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O R G A N I Z A T I O N S W O R K I N G O N C O M M U N I T Y S O L A R L E G I S L A T I O N • Solar organizations • Solar businesses • Environmental and clean energy groups

M Y B A C K G R O U N D • Nearly 10 years as Policy Director for PennFuture • Self-employed as environmental and conservation policy consultant • Clients during the work week:

C O A L I T I O N W O R K I N 2 0 1 8 • Building out the coalition • Stakeholder conversations • Legislative discussions • Developing initial legislative language as House Bill 2681 last session

P R I M E S P O N S O R A N D L E A D C O - S P O N S O R S O F H O U S E B I L L 5 3 1 Rep. Aaron Kaufer Rep. Donna Bullock Rep. Peter Schweyer Rep. David Millard (R-Luzerne) (D-Philadelphia) (D-Lehigh) (R-Columbia)

H O U S E B I L L 5 3 1 • Introduced on February 25 • Currently has 53 co-sponsors, 17 Republicans and 36 Democrats • Referred to House Consumer Affairs Committee • Ongoing discussions with committee members, committee staff, caucus leadership, rank and file members, other stakeholders

F O R T H C O M I N G S E N A T E C O M P A N I O N L E G I S L A T I O N Senator Mario Scavello (R-Monroe)

T H E S E B I L L S : • Amend the AEPS statute (Act 213 of 2004) to create a community solar program in Pennsylvania • Carve out an exception for community solar in the AEPS net metering provisions

T H E S E B I L L S : • Provide for duties of EDCs, PUC, community solar organizations, and subscriber administrators of community solar programs • Legislative intent is for PUC to encourage broad participation of low and moderate income groups, and renters

T H E S E B I L L S : • Include the transferability and portability of customer subscriptions within the same EDC territory • Require the community solar organization to compensate the EDC for reasonable costs of interconnection • Allow the EDC to recover reasonable costs from community solar subscribers to administer the community solar program

T H E S E B I L L S : • Prohibit affiliated entities from developing community solar facilities on contiguous parcels • Encourage good land stewardship and the use of native pollinators

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