Bill > HB1322

This bill establishes a three-year community solar pilot program in Missouri from 2026 to 2028, allowing retail electric customers to subscribe to solar facilities that generate electricity and provide bill credits. The bill defines key terms such as "community solar facility" (a solar photovoltaic project between 100 and 5,000 AC kilowatts with at least ten subscribers) and sets specific requirements for these projects. Retail electric suppliers must implement programs that achieve subscriber participation of two percent of their previous year's electricity sales, with a focus on inclusivity by requiring at least ten percent low-income customers and twenty percent residential customers. The bill mandates that the state's public service commission establish bill credit values that make community solar facilities financially viable and accessible, and requires these facilities to be transferable if subscribers move within the same electric supplier's territory. Subscriber administrators will manage subscriber relationships, and retail electric suppliers will process bill credits and provide system mapping. The bill also includes provisions for interconnection standards, compensation for retail electric suppliers, and guidelines for purchasing unsubscribed energy, with the goal of expanding renewable energy access and participation across different customer segments.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1322&year=2025&code=R