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Committee approves bill to require EPD certification of solar decommissioning assurances
Summary
The House Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Committee voted to pass HB 249, which would require the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to certify that financial assurances for decommissioning utility-scale solar on leased land are in place before construction begins.
The House Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Committee on Tuesday voted to pass House Bill 249, requiring the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to certify that decommissioning financial assurances are valid before construction of leased, utility-scale solar facilities begins.
Representative Kevin Dickey, the bill's sponsor, told the committee the measure builds on last year’s HB 300 — the solar technology trust fund law — and is intended to provide ‘‘a little bit more assurance’’ that facilities will be cleaned up at the end of their useful life. "If this bill looks familiar, it is," Dickey said, adding that HB 249 "is built upon Trey Kelly's…
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