More small-scale solar projects could sprout under Statehouse proposal

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 765

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Companion bills that would encourage small-scale solar energy generation across Iowa by establishing a community solar program advanced Thursday from subcommittees in the Iowa House and Senate.

The bills would allow small solar fields, built in brownfield sites on top of commercial warehouses or in underutilized crop or pastureland, to connect to the grid and to be purchased by the surrounding community.

House Study Bill 629 and Senate Study Bill 3092 …

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