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PA HB504
Bill
Status
5/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Peter Schweyer
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AI Summary
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Authorizes community energy facilities (solar up to 5,000 kW or 20,000 kW for brownfield/rooftop sites, and renewable natural gas devices) that allow Pennsylvania electric customers to subscribe and receive bill credits for generated electricity without needing on-site installations
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Requires at least 50% of facility capacity be subscribed by small subscribers (25 kW or less) or agricultural operations, with no single subscriber exceeding 50% of capacity except for master-metered buildings or farms with at least three subscribers
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Mandates guaranteed savings for subscribers by requiring subscription costs be lower than bill credit value, prohibits up-front fees and credit checks, and bars termination fees
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Requires electric distribution companies to enter net crediting agreements, apply monthly bill credits, purchase unsubscribed energy at wholesale rates, and provide monthly reports to community energy organizations
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Imposes Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act requirements on construction of community energy facilities, with violations resulting in fines of 10% of bill credit value multiplied by estimated 25-year production
Legislative Description
Providing for community energy facilities; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, electric distribution companies and subscriber organizations; and providing for prevailing wage and labor requirements.
Last Action
Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
5/22/2025