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Senator Alres wins committee approval for one-year moratorium on new large-scale solar projects outside TVA territory; Energy Alabama warns of broad economic 'k
Summary
Senators passed SB 354 as amended to impose a one‑year moratorium on new large-scale solar facilities (excluding TVA service areas) to study reclamation, bonding and public‑notice procedures; John Dodd of Energy Alabama told the committee the bill would function as a de facto industrywide shutdown and urged targeted process reforms instead.
A Senate committee on Transportation and Energy voted to pass SB 354, a bill proposing a one‑year moratorium on construction of new large‑scale solar facilities (excluding projects in Tennessee Valley Authority service territory), after a public hearing in which an energy‑industry witness urged the panel to pursue process reforms rather than a broad pause.
Senator Alres told the committee the moratorium is intended to buy time for the legislature and agencies to study reclamation requirements, bonding, ecological protections and public notice…
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