HB198
Solar energy; potential benefits of using for certain residential applications.
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Energy; potential benefits of using solar energy for certain residential, commercial, and government applications; report.
Directs the Department of Energy (Department) to produce a report that (i) quantifies the potential benefits of using solar energy for residential, commercial, and government building rooftops, parking lots, and brownfields across the Commonwealth; (ii) describes any incentives, in whole or in part, that would maximize such potential benefits from ... (More) the use of such solar energy; and (iii) provides regulatory and legislative recommendations. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and any recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, the House Committee on Commerce and Energy, and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by December 1, 2024. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/03/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100639D
- 01/03/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/15/2024 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 01/15/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB198)
- 01/17/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2024 - House: Stricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
