Community Solar Consumer Choice Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4162 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4162 To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to increase participation in community solar programs and the receipt of associated benefits, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2025 Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Tonko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to increase participation in community solar programs and the receipt of associated benefits, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Community Solar Consumer Choice Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. COMMUNITY SOLAR CONSUMER CHOICE PROGRAM; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY SOLAR. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Community solar facility; community solar program; subscriber.--The terms ``community solar facility'', ``community solar program'', and ``subscriber'' have the meanings given those terms in paragraph (22)(A) of section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)). (2) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory'' has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Ac