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Panel adopts sunset date for solar interconnection incentive tied to application date
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Summary
Lawmakers amended a solar-related bill so its incentive expires based on the date a project submits an interconnection application — the amendment sets the cutoff as Dec. 31, 2031 — and the committee approved the bill as amended on consent.
The committee adopted an amendment to S.B. 538 that establishes a sunset by tying eligibility to the date an interconnection application is submitted, and then approved the bill as amended on consent.
A sponsor explained the amendment replaces a five-year time window with a fixed date, noting the amended language specifies "any eligible customer generator that has submitted an interconnection application to the distribution utility on or before 12/31/2031." The sponsor said this approach uses the interconnection application date as a predictable trigger for eligibility rather than an ambiguous start date.
Members agreed the change would give developers and utilities clearer expectations about eligibility: "So, rather than saying 5 years, we're just putting a date in that," one member said. After discussion the committee voted in favor of passing S.B. 538 as amended and approved it on consent.
The amendment is intended to give certainty to developers who are in early stages of project engineering and economics so they know whether a proposed project will qualify for the incentive based on the application filing date.
