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Read. Follow. Verify.House Bill 2579 Modifies Net Metering and Interconnection Rules for Electric Utilities and Customer-Generators
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Brad Banderman
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2579 modifies state laws regarding , establishing new safety, , disclosure, and consumer protection requirements for customer-generators and retail electric suppliers. The measure sets capacity caps, outlines billing and credit rules for excess electricity, and mandates consumer disclosures and proposal requirements for solar and renewable energy equipment sellers.
Residential and commercial customer-generators face new proposal timelines, mandatory energy efficiency audits, equipment standards, and financial security requirements when installing renewable energy systems, while retail electric suppliers must adjust metering practices and capacity limits under utility regulations.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Customer-generators
Customer-generators must meet updated safety, equipment, application, and metering standards, and are subject to specific credit expiration rules for excess energy.
Retail electric suppliers
Retail electric suppliers must make net metering available up to established capacity caps, review interconnection applications within specified timelines, and report annual data.
Sellers of qualified electric energy generation units
Sellers must provide mandatory multi-day proposal evaluations, energy audits, permit certifications, financial security, and required disclosures to prospective customers.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to excess electricity generated by a customer-generator?
What are the proposal requirements for sellers of renewable generation units?
When do interconnection application approvals expire?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 23, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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Comprehensive Consumer Protections for Renewable Installations
The bill pairs technical interconnection rules with strict consumer protection mandates enforceable under the Missouri merchandising practices act, specifically targeting sellers of solar and renewable energy generation units.
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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