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PA HB1080

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mandy Steele

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires solar energy facility owners to decommission facilities within 18 months after ceasing electricity production, including removing equipment, structures, and foundations to at least 3 feet below grade and restoring land to pre-construction condition

  • Mandates financial assurance (escrow, letter of credit, or bond) filed with county recorder of deeds, starting at 10% of estimated decommissioning costs before construction and increasing to 100% by the 25th anniversary, with amounts recalculated every 5 years by a third-party professional engineer

  • Exempts solar facilities with nameplate capacity of 2 megawatts AC or less, customer-generators under the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, and agricultural operations with on-site solar facilities

  • Requires facility owners to attest compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and other federal laws restricting goods produced with forced labor

  • Preempts local ordinances and regulations that materially impede the chapter's requirements, establishing uniform statewide standards for solar facility decommissioning

Legislative Description

In environmental protection, providing for decommissioning of solar energy facilities.

Last Action

Referred to Energy

4/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Energy4/1/2025

Full Bill Text

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