The Georgia House could cast a vote on as early as this week on a bill that would give the Public Service Commission the sweeping power to regulate solar panel installers and set guidelines designed to weed out companies that saddle customers with overpriced equipment and make false claims about how much the solar panels will reduce their energy bills.
The House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications last week unanimously approved House Bill 73 after holding several committee meetings on the proposal to have the state utilities regulators determine which companies are allowed to finance and install solar panels and the ability to pull licenses and fine companies who run afoul of the rules.
There are some criticisms of the bill, though, including it handing over the reins of regulation to a PSC that some clean energy groups criticize deem as not having been supportive enough of solar energy development.
Dallas Republican Rep. Joseph Gullett’s bill would allow the five-member commission to issue “certificates of authority” to solar companies before the start of 2024.
As part of the application process, businesses will have to provide financial disclosures, conduct background checks on employees and contractors who will be going out to homes and businesses and ensure that information about the companies is easily accessible to the public.
Each company would also have to provide to prospective buyers with a detailed outline of the costs of the panels and labor...
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