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Model Community Solar Legislation

Community Ownership Structures, Community Renewables and Other DER Ownership Structures
State Legislatures
The Coalition for Community Solar Access has authored two sets of model community solar legislation for vertically integrated states and restructured states.

Community Solar Policy Decision Matrix

Community Ownership Structures, Community Renewables and Other DER Ownership Structures
Local Governments
The Coalition for Community Solar Access has authored a matrix intended to lead policymakers through important questions in the community solar development process.

Virginia’s Nuclear Planning Legislation

State Nuclear Portfolio Standards
State Legislatures
Virginia's HB 1313 requires the state to develop a develop a strategic plan for nuclear energy, which may include the promotion of new technologies and opportunities for innovation, including advanced manufacturing.

Virginia Offshore Drilling Ban

Prohibiting Oil and Gas Extraction
State Legislatures
HB 706 prohibits the granting of a lease, easement, or permit for infrastructure in Virginia's coastal waters that would convey oil or gas.

Maine’s Wood Energy Investment Program

Subsidies for Bioenergy Feedstock Development
State Legislatures
Requires the Efficiency Maine Trust to use funds to provide incentives and low-interest or no-interest loans for new wood-derived thermal energy or cogeneration projects.

New Mexico’s Energy Grid Modernization Roadmap (HB 233)

Rate Restructuring, Grid Modernization, and Utility Reform
State Legislatures
Directs agencies to develop a strategic plan for energy grid modernization and to establish a competitive grant program to support implementation of eligible grid modernization projects.

New Mexico’s HB 50 (2020)

Funding Innovation in Transmission Distribution and Storage, Accelerated Transmission Construction
State Legislatures
Providing that transmission line projects qualify for industrial revenue bonds available through cities and municipalities, and supporting power lines that promote renewable energy development.

FPL SolarTogether

Community Ownership Structures, Equitable Access to Renewables, Community Renewables and Other DER Ownership Structures
Public Utilities, State Public Utility Commissions
FPL will install 1,490 megawatts of community solar at 20 new solar power plants across FPL’s service territory, with projected long-term savings of $249 million.

Virginia’s Clean Economy Act, SB 851 (2020)

State Fossil Phaseout Legislation Generally, Restricting Fossil-Fuel Powered Electric Plants, Energy Storage
State Legislatures
Requires two large utilities to close all carbon-emitting power plants by 2045 and 2050, and to acquire 3,100,000 megawatts of energy storage capacity.