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This bill requires the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to create comprehensive rules for community solar facilities within one year of the bill's enactment. The rules must allow for the creation and financing of community solar facilities where subscribers can receive bill credits, with a specific mandate that at least 30% of each facility's electricity be reserved for low-income households and organizations. The bill ensures that all customer classes can participate in these solar projects and prohibits electric providers from penalizing customers who subscribe to community solar. The MPSC must establish bill credit rates that are accessible to all customer classes and derived from the electric provider's total retail rate, excluding distribution costs. Additionally, the bill protects subscriber organizations by clarifying that they are not considered electric providers simply by owning or operating a community solar facility. The bill also includes provisions for subscription transferability, consumer protection, and efficient grid interconnection, with the goal of making community solar more accessible and equitable. Importantly, this bill is tied to another piece of legislation (Senate Bill 518) and will only take effect if that bill is also enacted into law.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0519