Community Solar Consumer Choice Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +9
- Latest action
- Jun 26, 2025
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What it does
The Community Solar Consumer Choice Act of 2025 would require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program within one year of enactment to increase access to community solar programs for individuals, businesses, nonprofits, and state, local, and Tribal governments, with a focus on low- and moderate-income populations lacking onsite solar access. The bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to define and standardize community solar programs, requiring non-Tribal electric utilities to offer equitable and demonstrable access to all ratepayers, including low-income customers, and mandates that state regulatory authorities and nonregulated utilities begin consideration of…
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What moved
Who is involved
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]Lead sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]Co-sponsor
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
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