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A N U P D A T E O N T H E E F F O R T T O P A S S 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 I N P E N N S Y L V A N I A

S T E V E S T R O M A N P R O J E C T C O N S U L T A N T L A N C A S T E R , P A

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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
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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:
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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

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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

(R-Luzerne)

  • Rep. Donna Bullock

(D-Philadelphia)

  • Rep. Peter Schweyer

(D-Lehigh)

  • Rep. David Millard

(R-Columbia)

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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

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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)

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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

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T H E S E B I L L S :

  • Provide for duties of EDCs, PUC, community solar
  • rganizations, and subscriber administrators of community

solar programs

  • Legislative intent is for PUC to encourage broad

participation of low and moderate income groups, and renters

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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

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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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B U T F I R S T , C H E C K Y O U R B R A C K E T S F O R J U N E M A D N E S S I N P E N N S Y L V A N I A !

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S T E V E S T R O M A N S T E V E S T R O M A N @ H O T M A I L . C O M 7 1 7 - 3 5 0 - 0 4 3 7

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