Louisiana § RS 51:3063 - Net energy metering
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 51:3063 — Net energy metering, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 51:3063. Net energy metering
A. An electric utility that offers residential or commercial electrical service, or both, shall allow net energy metering facilities to be interconnected using a meter capable of registering the flow of electricity in two directions.
B. The commission, after notice and opportunity for public comment:
(1) Shall establish appropriate rates, terms, and conditions for net energy metering contracts.
(2) Shall authorize an electric utility to assess a net energy metering customer a greater fee or charge, of any type, if the electric utility's direct costs of interconnection and administration of net energy metering outweigh the distribution system, environmental, and public policy benefits of allocating the cost among the electric utility's entire customer base. The net metering customer shall reimburse the utility for any costs in excess of those to serve a traditional customer.
C. Nothing in this Chapter shall derogate from the commission's constitutional authority to regulate, as applicable, all common carriers and public utilities, particularly the authority to implement rules, regulations, and tariffs to ensure that neither an electric utility nor its ratepayers shall be adversely affected, or to subsidize activities authorized under this Chapter.
Acts 2003, No. 653, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 543, §1, eff. June 30, 2008.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 51:3063 ("Net energy metering") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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