Providing for community solar facilities; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, electric distribution companies and subscriber organizations; and providing for prevailing wage and labor requirements and for ratepayer protections.

Also relevant to:Union member / worker

Where it is in the process

Plain-English Summary

An Act providing for community solar facilities; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, electric distribution companies and subscriber organizations; and providing for prevailing wage and labor requirements and for ratepayer protections.

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 7, 2025

Who it affects

Low-income / working-class

Provides ratepayer protections, which may include benefits for low-income individuals.

W-2 worker (non-union)

Imposes prevailing wage and labor requirements on community solar facility projects.

Union member / worker

Imposes prevailing wage and labor requirements, which may benefit unionized workers.

AI-extracted

Who This AffectsAI analysis

Low-income / working-classdirectModerate impactMedium certainty
Provides ratepayer protections, which may include benefits for low-income individuals.
“and for ratepayer protections.”· ratepayer protections
W-2 worker (non-union)directModerate impactHigh certainty
Imposes prevailing wage and labor requirements on community solar facility projects.
“providing for prevailing wage and labor requirements”· prevailing wage and labor requirements
Union member / workerdirectModerate impactMedium certainty
Imposes prevailing wage and labor requirements, which may benefit unionized workers.
“providing for prevailing wage and labor requirements”· prevailing wage and labor requirements

What the Bill Does

Establishes rules for community solar facilities.
Assigns duties to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, electric distribution companies, and subscriber organizations.
Includes prevailing wage and labor requirements.

Votes

Sponsorship · 42 Sponsors

Democrat42Republican0Independent0Other0

D · PrimePeter Schweyer
D · CoRobert Matzie
D · CoArvind Venkat
D · CoLiz Hanbidge
D · CoTarik Khan
D · CoTimothy Brennan
D · CoChristopher Pielli
D · CoJoseph Ciresi
D · CoGregory Vitali
D · CoEd Neilson
D · CoJoseph Hohenstein
D · CoJose Giral
D · CoBen Sanchez
D · CoMary Isaacson
D · CoJeanne McNeill
D · CoJames Haddock
D · CoTarah Probst
D · CoDanilo Burgos
D · CoPerry Warren
D · CoMelissa Shusterman
D · CoBenjamin Waxman
D · CoRobert Freeman
D · CoKyle Donahue
D · CoCarol Hill-Evans
D · CoDan Frankel
D · CoDanielle Otten
D · CoJoseph Webster
D · CoDaniel Deasy
D · CoMelissa Cerrato
D · CoKristine Howard
D · CoPaul Friel
D · CoRoni Green
D · CoRick Krajewski
D · CoAbigail Salisbury
D · CoNathan Davidson
D · CoMandy Steele
D · CoMaureen Madden
D · CoIsmail Smith-Wade-El
D · CoDan Williams
D · CoSteven Malagari
D · CoLisa Borowski
D · CoJohn Inglis

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