SB 152-COMMUNITY ENERGY FACILITIES; NET METERING                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
10:17:56 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR RAUSCHER  announced that the  only order of  business would                                                               
be  CS  FOR  SENATE  BILL  NO.  152(L&C),  "An  Act  relating  to                                                               
community energy facilities."                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR RAUSCHER  related that  Senator Bill  Wielechowski, sponsor                                                               
of SB 152, has identified a  technical mistake in the language of                                                               
CSSB 152(L&C) and  has offered the committee an  amendment to fix                                                               
the error.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
10:18:49 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  BILL  WIELECHOWSKI,  Alaska State  Legislature,  as  the                                                               
sponsor of SB 152, advised  the committee the technical amendment                                                               
is needed  on page 4,  line 7  of CSSB 152(L&C)  where "kilowatt-                                                               
hours" needs to be changed to "kilowatts".                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
10:19:23 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX pointed out  that kilowatt-hours is the total                                                               
amount of  electricity used in  a month whereas kilowatts  is the                                                               
maximum demand at any moment.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
10:19:53 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MCKAY moved  to adopt  Conceptual Amendment  1 to                                                               
CSSB  152(L&C),  labeled  33-LS0607\R.1,  Walsh,  4/26/24,  which                                                               
read:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Page 4, line 7:                                                                                                            
          Delete "kilowatt-hours"                                                                                               
          Insert "kilowatts"                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR RAUSCHER objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
10:20:03 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MCKAY  explained   that  Conceptual  Amendment  1                                                               
would,  on page  4, line  7  of CSSB  152(L&C), delete  "kilowatt                                                               
hours" and insert "kilowatts".                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR RAUSCHER  removed his  objection.   There being  no further                                                               
objection, Conceptual Amendment 1 to CSSB 152(L&C) was adopted.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
10:21:01 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
10:21:23 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MCKAY  moved to report CSSB  152(L&C), as amended,                                                               
out  of   committee  with  individual  recommendations   and  the                                                               
accompanying  zero  fiscal  note and  to  authorize  [Legislative                                                               
Legal Services]  to make any  necessary technical  and conforming                                                               
changes.  There being no objection, HCS CSSB 152(ENE) was                                                                       
reported out of the House Special Committee on Energy.