,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjag ,mr4  
,b5net 7= himself & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to e/abli% 
a program to increase p>ticipation 9    
community sol> & ! receipt ( associat$  
b5efits1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,community ,sol> ,consum] ,*oice ,act ( 
#bjag4  #b4 ,community sol>  7a7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,community sol> ,! t]m community sol>   
means a sol> p[] plant1 ?r\gh :i* !     
b5efits ( ! electricity produc$ is %>$  
by two or m electricity cu/om]s4  7#b7  
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7#c7 ,subscrib] ,! 
t]m subscrib] means an electricity      
cu/om] :o receives direct economic      
b5efits associat$ ) ! proportional      
output ( ! community sol> facility ( !  

cu/om]4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,community   
,sol> ,consum] ,*oice ,program  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
e/abli% a program to exp& community sol>
 options to--  7,a7 individuals1        
p>ticul>ly individuals t d n h regul>   
access to onsite sol>1 includ+ l[- &    
mod]ate-income individuals2  7,b7       
bus9esses2  7,c7 nonpr(it organizations2
 &  7,d7 ,/ates & local & tribal        
gov]nm5ts4  7#b7 ,alignm5t ) exi/+      
,f$]al programs ,! ,secret>y %all align 
! program "u p>agraph 7#a7 ) exi/+      
,f$]al programs t s]ve l[-income        
communities4  7#c7 ,assi/ance to ,/ate &
 local gov]nm5ts ,9 c>ry+ out ! program 
"u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all--    
7,a7 provide te*nical assi/ance to      
,/ates & local & tribal gov]nm5ts =     
projects to increase community sol>2    
7,b7 assi/ ,/ates & local & tribal      
gov]nm5ts 9 ! developm5t ( new &        
innovative f9ancial & bus9ess models t  
lev]age competition 9 ! m>ketplace 9    

ord] to s]ve community sol> subscrib]s2 
&  7,c7 use ,national ,laboratories 7z  
def9$ 9 section #b ( ! ,en]gy ,policy   
,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja77 to 
collect & dissem9ate data t assi/s      
private entities 9 ! f9anc+ (1          
subscription to1 & op]ation ( community 
sol> projects4  7c7 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t    
p>ticipation 9 community sol> ,! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t is enc\rag$ to p>ticipate 9   
community sol> projects1 includ+ by     
subscrib+ to community sol> facilities4