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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 5968 (Introduced in House) — To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to increase participation in community solar and the receip... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Community solar consumer choice program; Federal Government participation in community solar

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In this section: The term community solar means a solar power plant, the benefits of the electricity produced by which are shared by two or more electricity customers. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. The term subscriber means an electricity customer who receives a benefit associated with the proportional output of the community solar facility of the customer. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to expand community solar options to— individuals, particularly individuals that do not have regular access to onsite solar, including low- and moderate-income individuals; businesses; nonprofit organizations; and States and local and Tribal governments.
The Secretary shall align the program under paragraph
(1)with existing Federal programs that serve low-income communities. In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— provide technical assistance to States and local and Tribal governments for projects to increase community solar; assist States and local and Tribal governments in the development of new and innovative financial and business models that leverage competition in the marketplace in order to serve community solar subscribers; and use National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 )) to collect and disseminate data to assist private entities in the financing of, subscription to, and operation of community solar projects. The Secretary will expand the existing grant, loan, and financing programs to include community solar projects (as defined in paragraph
(20)of section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2621(d) ), as added pursuant to section 3 of this Act).
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Community solar consumer choice program; Federal Government participation in community solar
U.S.C.§ 15801
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