ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

 

HB 2855: electric charging providers; regulation

Sponsor:  Representative Carroll, LD 22

Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Overview

Exempts electric charging providers for electric vehicle batteries (providers) from being subject to Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) regulation and allows them to sell electricity by kilowatt hour or by time.

History

The ACC is charged with prescribing rates and charges that are made and collected by public service corporations in Arizona for the services they provide (Constitution of Arizona, Article XV, §3). Public service corporations include those that provide electricity for light, fuel or power but that are not owned and operated by municipalities (Constitution of Arizona, Article XV, §2).

In July 2019, the ACC issued an order that providers are not public service corporations because they do not generate, transmit and distribute electricity to customers. Instead, these providers are customers of utilities that offer specialized equipment for the specific purpose of charging electric vehicles (Decision No. 77289).  

A kilowatt hour is a measure of electrical energy equal to a power consumption of 1,000 watts for one hour.

Provisions

1.    ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteDeclares that providers are not public service corporations.

2.    Exempts providers from being subject to ACC regulation.

3.    Allows providers to sell electricity to charge electric vehicle batteries by kilowatt hour or by time.

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