AN ACT relating to solar merchant electric generating facilities.

Amend KRS 278.704 to prohibit the Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting from granting a setback deviation for an application for a solar merchant electric generating facility made after January 1, 2026, that would allow the facility to be located within 350 feet of an adjoining property owner unless consented to in writing and approved by the legislative body of the local government where the adjoining property is located; establish requirements for…

Introduced: February 19, 2025

Last action: March 12, 2025

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This bill sets new rules for large solar energy facilities in Kentucky. For applications filed after January 1, 2026, a solar facility generally could not be built within 350 feet of a neighboring property without that neighbor's written consent and approval from the local government. The bill also requires solar facility operators to report what federal and state financial incentives they used, with the state compiling those reports annually for the legislature. Who it may affect: property owners near proposed solar facilities, local governments, solar energy developers, and state energy regulators.

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