Community Solar Gardens; created. (HB672)
Introduced By
Del. Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax)
Progress
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Introduced |
X |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Distributed electric generation; community solar gardens. Authorizes the establishment of community solar gardens, which are required to be owned by a subscriber organization that has at least 10 subscribers. Subscribers will receive credits on their utility bills from energy generated at the solar facility in proportion to the size of their subscription. The output and renewable energy credits from a solar garden shall be purchased by the utility in the form of net metering credits allocated to the subscribers. To the extent that a subscriber's net metering credit exceeds the subscriber's electric bill in any billing period, the credit will be applied against future bills. If the electricity output of the community solar garden is not fully subscribed, the utility is required to purchase the unsubscribed renewable energy at a rate equal to the utility's average hourly incremental cost of electricity supply over the immediately preceding calendar year. View Full Text »
Outcome
History
- 01/11/2012 Committee
- 01/11/2012 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102746D
- 01/11/2012 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/17/2012 Assigned C & L sub: Special Subcommittee on Energy
- 01/19/2012 Impact statement from SCC (HB672)
- 01/26/2012 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2012 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
- 02/14/2012 Left in Commerce and Labor (0-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
Comments
possible to use for community utility model of dispersed generation
Yes!! We need a bill like this to help us strengthen our communities, and reduce fossil fuel consumption.
Similar legislation enacted in Colorado in 2010 has led to a baker's dozen of community solar gardens blooming, with more coming soon.