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HB 7087 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY SOLAR ENERGY GENERATING SYSTEMS.

HB 7087 establishes a framework for community solar energy projects, allowing multiple households or businesses to share power from a single solar installation without needing individual rooftop systems. It directly affects residents, businesses in participating communities, and utility companies managing grid connections. Key provisions require utilities to develop enrollment programs and fair billing structures for community solar participants. This policy aims to expand solar access for renters and property owners who cannot install personal solar panels.
Issues: ✓ EnergySupports EnergyEstablishes community solar framework, expands renewable energy access, requires utility enrollment programs for fair billing per clean energy focus.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Raised Bill → ET Joint Favorable Substitute · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renamed from 'Shared Clean Energy Subscriptions' to 'Community Solar Energy Generating Systems' and significantly restructured to focus specifically on community solar programs. The new version expands eligibility to include municipal utilities and cooperatives, establishes a 600 megawatt program cap, and creates a pilot program with specific operational requirements for subscriber organizations.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from a general shared clean energy subscription framework to a specific community solar pilot program with defined capacity limits and expanded participation for municipal and cooperative utilities.
DEFINITION

Key terms were redefined to reflect community solar focus, replacing 'shared clean energy merchant facility' with 'community solar energy generating system' and adding new definitions for 'baseline annual usage' and 'unsubscribed energy'.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded program eligibility to include municipal electric utilities and cooperative utilities, which were not explicitly included in the original version.

REQUIREMENT

Added a 600 megawatt aggregate capacity limit for the program and established specific operational requirements for subscriber organizations including allocation methods and interconnection coordination.

Modified billing credit limits to cap virtual net energy metering credits at 200% of a subscriber's baseline annual usage, replacing the previous unlimited credit structure.

TIMELINE

Changed the program initiation deadline from January 1, 2026 to December 1, 2025, and added a February 1, 2026 deadline for adopting implementing regulations.

TECHNICAL

Added provisions for handling unsubscribed energy, allowing subscriber organizations to sell excess energy to electric distribution companies or transfer credits to the Connecticut Green Bank.

Floor votes · House Jun 3, 2025

How they voted

103–42
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 151
Jun 3, 2025
D Democratic102
96 Yea 3 Nay 3
94% Yea
R Republican49
7 Yea 39 Nay 3
79% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Energy and Technology
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.