Community Solar “Discounts” Could Raise Electric Bills

May 12, 2026

Community solar is having a moment in state legislatures across the country, but there is reason to worry that it could make electricity affordability problems worse. In Virginia, lawmakers just expanded shared solar by hundreds of megawatts. Pennsylvania lawmakers have been debating community-solar legislation. Iowa lawmakers considered a similar bill this year.

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