The Maximizing American Grid Affordability Solar Act, also known as the (MAGA) Solar Act focuses on solar energy production. House Bill 4590 is authored by Republican State Representatives Angela Rigas from Caledonia and Gregg Markkanen from Hancock.
It does away with the state’s green energy mandates and requires local zoning approval for solar projects. There would also be a statewide cap on the number of those projects. Representatives Rigas and Harkkanen say that prevents solar overbuild ensuring power grid stability.
In a news release from the House Republican Caucus highlights “key provisions like a minimum 10% savings requirement for ratepayers, a ban on clear-cutting state forestland, and a focus on rooftop and agrivoltaics deployment.”
It also prohibits implementation of solar panels produced in hostile nations including China, Iran and North Korea.
The bill now heads to the House Energy Committee for consideration.