H-8171

   Amend House File 2672 as follows:
   1.  Page 8, after line 31 by inserting: 
   <6.  a.  (1)  The total statewide capacity of the community solar program established under this section shall be no greater than two hundred fifty megawatts of alternating current nameplate capacity.
   (2)  On or before January 1, 2030, the commission shall prepare and submit a report to the general assembly evaluating the costs and benefits of the community solar program for the purpose of assisting the general assembly in determining whether additional capacity is in the public interest. This subparagraph is repealed July 1, 2030.
   b.  No more than one-tenth of one percent of the total acres within a county shall be authorized for utilization by community solar facilities. This paragraph shall not apply to a community solar facility located on a brownfield site.>

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LUNDGREN of Dubuque