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IL SB2958
Bill
Status
1/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
David Koehler
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AI Summary
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Establishes a legal definition of "agrivoltaic system" as ground-mounted solar panels intentionally designed with agricultural producers or agrivoltaics experts to achieve simultaneous solar energy and agricultural production
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Requires agricultural production to occur on land beneath or between rows of solar panels, beginning as soon as agronomically feasible after commercial operation and continuing until decommissioning
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Includes marketable agricultural products as defined in the Use Tax Act, plus apiaries when paired with another qualifying agricultural product
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Explicitly excludes systems that use pollinator habitat as the sole dual use from qualifying as agrivoltaic systems
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Amends both the Illinois Power Agency Act and the Public Utilities Act to add this new definition
Legislative Description
AGRIVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
Last Action
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
3/13/2026