1.This Act may be cited as the
10 Million Solar Roofs Act of
2010
.
2.In this Act:
(1)The term eligible participant
means—
(A)an owner of a home;
(B)a business entity;
(C)a local educational agency; and
(D)any other individual or entity that the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(2)Installed nameplate capacityThe term installed nameplate
capacity means the maximum output of a solar electric system under
specific conditions designated by the manufacturer of the solar electric
system.
(3)The term local educational
agency has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(4)The term Secretary means the
Secretary of Energy.
(5)The term solar energy system
means rooftop or ground-mounted solar equipment—
(A)that is used to generate electricity or
heat water; and
(B)with an installed nameplate capacity not
exceeding 1 megawatt or the thermal equivalent of 1 megawatt.
3.Rebates, loans, and other incentives for
purchase and installation of solar energy systems
(a)As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program under which the
Secretary shall provide funds to States to provide rebates, loans, or other
incentives to eligible participants for the purchase and installation of solar
energy systems for properties located in the United States.
(b)For each of fiscal years 2012 through 2020,
the Secretary shall provide funds to States in accordance with the allocation
formula used to allocate funds to States to carry out State energy conservation
plans under part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6321 et seq.).
(c)States not receiving funds
(1)Any State that does
not elect to receive funds provided under this section shall submit to the
Secretary written notification of the decision of the State not to receive the
funds.
(2)Upon the receipt of written notification by
a State under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall redistribute the funds that
the State would have received to each other State that elects to receive funds
provided under this section in accordance with the allocation formula described
in subsection (b).
(d)
(1)Subject to subsection (e), each State may
use funds received under this section to expand an existing, or establish and
fund a new—
(A)State solar rebate program;
(B)solar loan program;
(C)solar performance-based incentive program;
or
(D)solar incentive program or innovative solar
financing program not described in subparagraphs (A) through (C), as determined
by the Secretary.
(2)For each fiscal year during which a State
uses funds provided under this section for a use described in paragraph (1),
the State shall—
(A)certify to the Secretary that the funds
will be used—
(i)to supplement, expand, or create new
programs (and will not supplant existing programs as to maximize program
participation); and
(ii)to deploy an increased quantity of solar
energy systems; and
(B)submit to the Secretary an annual
implementation plan that contains—
(i)projections for solar energy systems
deployment;
(ii)data regarding the number of eligible
participants that are assisted under existing applicable State programs;
and
(iii)projections for—
(I)additional solar energy system deployment;
and
(II)the number of additional eligible
participants for the fiscal year following the fiscal year covered by the
annual implementation plan.
(e)With respect to each State that receives
funds under this section, the Secretary may specify the type and capacity of
the solar energy system that the State may use.
(f)Each State that receives funds under this
section shall be responsible for an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount of
the provided funds.
(g)Not more than 5 percent of the amounts made
available for each fiscal year under this section may be used to pay the
administrative expenses of the Department of Energy that the Secretary
determines to be necessary to carry out this Act (including expenses arising
from monitoring and evaluation).
(h)Relationship to other lawAn eligible participant that receives a
rebate under this section shall not be eligible for a rebate under section
206(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15853).
(i)Coordination; consultationTo the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Governor of
each State that receives funds under this section to ensure that each program
carried out by each State through the use of the funds is coordinated with each
other applicable incentive or financing program of the Federal Government or
any other State.
(j)It is the aspiration and goal of the United
States, through this Act or any appropriate incentive or research and
development program, to install distributed solar energy systems on not less
than 10,000,000 properties located in the United States by January 1,
2020.
(k)Report regarding additional
recommendationsNot later
than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that
contains additional recommendations that the Secretary determines to be
necessary to achieve the goal described in subsection (j), including any
modification to the program established under subsection (a).
(l)Authorization of
appropriationsThere are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this
section—
(1)for fiscal year 2012, $250,000,000;
and
(2)for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2020,
such sums as are necessary.
1.This Act may be cited as the
10 Million Solar Roofs Act of
2010
.
2.In this Act:
(1)The term eligible participant
means—
(A)an owner of a
home;
(B)a business entity;
(C)a local educational
agency; and
(D)any other individual or
entity that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(2)The term Indian tribe has the meaning given
the term in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
450b).
(3)Installed nameplate
capacityThe term installed nameplate capacity means
the maximum output of a solar electric system under specific conditions
designated by the manufacturer of the solar electric system.
