HB 5928 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN GRID SCALE NONRESIDENTIAL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES.

HB 5928 allows municipalities with at least two existing nonresidential solar facilities to approve or reject new similar solar projects within their borders and impose temporary construction pauses. It directly affects local governments (not residents or businesses) that already host commercial-scale solar installations. The bill changes the approval process by giving these municipalities control over future grid-scale solar developments, including the power to halt new projects through a moratorium. This focuses solely on municipal authority over site approvals, not on energy policy or environmental impacts.
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Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Jan 22, 2025
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