Vermont H 561: An act relating to the management of food residuals

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VT LEG #386173 v.2
H.561 1
Introduced by Representative Morrow of Weston 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Public service; energy; net metering; fees 5
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to increase the 6
fees for electric generation facility applications. 7
An act relating to electric generation facility fees 8
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 9
Sec. 1. 30 V.S.A. § 248c is amended to read: 10
§ 248c. FEES; DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND PUBLIC 11
UTILITY COMMISSION; PARTICIPATION IN CERTIFICATION 12
AND SITING PROCEEDINGS 13
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(d) Electric and natural gas facilities. This subsection sets fees for 15
registrations and applications under section 248 of this title. 16
(1) There shall be a fee of $100.00 $200.00 for each electric generation 17
facility less than or equal to 50 kW in plant capacity, or for a rooftop project, 18
or for a hydroelectric project filing a net metering registration, or for an 19
application filed under subsection 248(n) of this title, or for an energy storage 20

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facility less than or equal to 1 MW in nameplate capacity that is required to 1
obtain a certificate of public good under section 248 of this title and is 2
proposed to be located inside an existing building and that would not require 3
any ground disturbance work or upgrades to the distribution system. 4
(2) There shall be a fee of $25.00 $200.00 for modifications for each 5
electric generation facility less than or equal to 50 kW in plant capacity, or for 6
a rooftop project, or for a hydroelectric project filing a net metering 7
registration, or for an application filed under subsection 248(n) of this title, or 8
for an energy storage facility less than or equal to 1 MW in nameplate capacity 9
that is required to obtain a certificate of public good under section 248 of this 10
title and is proposed to be located inside an existing building and that would 11
not require any ground disturbance work or upgrades to the distribution 12
system. 13
(3) There shall be a fee for electric generation facilities and energy 14
storage facilities that are required to obtain a certificate of public good under 15
section 248 of this title and that do not qualify for the lower fees in 16
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, calculated as follows: 17
(A) $5.00 $8.00 per kW; and 18
(B) $100.00 $400.00 for modifications. 19
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Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 1
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026. 2