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By Kelsey Misbrener | January 3, 2022

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In 2021 alone, four states in the Midwest and Rust Belt introduced community solar-enabling legislation, while other states from coast to coast passed bills or expansions of existing programs.

֍ Ohio: HB 450 under consideration, would open community solar market.
֍ Wisconsin: LRB 1902 under consideration, would open community solar market.
֍ Michigan: HB 4715-16 under consideration, would open community solar market.
֍ Pennsylvania: SB 472 under consideration, would open community solar market.
֍ New Mexico: SB 84 signed into law, opened the state’s community solar market.
֍ New Jersey: The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is converting its Community Solar Energy Pilot Program into a permanent program by February 2022.
֍ Maryland: The Maryland Public Service Commission voted to expand the capacity of the state’s community solar program as well as improve access for low- and moderate-income (LMI) customer participation.
֍ Delaware: SB 2 updated the existing community solar statute to require that each community solar project serves at least 15% LMI customers.

States are enacting policy provisions to guarantee a certain amount of community solar subscriptions are dedicated to LMI communities that could most benefit from lower electric bills and clean energy. Last year, Vote Solar  released a guide to increasing community solar access and adoption in low-income communities, including instituting automatic enrollment in community solar programs through qualification for another government program, such as the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Full article:
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/01/community-solar-policy-green-light-many-states/