An Act to encourage solar development on buildings and disturbed land
This bill expands solar energy development opportunities by modifying net metering rules for solar facilities on "built land" (like parking lots, brownfields, and landfills) and "disturbed land" (barren sites from human activity). It allows solar projects on such land to exceed 1 megawatt capacity (up to 5 MW) and exempts them from certain size limits and net metering restrictions that apply to other sites. The bill also requires new incentives for solar on built land through the state's solar program, including adjusted funding for market costs and priority for environmental justice communities. It mandates reports by 2025 on using federal funds to support equitable solar deployment on these land types.
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