An Act to exempt solar installations on federal military lands from renewable energy production caps
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 6/25/2026 | Senate | Accompanied H5175↗ |
| 12/11/2025 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 9/30/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | House | House concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J37 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| S30 | Accompanied | — |
of chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:- (h) Notwithstanding any special or general law or regulation to the contrary, an electric distribution company may construct, own and operate solar energy generation facilities or energy storage facilities on federal military lands if the costs of such facilities are not funded by or recovered from the electric distribution company’s ratepayers. Such projects shall not be required to receive approval from the department. Federal military installations within the commonwealth shall not be subject to renewable energy production caps or net metering limitations for each individual installation.
Section 1A of chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:- (h) Notwithstanding any special or general law or regulation to the contrary, an electric distribution company may construct, own and operate solar energy generation facilities or energy storage facilities on federal military lands if the costs of such facilities are not funded by or recovered from the electric distribution company’s ratepayers. Such projects shall not be required to receive approval from the department. Federal military installations within the commonwealth shall not be subject to renewable energy production caps or net metering limitations for each individual installation.