(4)The term local educational agency has the
meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(5)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
(6)The term solar energy system means rooftop or
ground-mounted solar equipment—
(A)that is used to generate
electricity or heat water; and
(B)with an installed
nameplate capacity not exceeding 1 megawatt or the thermal equivalent of 1
megawatt.
3.Rebates, loans, and
other incentives for purchase and installation of solar energy systems
(a)As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary
shall provide competitive grants to States, Indian tribes, and local
governments to provide rebates, loans, or other incentives to eligible
participants for the purchase and installation of solar energy systems for
properties located in the United States.
(b)
(1)
(A)For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide
competitive grants to States, Indian tribes, and local governments to be used
in accordance with this section.
(B)The
Secretary shall adopt and implement criteria for awarding competitive grants
under subparagraph (A) to States, Indian tribes, and local governments that
would—
(i)provide the maximum
leverage of Federal funds;
(ii)provide for the maximum
deployment of solar energy;
(iii)ensure that grants are
awarded to a diversity of geographic locations and recipients with different
population sizes;
(iv)provide not less than 2
percent of the funds available to Indian tribes and consortia of Indian tribes;
and
(v)provide a preference for
grant recipients that have established and maintained, or agree to commit to
establish and maintain, standards and policies to overcome barriers to
distributed generation (including interconnection and net metering) in a manner
consistent with the legal authorities of the grant recipient.
(2)Subject to subsection (c), competitive grants provided
under this section may be used to expand an existing, or establish and fund a
new—
(A)solar rebate
program;
(B)solar loan
program;
(C)solar performance-based
incentive program; or
(D)solar incentive program,
solar deployment program or project, or innovative solar financing program not
described in subparagraphs (A) through (C), as determined by the
Secretary.
(3)For each fiscal year during which a grant recipient
uses funds provided under this section, the grant recipient shall—
(A)certify to the Secretary
that the funds will be used—
(i)to supplement, expand, or
create new programs or projects and will not supplant existing programs as to
maximize program participation; and
(ii)to deploy an increased
quantity of solar energy systems; and
(B)submit to the Secretary
an implementation plan that contains—
(i)projections for solar
energy systems deployment;
(ii)data regarding the
number of eligible participants that are assisted under existing applicable
State and local programs; and
(iii)projections for—
(I)additional solar energy
system deployment; and
(II)the number of additional
eligible participants who will be covered by the annual implementation
plan.
(c)With respect to grant awards in any fiscal year under this
section, the Secretary may specify the type and capacity of the solar energy
system and type of deployment or incentive program for which the grant funds
are made available.
(d)Each eligible entity that receives funds under this section
shall be responsible for an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount of the
provided funds.
(e)
(1)Not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available for
each fiscal year under this section may be used to pay the administrative
expenses of the Department of Energy that the Secretary determines to be
necessary to carry out this Act (including expenses arising from monitoring and
evaluation).
(2)Eligible entities;
other grant recipients Grant recipients may use amounts made
available for each fiscal year under this section to pay for administrative
expenses in accordance with section 545(b)(3)(A) of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17155(b)(3)(A)).
(f)Relationship to other
lawAn eligible participant that receives a rebate under this
section shall not be eligible for a rebate under section 206(c) of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15853).
(g)Coordination;
consultationTo the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary
shall consult with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Chief Executive of
each grant recipient that receives funds under this section to ensure that each
program carried out by each grant recipient through the use of the funds is
coordinated with each other applicable incentive or financing program of the
Federal Government or any other applicable program.
(h)
(1)With respect to each rebate, grant, and tax credit
provided to an eligible participant under this section, the aggregate value of
the grants, rebates, and tax credits may not exceed 50 percent of the cost to
the purchaser of the purchase and installation of the solar energy
system.
(2)Nothing
in this subsection affects any solar loan or financing program under this
section or any other law (including regulations).
(i)It
is the goal of the United States, through this Act and any appropriate
incentive or research and development program, to install distributed solar
energy systems on not less than 10,000,000 properties located in the United
States by December 31, 2021.
(j)Report regarding
additional recommendationsNot later than 270 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives a report that contains additional recommendations
that the Secretary determines to be necessary to achieve the goal described in
subsection (i), including any modification to the program established under
subsection (a).
(k)Authorization of
appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section—
(1)for fiscal year 2012,
$250,000,000; and
(2)for each of fiscal years
2013 through 2021, such sums as are necessary.
Amend the title so as to read:
A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to provide competitive grants
to States, Indian tribes, and local governments for rebates, loans, and other
incentives to eligible individuals or entities for the purchase and
installation of solar energy systems for properties located in the United
States, and for other purposes.
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September 27, 2010
Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the
title