OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
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sHB-7087
AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY SOLAR ENERGY
GENERATING SYSTEMS.
Primary Analyst: SB 4/7/25
Contributing Analyst(s): EW
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to
start a preceding to establish a community solar energy generating pilot
program, adopt regulations and conduct a study on the pilot program.
This is not anticipated to result in an additional cost to PURA as they
have the staff and resources necessary to complete the requirements
contained within the bill.
Rate Payer Impact
The rate payer impact of the bill is indeterminate and would be
dependent upon decisions made by electric distribution companies
(EDC) and the development and approval of the community solar pilot
program.
The bill establishes the development of a program that would rely on
rate payer funds to support incentives and build the community solar
pilot program, which could result in increased costs to rate payers.
However, to the extent that customers (including municipalities) receive
credits on their bills for a portion of the electricity the project generates,
rate payers will experience savings.
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indeterminate and would be dependent upon various decisions related
to the development and the execution of the pilot program that could
offset savings and are outside the immediate scope of the bill.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None