Regulatory TREND. Rules to Incentivize Solar on Landfills or Brownfields

Where: Vermont

The regulatory rules:

  • allow a premium rate by building smaller projects sited on landfills, sandpits and other less desirable properties
  • the goal: move projects away from agricultural lands

Do Vermont regulators want to look at expanding this to cover other factors? Yes, to include tree clearing and grid congestion

Energy News | Vermont rules spur solar development on landfills, brownfields