Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to billing methods for distributed generation customers
Sponsored by Sen. Molly Donahue (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2026
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the cash out of excess kilowatt-hours to distributed generation customers. Under current law, any excess kilowatt-hours remaining at the end of a 12-month period are cashed out by the electric utility at the electric utility’s avoided cost rate and distributed evenly between the customer and the electric utility’s low-income home energy assistance program. The customer chooses whether the cash out occurs in January or April. The bill changes the cash out process of excess kilowatt-hours for distributed generation customers.
Read the full explanation
The bill provides that excess kilowatt-hours must be cashed out directly to the customer at the customer’s request or when the customer discontinues service. The bill requires any kilowatt-hour credits to remain in a customer’s account to offset future bills until a cash out is requested or the customer discontinues service.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named January 22, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§476.49
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
1 for · 1 against · 5 undecided · Who →
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