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S.50 raises expedited residential solar threshold to 25 kW; PUC and utilities retain review
Summary
Senator Anne Watson told the House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee on March 18 that S.50 would raise the expedited registration threshold for residential photovoltaic systems from 15 kW to 25 kW, while preserving utility review and adding local setback and one‑time REC reassignment provisions.
Senator Anne Watson told the House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee on March 18 that S.50, which passed the Senate, would raise the expedited registration threshold for photovoltaic systems from 15 kilowatts to 25 kilowatts and add modest procedural protections.
Watson said the change recognizes technical improvements in panel energy density since 2014, allowing a slightly larger system to occupy roughly the same roof or yard area. “This is the kind of portable system that would probably fit in, like, a typical backyard,” she said.
Under the bill as described, qualifying systems would remain subject to distribution…
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