STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 3183

with Senate Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Senator Scutari)

ADOPTED: MARCH 23, 2026

      These floor amendments:

      (1) revise the provisions of the bill authorizing the co-location of certain solar projects;

      (2) authorize certain solar facilities that are located on commercial or industrial rooftops to be eligible for registration in the community solar program until December 31, 2028;

      (3) provide that electric utilities are required to respond to, but not necessarily accept, certain interconnection applications under the bill;

      (4) clarify the provisions of the bill concerning electric lines that are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);

      (5) add provisions clarifying that solar program applicants, solar developers, or solar owners, are required to pay the interconnection expenses for certain interconnections covered under the bill;

      (6) provide that certain renewable energy facilities located within commercial districts would be considered a permitted use pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2009, c.35 (C.40:55D-66.11);

      (7) include the rooftops of industrial buildings among the locations that are explicitly deemed suitable for remote net metering solar projects under section 6 of P.L.2018, c.17 (C.48:3-87.12); and

      (8) revise the bill's synopsis.