1, Line 8or balcony that solely serves the real property owner's unit.
Page 1, Line 9The real property owner may be responsible for all liability and
Page 1, Line 10costs associated with the installation, maintenance, or removal
Page 1, Line 11of the device and required to indemnify the community
Page 1, Line 12association and other owners from any related liability or
Page 1, Line 13costs.".
Page 1, Line 14Page 7, lines 13 and 14, strike "amend (7)(b)(IV); and".
Page 1, Line 15Page 7, line 14, after "(1.3)" insert ", (1.4), and (7)(c)".
Page 1, Line 16Page 7, strike lines 20 through 27 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 17"(a) Require a qualifying retail utility to post and
Page 1, Line 18maintain on its website a public list of at least one meter collar
Page 1, Line 19adapter that is approved by the qualifying retail utility;
Page 1, Line 20(b) (I) Require a qualifying retail utility to have a process
Page 1, Line 21for approving a customer-owned meter collar adapter that is
Page 1, Line 22not included in the public list maintained by the qualifying
Page 2, Line 1retail utility pursuant to subsection (1.3)(a) of this section,
Page 2, Line 2which process must take no more than ninety days after the date
Page 2, Line 3of submission for approval of a specific meter collar adapter by
Page 2, Line 4the proposing party;
Page 2, Line 5(II) A qualifying retail utility shall approve a proposed
Page 2, Line 6customer-owned meter collar adapter that:
Page 2, Line 7(A) Is certified for compliance with the standards
Page 2, Line 8referenced in UL 414;
Page 2, Line 9(B) Is physically and electrically compatible with the UL
Page 2, Line 10listings of existing equipment at the installation location and
Page 2, Line 11meets all national electric code clearance and safety
Page 2, Line 12standards;
Page 2, Line 13(C) Is rated adequately for the connected equipment that
Page 2, Line 14is used for purposes of solar, battery storage technology,
Page 2, Line 15electric vehicle charge, or energy efficiency measures; and
Page 2, Line 16(D) Does not compromise the structural integrity of the
Page 2, Line 17meter enclosure or interfere with safe meter operation; and
Page 2, Line 18(III) A qualifying retail utility may deny a proposed
Page 2, Line 19customer-owned meter collar adapter only if:
Page 2, Line 20(A) The proposed meter collar adapter does not meet the
Page 2, Line 21requirements set forth in subsection (1.3)(b)(II) of this section;
Page 2, Line 22and
Page 2, Line 23(B) The qualifying retail utility provides written notice
Page 2, Line 24to the proposing party that clearly explains why the proposed
Page 2, Line 25meter collar adapter fails to meet safety requirements and
Page 2, Line 26explains the differences between the proposed meter collar
Page 2, Line 27adapter and a meter collar adapter that has been approved by
Page 2, Line 28the qualifying retail utility;".
Page 2, Line 29Page 8, strike lines 1 through 14.
Page 2, Line 30Page 8, after line 14 insert:
Page 2, Line 31"(c) If the installation of an approved meter collar
Page 2, Line 32adapter requires relocation of the meter enclosure or
Page 2, Line 33replacement of the meter housing, require a qualifying retail
Page 2, Line 34utility to, upon request of the customer, provide an estimate of
Page 2, Line 35the costs associated with this work, which costs are the
Page 2, Line 36responsibility of the customer. Nothing in this section requires
Page 2, Line 37a qualifying retail utility to modify, relocate, replace, or
Page 2, Line 38upgrade metering infrastructure to accommodate the
Page 2, Line 39installation of a meter collar adapter.".
Page 2, Line 40
Page 3, Line 1Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 3, Line 2Page 8, line 26, after "customer;" insert "and".
Page 3, Line 3Page 9, line 5, strike "apprentice; and" and substitute "apprentice.".
Page 3, Line 4Page 9, strike lines 6 through 9 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 5"(1.4) For the purposes of subsection (1.3) of this section,
Page 3, Line 6"proposing party" means a meter collar adapter manufacturer.".
Page 3, Line 7Page 9, strike lines 10 through 27.
Page 3, Line 8Page 10, strike lines 1 through 18 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 9"(7) (c) (I) A municipally owned utility shall post and
Page 3, Line 10maintain on its website a public list of at least one meter collar
Page 3, Line 11adapter that is approved by the municipally owned utility.
Page 3, Line 12(II) A municipally owned utility's interconnection
Page 3, Line 13standards must:
Page 3, Line 14(A) Include a process for approving a customer-owned
Page 3, Line 15meter collar adapter that is not included in the public list
Page 3, Line 16maintained by the municipally owned utility pursuant to
Page 3, Line 17subsection (7)(c)(I) of this section, which process must take no
Page 3, Line 18more than ninety days after the date of submission for approval
Page 3, Line 19of a specific meter collar adapter by the proposing party;".
Page 3, Line 20Page 10, line 19, strike "(C)" and substitute "(B)".
Page 3, Line 21Page 10, line 23, strike "(D)" and substitute "(C)".
Page 3, Line 22Page 10, after line 25 insert:
Page 3, Line 23"(III) A municipally owned utility shall approve a
Page 3, Line 24proposed customer-owned meter collar adapter that:
Page 3, Line 25(A) Is certified for compliance with the standards
Page 3, Line 26referenced in UL 414;
Page 3, Line 27(B) Is physically and electrically compatible with the UL
Page 3, Line 28listings of existing equipment at the installation location and
Page 3, Line 29meets all national electric code clearance and safety
Page 3, Line 30standards;
Page 3, Line 31(C) Is rated adequately for the connected equipment that
Page 3, Line 32is used for purposes of solar, battery storage technology,
Page 4, Line 1electric vehicle charge, or energy efficiency measures; and
Page 4, Line 2(D) Does not compromise the structural integrity of the
Page 4, Line 3meter enclosure or interfere with safe meter operation.
Page 4, Line 4(IV) A municipally owned utility may deny a proposed
Page 4, Line 5customer-owned meter collar adapter only if:
Page 4, Line 6(A) The proposed meter collar adapter does not meet the
Page 4, Line 7requirements set forth in subsection (7)(c)(II) of this section; and
Page 4, Line 8(B) The municipally owned utility provides written notice
Page 4, Line 9to the proposing party that clearly explains why the proposed
Page 4, Line 10meter collar adapter fails to meet safety requirements and
Page 4, Line 11explains the differences between the proposed meter collar
Page 4, Line 12adapter and a meter collar adapter that has been approved by
Page 4, Line 13the municipally owned utility.
Page 4, Line 14(V) If the installation of an approved meter collar
Page 4, Line 15adapter requires relocation of the meter enclosure or
Page 4, Line 16replacement of the meter housing, a municipally owned utility
Page 4, Line 17shall, upon request of the customer, provide an estimate of the
Page 4, Line 18costs associated with the necessary labor and equipment of the
Page 4, Line 19municipally owned utility, which costs are the responsibility of
Page 4, Line 20the customer. Nothing in this section requires a municipally
Page 4, Line 21owned utility to modify, relocate, replace, or upgrade metering
Page 4, Line 22infrastructure to accommodate the installation of a meter
Page 4, Line 23collar adapter.
Page 4, Line 24(VI) For the purposes of this subsection (7)(c), "proposing
Page 4, Line 25party" means a meter collar adapter manufacturer.".
Page 4, Line 26Page 11, line 22, after "and" insert "with other commission rules
Page 4, Line 27regarding".