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Solar industry warns HR1, tariffs and permitting delays will slow rooftop and small commercial projects; safe‑harbor and state policy can sustain near‑term work
Summary
Solar developers and installers told lawmakers that HR1’s rollback of key residential tax incentives, federal tariffs on materials and slow permitting are squeezing project economics and could reduce rooftop deployment and local hiring.
Developers and installers told the House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure that a recent federal law (HR1), higher tariffs on construction materials and long permitting timelines are reducing the economics of residential solar and pressuring installers — though industry speakers said there is still a multi‑year window for larger projects under Investment Tax Credit (ITC) safe‑harbor rules.
Thomas Hand, principal of MHG Solar, said his firm has developed about 60 megawatts of photovoltaic projects in Vermont and has roughly 50 megawatts in active development. “MHG has developed, approximately 60…
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