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Committee releases bill to speed residential solar permitting
Summary
The Senate Environment and Energy Committee unanimously released S.4100, which would create an automated platform to shorten residential solar permitting timelines. Supporters said the change could cut soft costs and speed local deployment; the bill moves to the floor.
Chairman Smith said the committee unanimously released S.4100, legislation to establish an automated platform to expedite construction‑code approvals for residential solar energy systems, after proponents described the bill as a way to make installations faster and cheaper.
Proponents told the panel that permitting is a bottleneck for distributed solar. Elowyn Corby, Mid‑Atlantic Regional Director for Vote Solar Action Fund and convener of…
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