Electric cooperatives and municipal utilities; recovery of fixed costs clarified with respect to net metered facilities, meter aggregation allowed for electric cooperatives and municipal utilities, commission authority clarified with respect to electric cooperative practices, member access to cooperative documents and meetings improved, and electronic voting and voting by mail required for cooperative board directors.

Summary

The measure lets electric cooperatives and municipal utilities charge a reasonable fee to cover fixed costs for customers with very small net‑metered generators, and it requires those fees to be based on a cost‑of‑service study that must be made available on request. It also gives customers the ability to combine (aggregate) multiple meters for billing, and it modernizes board voting and member‑access requirements for cooperatives. The changes aim to make billing more transparent and to bring cooperative operations in line with current technology and oversight standards.

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