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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5921
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1632
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
REP. HUGHES, 135th Dist.
REP. SWEET, 91st Dist.
REP. MENAPACE, 37th Dist.
REP. SHANNON, 117th Dist.
REP. DEMICCO, 21st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE CONNECTICUT GREEN
BANK AND INCENTIVES FOR SOLAR INSTALLATIONS FOR
CERTAIN COMMUNITIES AND HOUSEHOLDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) expand funding for the 1
Connecticut Green Bank, (2) support income-based incentives for solar 2
photovoltaic system installations for low and moderated income 3
households, (3) provide tax credits for the installation of solar 4
photovoltaic systems in economically distressed communities and 5
environmental justice communities, (4) support community solar 6
programs, (5) ensure net metering provides a fair economic benefit to 7
end use electric customers utilizing such metering, (6) incentivize solar 8
installation workforce expansion, (7) improve the electric distribution 9
grid in underserved areas, and (8) provide for targeted incentives to 10
increase the adoption of solar photovoltaic systems in underserved 11
communities. 12 Proposed Bill No. 5921
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Statement of Purpose:
To (1) expand funding for the Connecticut Green Bank, (2) support
income-based incentives for solar photovoltaic system installations for
low and moderated income households, (3) provide tax credits for the
installation of solar photovoltaic systems in economically distressed
communities and environmental justice communities, (4) support
community solar programs, (5) ensure net metering provides a fair
economic benefit to end use electric customers utilizing such metering,
(6) incentivize solar installation workforce expansion, (7) improve the
electric distribution grid in underserved areas, and (8) provide for
targeted incentives to increase the adoption of solar photovoltaic
systems in underserved communities.