,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bija  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah1
 #bjad,mr4 ,sanders 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,merkley1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,harkin1   
,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mr4 ,menendez7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase the 
quantity of solar photovoltaic          
electricity by providing rebates for the
 purchase and installation of an        
additional #aj1jjj1jjj photovoltaic     
systems by #bjbd1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the #aj ,million ,solar 
,roofs ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,findings    
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 there is    
enormous potential for increasing the   
quantity of electricity produced in the 
,united ,states from distributed solar  
photovoltaic systems2  7#b7 as the      
market for solar technology continues to
 grow1 the industry will achieve        

economies of scale that make the cost of
 solar-generated electricity broadly    
competitive with the cost of electricity
 from fossil fuels2  7#c7 producing     
electricity from distributed solar      
photovoltaic systems helps to reduce    
greenhouse gas emissions and does not   
result in emissions of harmful air      
pollutants such as mercury1 sulfur      
dioxide1 and nitrogen oxides2  7#d7     
increasing the quantity of electricity  
generated from domestic renewable energy
 sources enhances national energy       
security2  7#e7 investments in solar    
energy and other renewable energy       
sources lead to the creation of green   
jobs that provide substantial economic  
benefits2  7#f7 the ,united ,states     
solar industry employed more than       
#adj1jjj people spread across all #ej   
,states in #bjac1 which is a #ec percent
 increase over #bjaj1 according to the  
,solar ,foundation2 and  7#g7 the solar 
industry is investing almost            
#ae1jjj1jjj1jjj in the ,united ,states  

economy annually1 according to ,,gtm    
,research and the ,solar ,energy        
,industries ,association4  #c4          
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,photovoltaic system ,the term          
photovoltaic system includes-- 7,a7     
solar panels2  7,b7 roof support        
structures2  7,c7 inverters2  7,d7 an   
energy storage system1 if the energy    
storage system is integrated with the   
photovoltaic system2 and  7,e7 any other
 hardware necessary for the installation
 of a photovoltaic system4  7#b7        
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,energy4  #d4 ,rebates
 for purchase and installation of       
photovoltaic systems  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary shall establish a       
program under which the ,secretary shall
 provide rebates to eligible individuals
 or entities for the purchase and       
installation of photovoltaic systems for
 residential and commercial properties  
in order to install1 over the #aj-year  
period beginning on the date of         

enactment of this ,act1 at least an     
additional #aj1jjj1jjj photovoltaic     
systems in the ,united ,states 7as      
compared to the number of photovoltaic  
systems installed in the ,united ,states
 as of the date of enactment of this    
,act7 with a cumulative capacity of at  
least #fj1jjj megawatts4  7b7           
,eligibility  7#a7 ,in general ,to be   
eligible for a rebate under this        
section-- 7,a7 the recipient of the     
rebate shall be a homeowner1 business1  
nonprofit entity1 or ,state or local    
government that purchased and installed 
a photovoltaic system for a property    
located in the ,united ,states2 and     
7,b7 the recipient of the rebate shall  
meet such other eligibility criteria as 
are determined to be appropriate by the 
,secretary4  7#b7 ,other entities ,after
 public review and comment1 the         
,secretary may identify other           
individuals or entities located in the  
,united ,states that qualify for a      
rebate under this section4  7c7 ,amount 

,subject to subsection 7d77#b71 the     
amount of a rebate provided to an       
eligible individual or entity for the   
purchase and installation of a          
photovoltaic system for a property under
 this section shall be equal to the     
lesser of-- 7#a7 #ae percent of the     
initial capital costs for purchasing and
 installing the photovoltaic system1    
including costs for hardware1 permitting
 and other soft costs1 and installation2
 or  7#b7 #aj1jjj4  7d7 ,intermediate   
report ,as soon as practicable after the
 end of the #e-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall submit to the          
appropriate committees of ,congress1 and
 publish on the website of the          
,department of ,energy1 a report that   
describes-- 7#a7 the number of          
photovoltaic systems for residential and
 commercial properties purchased and    
installed with rebates provided under   
this section2 and  7#b7 any steps the   
,secretary will take to ensure that the 

goal of the installation of an          
additional #aj1jjj1jjj photovoltaic     
systems in the ,united ,states is       
achieved by #bjbd4  7e7 ,relationship to
 other law ,the authority provided under
 this section shall be in addition to   
any other authority under which credits 
or other types of financial assistance  
are provided for installation of a      
photovoltaic system for a property4  #e4
 ,authorization of appropriations ,there
 are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as are necessary to carry out this 
,act4