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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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Condominiums - Common Elements - Clean Energy Equipment [HB-216]
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Authorizing the board of directors of a condominium to grant certain interests affecting the common elements of the condominium for the installation and use of leased clean energy equipment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 253 on 04/25/2024
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Gettr Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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Condominiums - Common Elements - Clean Energy Equipment [SB-206]
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Authorizing the board of directors of a condominium, by a majority vote, to grant leases in excess of 1 year or similar interests affecting the common elements of the condominium for the installation and use of leased clean energy equipment.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 254 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Restrictions on Use - Solar Collector Systems - Alteration [SB-49]
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Prohibiting a restriction on land use that increases the cost of installing a solar collector system by at least 5% over a certain cost or that reduces the efficiency of the system by at least 10% under a certain energy generation level; authorizing a community association to impose certain restrictions on the installation of solar collector systems in common areas or common elements; authorizing a community association to install a solar collector system in common areas or common elements under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah K. Elfreth
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Agriculture, forestry, and environment; JLARC to study impact of utility-scale solar development. [HJR-12]
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Study; JLARC; solar development; agriculture, forestry, and environment; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the impact of utility-scale solar development in the Commonwealth on agriculture, forestry, and the environment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert D. Orrock
Left In Rules on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Solar energy equipment; establishes a nonrefundable income-tax credit. [HB-197]
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Tax credit; solar energy equipment. Establishes a nonrefundable income tax credit for taxable years 2024 through 2028 for individuals who incur allowable expenses, as defined in the bill, for the purchase and installation of solar energy equipment, as defined in the bill. An individual who properly claims this credit shall be allowed a credit in the amount of up to 15 percent of the cost of such equipment and allowable expenses, up to $1,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul E. Krizek
Left In Finance on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Solar energy; potential benefits of using for certain residential applications. [HB-198]
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Department of Energy; potential benefits of using solar energy for certain residential, commercial, and government applications; report. Directs the Department of Energy (Department) to produce a report that (i) quantifies the potential benefits of using solar energy for residential, commercial, and government building rooftops, parking lots, and brownfields across the Commonwealth; (ii) describes any incentives, in whole or in part, that would maximize such potential benefits from the use of such solar energy; and (iii) provides regulatory and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul E. Krizek
Stricken From Docket By Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources (22-y 0-n) on 01/24/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Government buildings, certain; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools. [SB-79]
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Solar-ready roofs for certain government buildings; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools. Requires any executive branch agency or institution and any locality entering the design phase for the construction of a new building greater than 5,000 gross square feet in size, or the renovation of a building where the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 percent of the value of the building, to ensure that such building includes infrastructure for renewable energy systems. The bill also requires the Department of Energy to convene a work
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Barton Boysko
Tabled In Appropriations (22-y 0-n) on 02/26/2024
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Maine 131st Legislature
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An Act to Make Changes to Certain Laws Governing Renewable Energy Projects [SB-2099]
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An Act to Make Changes to Certain Laws Governing Renewable Energy Projects
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark W. Lawrence
Passed To Be Enacted, In Concurrence. on 03/05/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Net energy metering; solar interconnection, cost recovery. [HB-117]
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Net energy metering; solar interconnection; cost recovery. Provides that an electric distribution company shall pay 33 cents ($0.33) per kilowatt-hour per day for the costs of lost electricity production for any and all delays beyond the regulatory notice period required by the State Corporation Commission related to net energy metering. The bill requires that, for the purposes of net energy metering, an eligible customer-generator shall bear all reasonable costs of equipment required at the eligible customer-generator's premises for the interconnection
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso H. Lopez
Left In Labor And Commerce on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
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Shared solar programs; SCC to establish by regulation, etc. [HB-108]
