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Solar and Storage Industry Urges Competitive Procurement, Flags Siting Act Changes
Summary
Solar developers told senators competitive procurement tied to approved IRPs and preserving local land-use control are needed for orderly renewable growth; they warned that broad changes to the Siting Act and appeal standing could add uncertainty and slow projects.
Solar and storage developers told the Senate Energy Subcommittee they support expansion of renewables and storage but urged statutory protections to ensure competition, transparent procurement and local land‑use authority.
Hamilton Davis, vice president of regulatory affairs at Energy Re and a board member of the Carolina’s Clean Energy Business Association, said the industry supports deploying more solar and storage to meet growing load and replace retiring coal, but lawmakers should require competitive…
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