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This bill creates a three-year community solar pilot program in Missouri from 2026 to 2028, allowing residential customers to subscribe to local solar facilities and receive bill credits for the electricity generated. The program enables third-party entities to develop solar facilities between 100 and 5,000 AC kilowatts that must have at least ten subscribers, with a requirement that at least 10% of subscribers be low-income and 20% be residential customers. Retail electric suppliers will be required to process bill credits for subscribers and help integrate these community solar facilities into their existing infrastructure. The bill mandates that the state's public service commission establish the value of bill credits to make community solar projects financially viable and accessible, with a goal of reaching five percent of a utility's annual electricity sales. Subscriber administrators will manage the subscriptions, and customers can transfer or keep their subscriptions if they move within the same utility service area. The program also includes provisions for interconnection standards, compensation for utilities, and guidelines for purchasing unsubscribed energy, with the aim of expanding renewable energy access and supporting low-income energy consumers.

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