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Witnesses Back Instant Residential Solar Permitting; Industry Urges Broader Reforms
Summary
Supporters told the committee HB 5036 would lower soft costs and speed rooftop solar deployment by creating a statewide online permitting platform; some industry witnesses asked the committee to broaden the bill’s scope to include storage, interconnection and local oversight safeguards.
Clean‑energy advocates and industry representatives told the Energy and Technology Committee that HB 5036, which would create a statewide online permitting platform for small residential solar installations, could help reduce soft costs and accelerate rooftop solar adoption.
"This bill creates a statewide online permitting platform for small residential systems," Connor Ekaitis of the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters said, adding that automatic permit review for qualifying projects could reduce time and cost while preserving safety codes.
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