Committee backs narrower path for co‑located clean energy projects, adopts HB 4,076 dash‑1

The House Climate and Energy Committee on Thursday considered House Bill 4,076, a measure that would let certain new solar and storage projects use underutilized interconnection capacity at existing energy facilities and obtain Energy Facility Siting Council (FSEC) goal compliance if they do not require transmission lines more than 2 miles from an existing certified site. Chair Lively opened the public hearing and the committee later adopted the bill’s dash‑1 amendment and moved the measure to the floor with a do‑pass recommendation.