HB 4032

Allows an increase in the residential rates of a public utility to take effect from November 1 to March 31 for public utilities other than public utilities that provide electricity or natural gas services.

Requires a solar energy contractor or person that installs a solar energy system to have a license appropriate for the scope of work the solar energy contractor or person will perform.

Exempts an energy facility from needing a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council if the energy facility produces power from a renewable energy source, qualifies for certain federal renewable energy tax credits and is placed in service on or before December 31, 2030, or a date allowed by exception and a local land use application for the facility is submitted on or before December 31, 2028.

Requires an electric utility to disclose to its customers the costs of storing nuclear waste produced by an energy facility in generating electricity.

Requires the Energy Facility Siting Council to find that reasons justify why the state policy in applicable statewide planning goals should not apply to a proposed energy facility if the council finds that the proposed energy facility will deliver electricity to the electric grid using an existing energy facility's surplus interconnection and does not require associated transmission lines more than two miles from the existing energy facility.

Prohibits an electric company from recovering from retail electricity consumers certain litigation or settlement costs or expenses if a court or jury finds that a wildfire resulted from the negligence or a higher degree of fault on the part of the electric company.

Net Energy Metering - Portable Solar Electric Generating Facilities

Environment - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Withdrawal (Restoring Energy Freedom Act)

Income Tax - Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit

Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems

Energy Performance Contracts - Navigators, Funding, and Requirements

Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency