Electric utilities; shared solar programs. (HB832)

Introduced By

Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg)

Description

Electric utilities; shared solar programs. Expands the current shared solar program to include participation by Phase I Utilities. The bill introduces incentives for shared solar programs that are located on rooftops, brownfields, or landfills, are dual-use agricultural facilities, or meet any other category of incentive that the Department of Energy may establish. The bill authorizes the State Corporation Commission to establish a program cap on the amount of capacity for Phase I Utilities' shared solar programs. Provisions of the bill shall be implemented by the State Corporation Commission by December 31, 2022. The bill permits both jurisdictional and nonjurisdictional customers to participate in a shared solar program and creates a stakeholder group to address interconnection issues and propose changes via petition to the Commission by January 1, 2023. The bill also allows utilities to recover the costs of incentives established by the bill. Read the Bill »

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