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Shared solar programs; American Electric Power; minimum bill; capacity. Requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program, as defined in the bill, through which customers of American Electric Power may purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility, as defined in the bill. The bill requires the Commission to establish a minimum bill, which shall include the costs of all utility infrastructure and services used to provide electric service and administrative costs of the shared solar
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian E. Watts
Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 716 (effective 7/1/24) on 04/08/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
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Shared solar programs; amends existing program provisions to apply to Dominion Energy Virginia. [HB-106]
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Shared solar programs; Dominion Energy Virginia; minimum bill; capacity. Amends existing shared solar program provisions applicable to Dominion Energy Virginia. The bill provides that a customer's net bill for participation in the shared solar program means the resulting amount a customer must pay the utility after the bill credit, defined in relevant law, is deducted from the customer's monthly gross utility bill. The bill divides the shared solar program into two parts, the first of which has an aggregate capacity of 200 megawatts. The bill provides
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian E. Watts
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0715) on 04/08/2024
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Protect Agricultural Lands by Creating a Permitting Process for Solar Development on Those Lands [HB-1700]
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An Act to Protect Agricultural Lands by Creating a Permitting Process for Solar Development on Those Lands
Sponsored by: Sen. Russell J. Black
Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 06/06/2023
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Maine 131st Legislature
Resolve, to Implement a 4-year Moratorium on Solar Energy Subsidies and Direct the Department of Environmental Protection to Study the Economic Impact of Industrial Solar Energy Projects [HB-1531]
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Resolve, to Implement a 4-year Moratorium on Solar Energy Subsidies and Direct the Department of Environmental Protection to Study the Economic Impact of Industrial Solar Energy Projects
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard H. Campbell
Reports Read on 06/12/2023
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Increase Adoption of Solar Power in Maine [HB-1232]
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An Act to Increase Adoption of Solar Power in Maine
Sponsored by: Rep. Lori Kathryn Gramlich
On Motion By Senator Vitelli Of Sagadahoc The Senate Insisted To Accept The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report In Non-concurrence on 06/22/2023
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Urging The Public Utilities Commission, Hawaii State Energy Office, And The Counties To Allow Solar Farms To Elevate Solar Panels To Create Housing Units Beneath Them To Help Address The Homeless Crisis. [SCR-58]
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Urging The Public Utilities Commission, Hawaii State Energy Office, And The Counties To Allow Solar Farms To Elevate Solar Panels To Create Housing Units Beneath Them To Help Address The Homeless Crisis.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy A. San Buenaventura
Referred To Cpn/eet/hou. on 03/10/2023
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Urging The Public Utilities Commission, Hawaii State Energy Office, And The Counties To Allow Solar Farms To Elevate Solar Panels To Create Housing Units Beneath Them To Help Address The Homeless Crisis. [SR-52]
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Urging The Public Utilities Commission, Hawaii State Energy Office, And The Counties To Allow Solar Farms To Elevate Solar Panels To Create Housing Units Beneath Them To Help Address The Homeless Crisis.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy A. San Buenaventura
Referred To Cpn/eet/hou. on 03/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Income Tax - Maryland Residential Solar Investment Tax Credit [HB-1271]
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Allowing a credit against the State income tax for the costs of certain photovoltaic property placed into service by an individual during the taxable year; prohibiting an individual from claiming the credit under certain circumstances; providing for the carryforward of any unused credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Jerry Patterson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Meter Aggregation [SB-931]
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Defining "generating station" as it relates to the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity or approval from the Public Service Commission for a person who constructs a generating station that has the capacity to produce more than 2 but not more than 14 megawatts of electricity from a solar photovoltaic system; and requiring an electric company to provide meter aggregation for certain eligible customer-generators under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/08/2023
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Maine 131st Legislature
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An Act to Require the State to Hold a Public Hearing in a Municipality Before the State Constructs a Solar Project in That Municipality [SB-735]
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An Act to Require the State to Hold a Public Hearing in a Municipality Before the State Constructs a Solar Project in That Municipality
Sponsored by: Sen. Matthew G. Pouliot
Passed To Be Enacted, In Concurrence. on 06/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program - Tier 1 Renewable Sources, Solar Energy Systems, and Alterations [HB-1239]
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Requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to require a person selling or leasing a Tier 1 renewable source to inform certain applicants for a grant, loan, or other form of financial assistance through the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program of certain terms; authorizing the use of certain compliance fees paid into the Program to make certain loans and grants and establish certain programs to create new solar energy systems that are owned by or directly benefit low- and moderate-income residents; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2023