Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar Act of 2019
Latest action · Aug 7, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 6, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar Act of 2019
This bill requires an electric utility to provide interconnection and net billing service for community solar facilities. (A community solar facility is a solar photovoltaic system that allocates electricity to multiple individual electric consumers of an electric utility and has a nameplate rating of 2 megawatts or less.)
Specifically, the bill requires each state regulatory authority and nonregulated electric utility to commence consideration of and determine ratemaking standards that allow community solar facilities to be connected to the power distribution system.
The bill does not apply in the case of any electric utility in a state if (1) the state has implemented the standard in accordance with the bill (or a comparable one) for the electric utility, (2) the state regulatory authority or the relevant nonregulated electric utility has conducted a proceeding to consider implementation of the standard (or a comparable one) for the electric utility, or (3) the state legislature has voted on the implementation of the standard (or a comparable one) for the electric utility.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 16, 2019 to Sep 25, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Sep 16, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Sep 25, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Aug 6, 2019Introduced in House
- Aug 6, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 6, 2019Introduced in House
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