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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Solar energy generation facilities; consumer protection regulations. [HB-2355]
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[Consumer Protection ]
Department of Energy; stakeholder work group; consumer protection regulations regarding solar energy generation facilities; report. Directs the Department of Energy to convene a stakeholder work group to develop recommendations for consumer protection regulations regarding the sale or lease of solar energy generation facilities that are under 25 kilowatts in capacity. The Department shall submit a written report of the work group's recommendations to the House Committee on Commerce and Energy and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor by November
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Commerce And Energy on 02/07/2023
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Solar photovoltaic projects; extension of land use approvals, extends sunset provision. [SB-1390]
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[Real Estate ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
Extension of land use approvals for solar photovoltaic projects. Extends to July 1, 2026, the sunset date for various local land use approvals for solar photovoltaic projects that were valid and outstanding as of July 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood W. Lewis
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0500) on 03/24/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Commonwealth Solar and Economic Development Program; created. [SB-1333]
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[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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Solar and energy efficiency projects for low-income and moderate-income Virginians. Allows the Clean Energy Advisory Board to advise the Director of Department of Energy (Director) to apply to certain federal loan guarantees or grant funds to facilitate the development of solar energy, storage, and energy efficiency projects. The bill expands the Low to Moderate Income Solar Loan and Rebate Fund to extend grants in addition to loans or paying rebates to electric customers who complete solar installations or energy efficiency improvements subject
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan
Tabled In Appropriations (12-y 9-n) on 02/17/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Public utilities; minimum bill a subscriber to a shared solar program is required to pay. [SB-1266]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
Public utilities; shared solar; minimum bill. Provides that a customer's net bill for participation in the shared solar program shall not exceed the minimum bill that the State Corporation Commission is required to establish, provides considerations for the Commission in establishing such minimum bill, such as minimizing the costs shifted to nonparticipating customers, and provides that the calculation of a customer's minimum bill shall be based on the kilowatt hours billed by the utility rather than the subscriber's portion of shared solar facility
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott A. Surovell
Left In Commerce And Energy on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
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Solar photovoltaic projects; extension of land use approvals, extends sunset provision. [HB-1944]
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[Real Estate ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
Extension of land use approvals for solar photovoltaic projects. Extends to July 1, 2026, the sunset date for various local land use approvals for solar photovoltaic projects that were valid and outstanding as of July 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso H. Lopez
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0499) on 03/24/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Shared solar programs; SCC to establish by regulation [SB-1083]
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[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Poverty ]
Shared solar programs; Phase I Utility; report. Requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program that allows customers of a Phase I Utility to purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility, defined in the bill as a facility that, among other criteria, generates electricity by means of a solar photovoltaic device with a nameplate capacity that does not exceed 5,000 kilowatts. The bill provides that a customer's net bill for participation in the shared solar program shall not exceed
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Sponsored by: Sen. John S. Edwards
Left In Commerce And Energy on 02/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Income Tax – Maryland Residential Solar Investment Tax Credit [SB-103]
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[Environmental ]
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: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 1/19 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Solar panel installation; Department of Transportation to study use in medians of divided highways. [HJR-487]
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[Infrastructure ]
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[Climate Change ]
Study; solar panel installation and use; medians of divided highways; report. Directs the Department of Transportation to study solar panel installation and use in medians of divided highways, including the installation, costs, efficacy, and net financial and tax benefits of such installation and use.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel W. Marshall
Left In Rules on 02/07/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program - Solar Electric Photovoltaic Property and Solar Batteries - Grant Amounts [HB-1484]
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[Housing ]
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Requiring, as part of the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program, that a clean energy grant awarded with the Program for solar electric photovoltaic property installed at an individual's primary residence is to be for at least $5,000; and requiring that a clean energy grant awarded for a solar battery installed at an individual's primary residence is to be at least $2,500 for the installation of one solar battery or $5,000 for the installation of more than one solar battery.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jalisi
Motion Rules Suspend For Late Introduction (delegate Jalisi) Adopted (122-9) on 03/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission [SB-999]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission to study and make recommendations regarding the land use needs, the total number of megawatts of solar electricity needed, and the rate of rooftop solar panels compared to ground-mounted solar panels needed to meet the full generation capacity authorized under the Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/23/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Solar Energy Incentives [HB-1250]
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[Small Business ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Solar Energy Incentives to study and make recommendations regarding measures and incentives needed to ensure that the State meets the solar energy goals established in the State's renewable energy portfolio standard and that solar development in the State creates good quality, family-sustaining jobs, equitable access to renewable energy, and the efficient use of land in the State; and requiring the Task Force to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program - Alterations [HB-1261]
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[Telecommunications ]
Repealing the requirement that a community solar energy generating system be located in the same electric service territory as a subscriber for the subscriber to receive monthly electric bill credits; requiring the Public Service Commission to require an electric company to file a revised tariff and protocol related to the application of bill credits by November 1, 2022; and requiring the Commission by January 31, 2023 to approve or amend and approve the required tariffs and protocols.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Hearing Canceled on 02/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Property Tax - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Agrivoltaics [HB-1039]
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[Agriculture ]
[Community Development ]
Exempting certain community solar energy generating systems from personal property taxes; requiring the Department of Assessments and Taxation to assess certain land used by a community solar energy generating system in a certain manner; requiring the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation to grant a tax credit against the property tax imposed on real property on which a certain community solar energy generating system is installed; establishing a tax credit against the State property tax imposed on certain real property; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 658 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Transportation Electrification and Modernization (TEAM) Act [HB-894]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
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[Economic Development ]
Altering the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program by extending the duration of the Program, increasing the total amount of rebates issued under the Program, repealing the authority to issue rebates to retail service station dealers, limiting the issuance of rebates to one recharging system per individual per address, and authorizing the Maryland Energy Administration to offer additional benefits under certain circumstances; establishing the Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Grant Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) And Hearing Canceled (economic Matters) on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Property Tax - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Agrivoltaics [SB-860]
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[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Agriculture ]
[Community Development ]
Exempting certain community solar energy generating systems from personal property taxes; requiring the Department of Assessments and Taxation to assess certain land used by a community solar energy generating system in a certain manner; requiring the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation to grant a tax credit against the property tax imposed on real property on which a certain community solar energy generating system is installed; establishing a tax credit against the State property tax imposed on certain real property; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 659 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission [HB-936]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
Establishing the Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission to study and make recommendations regarding the land use needs to meet the full generation capacity authorized under the Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Third Reading Passed (103-29) on 03/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Solar Energy Sources [HB-864]
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[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the eligibility of solar energy sources for meeting certain portions of Tier 1 requirements of the renewable energy portfolio standard to require that the source is only eligible if it is connected with the electric distribution grid serving Maryland.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina T. Boyce
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Commercial and Residential Buildings [HB-831]
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[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Air Quality ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish building emissions standards for certain commercial and residential buildings; establishing the Building Energy Transition Implementation Task Force to study certain matters and develop a plan for funding the retrofit of certain buildings; and requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to update the Maryland Building Performance Standards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing Canceled on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generation - Consolidated Billing [HB-818]
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Authorizing a subscriber organization for a community solar energy generating system to participate in consolidated billing provided by the electric company serving the territory of the community solar energy generating system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Eligible Sources – Waste–to–Energy and Refuse–Derived Fuel [SB-616]
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[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
Making energy derived from waste-to-energy or refuse-derived fuel ineligible for the creation of credits under the renewable energy portfolio standard.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022