Bill > HB925

This bill amends Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to provide requirements for the decommissioning of solar energy facilities. The key provisions include requiring grantees (owners of solar energy facilities on leased property) to be responsible for decommissioning their facilities within 18 months of the facility ceasing electricity production, establishing financial assurance requirements for grantees to cover the costs of decommissioning, and preempting local ordinances and regulations that impede the purposes of the chapter. The bill applies to grantees with solar energy facility agreements on certain types of agricultural land or utilizing more than 10 acres of land, but excludes smaller solar facilities and those owned by customer-generators.