Bill > HB1155

This bill establishes a comprehensive framework for community solar facilities in Pennsylvania, allowing electric distribution customers to subscribe to portions of solar energy projects and receive bill credits for the electricity generated. The legislation aims to provide affordable energy options, create family-sustaining jobs, and enable customers who might not be able to install solar panels on their own property to access solar energy benefits. Key provisions include allowing community solar organizations to develop and operate solar facilities with a maximum capacity of 5,000-20,000 kilowatts, depending on the location, ensuring that no single subscriber can control more than 50% of a facility's capacity, and mandating that at least 50% of a facility's capacity be subscribed in increments of 25 kilowatts or less. The bill requires the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to establish bill credits that appropriately value the energy generated, develop customer protection regulations, create a standardized disclosure form, and ensure that subscription costs are less than the bill credit value. Additionally, the legislation includes prevailing wage requirements for solar project workers, emphasizes opportunities for low-income customers, and seeks to maximize federal and state funding for clean energy deployment while minimizing costs to ratepayers who are not subscribers.

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