Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB146: Affordable electricity act of 2026.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2026
AN ACT relating to public utilities; providing for the regulation and use of small plug-in solar generation devices; exempting small plug-in solar generation devices from specified utility regulations; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; exempting an electric utility from liability caused by a customer's use of a plug‑in solar generation device; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to public utilities; providing for the regulation and use of small plug-in solar generation devices; exempting small plug-in solar generation devices from specified utility regulations; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; exempting an electric utility from liability caused by a customer's use of a plug‐in solar generation device; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 9, 2026:
AN ACT relating to public utilities; providing for the regulation and use of small plug-in solar generation devices; exempting small plug-in solar generation devices from specified utility regulations; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; exempting an electric utility from liability caused by a customer's use of a plug‐in solar generation device; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 37-16-301 and 37-16-302 are created to read: ARTICLE SMALL SOLAR GENERATION HB0146 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0432 37-16-301. Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Electric utility" means any electrical company or cooperative electric utility that is engaged in the business of distributing electricity to retail electric customers in the state; (ii) "Plug-in solar generation device" or "PIPV" means a photovoltaic generation device that: (A) Has a maximum power output of not more than one thousand two hundred (1,200) watts per meter; (B) Is designed to be connected to a building's electrical system through a standard one hundred twenty (120) volt alternating current outlet; (C) Is intended primarily to offset part of the customer's electricity consumption; HB0146 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0432 (D) Meets the standards of the most recent version of the national electric code; and (E) Is certified by the underwriters laboratories or an equivalent nationally recognized …
Sponsors
- Campbell, Elissa (R, H56)
- Scott Heiner (R, H18)
- Sherwood, Trey (D, H14)
- Storer, Liz (D, H23) · primary sponsor
- Thayer, Pam (R, H15)
- Michael Yin (D, H16)
- Driskill, Ogden (R, S01)
- Schuler, Wendy (R, S15)
Latest actions
- : H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
- : H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
- : H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 55-5-2-0-0
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Votes
- H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 55-5-2-0-0 (February 11, 2026): 55 yea, 5 nay, passed
Subjects: Affordable electricity act of 2026.
Common questions
- What is HB146?
- HB146 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Affordable electricity act of 2026.
- What does HB146 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public utilities; providing for the regulation and use of small plug-in solar generation devices; exempting small plug-in solar generation devices from specified utility regulations; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; exempting an electric utility from liability caused by a customer's use of a plug‐in solar generation device; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB146?
- Failed as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4 (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB146?
- Storer, Liz (D, H23), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB146?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0146
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