MA S1926

Bill

MA S1926

To advance shared solar

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
07/15/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to advance shared solar. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill aims to advance shared solar energy in Massachusetts. It makes several key changes to existing law: 1. It allows solar net metering facilities to designate customers of the same distribution company, regardless of their location in the ISO-NE load zone, to receive net metering credits. 2. It exempts shared solar facilities that are at least 75% owned by or providing credits to 3 or more individual residential customers, with no one customer owning more than 60 kW of design capacity, from certain net metering limits and requirements. These facilities can either net meter and accrue Class I net metering credits or receive on-bill credits. 3. It requires the Massachusetts Clean Energy and Technology Center to provide assistance to shared solar facilities to enable reasonable participation by residential customers of all income levels. 4. It directs the Department of Public Utilities to develop enforceable timelines, not to exceed 180 days, for the negotiation of interconnection agreements and construction schedules for distributed generation facilities.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (8)

Mike Barrett (D), Michael Brady (D), Julian Cyr (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Denise Provost (D), Becca Rausch (D),

Last Action

Accompanied S1925 (on 01/23/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1926

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1926
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1926.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1357	Relative to rent escrow	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2839	To create a commission to investigate the advertising practices of the solar energy industry	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H2877	Relative to solar power equity in low-income and environmental justice communities	Accompanied a study order, see H4405	Similar To
H4244	Relative to the town of Mattapoisett	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 357 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H575	Relative to clean energy generation at the Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School	Accompanied a new draft, see H4182	Similar To
S1763	Relative to clarifying property tax exemptions for solar and wind systems	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1925	To encourage the deployment of heat pumps	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted, as amended	Replaced by
S1957	Increasing solar rooftop energy	Accompanied S1925	Similar To
S1974	Relative to municipal net metering facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1993	Relative to solar-powered mobility networks	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S1999	Relative to net metering	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2001	Relative to solar siting	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2439	Relative to wind and solar systems within the town of Mattapoisett	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S517	To promote solar hot water installations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To

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