66-1268. Same; net metered facilities; standards; limitation of liability for utility. (a) Net metered facilities must meet all applicable safety, performance, interconnection and reliability standards established by the national electrical code, the national electrical safety code, the institute of electrical and electronics engineers, underwriters laboratories, the federal energy regulatory commission and any local governing authorities. A utility may require that a customer-generator's system contain a switch, circuit breaker, fuse or other easily accessible device or feature located in immediate proximity to the customer-generator's metering equipment that would allow a utility worker the ability to manually and instantly disconnect the unit from the utility's electric distribution system.
(b) A utility may not require a customer-generator whose net metering facility meets the standards in subsection (a) to comply with additional safety or performance standards or perform or pay for additional tests or purchase additional liability insurance. A utility shall not be liable directly or indirectly for permitting or continuing to allow an attachment of a net metered facility or for the acts or omissions of the customer-generator that cause loss or injury, including death, to any third party.
History: L. 2009, ch. 141, ยง 13; May 28.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions
66-1201 Erection of overhead crossing or viaduct.
66-1202 Action to enjoin erection of unlawful structure.
66-1209 Railroad taxes; cancellation upon certain conditions.
66-1213a Affiliated interests; loan or pledge of credit.
66-1214 Payment of dividends prohibited, when; hearing.
66-1216 "Affiliated interest" defined.
66-1219 Same; file maintained by secretary of state; fee.
66-1220a Disclosure of trade secrets and confidential information, when.
66-1223 Consumer counsel, powers.
66-1224 Limit on jurisdiction of board and counsel.
66-1225 Budgeting, purchasing and management functions; expenditures; financing.
66-1227 Energy efficiency of buildings; standards.
66-1228 Same; disclosures required on sale of new residence.
66-1229 Utility bills, visually impaired or blind customers.
66-1234 Kansas energy security act.
66-1237 Electric utility recovery of certain transmission costs.
66-1238 Electric utility interconnection agreements, standard provisions.
66-1240 Construction of transmission and generation facilities; definitions.
66-1241 Same; bonds to finance transmission facilities.
66-1242 Same; recovery of capital expenditures for transmission facilities.
66-1243 Same; interconnection facilities; grant or lease, when.
66-1245 Same; determination of utility's revenue requirements.
66-1246 Research and development expenditures, investments; inclusion in rates, when.
66-1254 Same; expiration of provisions.
66-1256 Renewable energy standards act; renewable energy standard, goal.
66-1259a Renewable energy standards act; severability.
66-1263 Net metering and easy connection act.
66-1265 Same; utility requirements; tariff, contracts, meters, disclosure to customers.
66-1267 Same; utility duty to customer-generators; customer-generator's load size.
66-1268 Same; net metered facilities; standards; limitation of liability for utility.
66-1269 Same; rules and regulations; application process.
66-1270 Same; recovery of reasonable costs by utility.
66-1271 Same; compliance with renewable energy standards act.
66-1272 Compressed air energy storage act.
66-1277 Same; violations; penalties; hearing; judicial review.
66-1278 Same; agents of commission; right of ingress and egress; restoration of premises.
66-1279 Same; compressed air energy storage fund.
66-1281 Anemometer towers; definitions; requirements; penalties.
66-1282 Electric supply and demand reports.
66-1283 Utilities; demand-side program; energy efficiency.