{"id":98773,"date":"2022-06-06T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=98773"},"modified":"2022-06-06T08:54:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T12:54:39","slug":"june-2022-solar-policy-snapshots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/06\/june-2022-solar-policy-snapshots\/","title":{"rendered":"June solar policy snapshots <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;'>A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_98774\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98774\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-98774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/st-louis-arch-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/st-louis-arch-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/st-louis-arch-357x238.jpg 357w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/st-louis-arch.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-98774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Missouri advocates are urging the governor to sign a bill that would allow more HOA residents to go solar.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Hundreds of environmental groups request investigation of electric utility industry<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>More than 230 consumer, environmental and public interest groups <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/05\/hundreds-of-environmental-consumer-groups-request-investigation-electric-utility-industry\/\">filed a petition<\/a> with the Federal Trade Commission asking the group to investigate the electric utility industry for &#8220;widespread abuses.&#8221; These alleged abuses include denying customers access to renewable energy, bribery and \u201cdark-money\u201d campaigns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOE creates working group to solve clean energy interconnection backlog<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Dept. of Energy has created a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/06\/doe-working-group-solve-clean-energy-interconnection-backlog\/\">new partnership<\/a> of grid operators, utilities, clean energy developers and others to try and solve the challenges to deploying more clean energy on the grid. The Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange is funded by President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>19 bipartisan governors ask Commerce to speed solar panel investigation<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As the uncertainty around the AD\/CVD case continues, 19 bipartisan governors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/05\/19-bipartisan-governors-ask-commerce-to-speed-solar-panel-investigation\/\">sent a letter<\/a> to President Biden and Dept. of Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo asking for an expedited review process. The governors wrote that the case is disrupting the solar markets in their states and hurting workers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOE offering $8 million for projects to advance agrivoltaics<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Washington, D.C. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Dept. of Energy announced a new funding opportunity for projects that study how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/05\/doe-offering-8-million-agrivoltaic-solar\/\">solar combined with agriculture<\/a>, or agrivoltaics, can scale and provide new opportunities to farmers and rural communities. The $8 million will support up to six agrivoltaic projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CPUC reopens NEM 3.0 proceeding, seeks public input<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sacramento, California<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The California Public Utilities Commission\u00a0announced it has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/05\/cpuc-seeks-input-on-nem-3-proposal-by-june\/\">&#8220;reopened the record&#8221;<\/a> on its NEM 3.0 proceedings to gather more information on key points of the proposed decision. The California Solar &amp; Storage Association organized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/05\/calssa-plans-protests-first-cpuc-meeting-after-reopening-record\/\">rallies<\/a> in response to protest that a solar tax is still being considered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maryland legislation would incentivize low-income community solar, increase net-metering cap<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Annapolis, Maryland<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Maryland legislators passed bills that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/05\/maryland-community-solar-legislation-low-income-brownfield\/\">exempt<\/a> community solar projects from property taxes if they serve a certain percentage of low-income customers or meet other criteria, and would increase the net-metering cap on such projects from 2 MW to 5 MW. Both bills await Gov. Larry Hogan&#8217;s signature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Missouri bill would reduce HOA solar restrictions<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Jefferson City, Missouri<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Missouri legislature passed a bill that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/05\/missouri-bill-would-cut-down-hoa-solar-restrictions\/\">reduce HOA solar restrictions<\/a>, exempt some solar installations from sales taxes and more. Solar advocates worked to include those provisions in the bill and are urging Gov. Mike Parson to sign it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New legislation could give New York Power Authority, utilities an advantage in solar development<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Albany, New York<\/em><\/p>\n<p>New bills in New York state would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/06\/new-legislation-new-york-power-authority-utility-solar-advantage\/\">grant<\/a> the New York Power Authority the unlimited ability to purchase, construct and operate renewable energy projects without any competitive cost controls, and allow regulated utilities to own and operate large renewable energy projects for the first time. Opponents say bills like these could make it difficult for private renewable energy developers to compete in the marketplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of environmental groups request investigation of electric utility industry Washington, D.C. 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