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Bill clarifies wind and solar decommissioning bonds, sets five‑year review window
Summary
HB 31 (at DEQ request) would clarify when owners may seek a reduction in decommissioning bonds for wind and solar facilities and allow previously bonded portions covered by federal/state/local bonds to be excluded from DEQ bonding; DEQ provided example bond amounts and calculation methods.
House Bill 31, presented by Representative Neil Durham at the request of the Department of Environmental Quality, would amend statutory wording to clarify decommissioning and bonding provisions for certain wind and solar generating facilities.
DEQ Director Sonya Nowakowski and Energy Bureau Chief Ben Brower said the statute requiring decommissioning bonds for wind (>25 MW) and solar (>2 MW)…
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