A bill for an act relating to solar energy by establishing a community solar facility program.

SSB 3092 establishes Iowa’s first statewide community solar program, allowing residents and businesses to subscribe to shared solar projects and receive bill credits for the electricity generated. It directly affects subscribers (customers who pay for solar subscriptions), community solar facility owners (including for-profit entities), and electric utilities, which must provide bill credits and integrate these facilities. Key provisions include setting size limits (5 MW max, 20 MW on brownfield sites), requiring at least 3 subscribers per facility, mandating that 60% of capacity comes from small subscriptions (≤40 kW), and capping statewide capacity at 250 MW until a new rate methodology is adopted. The bill also ensures community solar doesn’t duplicate utility infrastructure and requires utilities to apply bill credits to future bills without minimum payment restrictions after rate adoption.