(a) The office, in coordination with the department, shall prepare a list of locations that meet the following criteria: (1) Is a current or former contaminated site as determined by the department; (2) Is property or a facility owned and/or managed by the state; (3) Is a rooftop of a public, municipal, or state-owned building; (4) Is state property adjacent to a highway or major road; or (5) Is owned by the electric distribution company and subject to the environmental response fund. (b) The list shall exclude properties where the owner has begun the process of permitting or developing a renewable energy generation project or any other development. (c) The list shall: (1) Include a reasonable estimate of the renewable energy production capacity of the locations; (2) Identify the current owner of the property and provide their contact information, if available; (3) Include a reasonable estimate of any utility interconnection costs that would be required to connect the project to the existing electricity transmission and distribution system; provided that: (i) Any available impact study shall be conclusive evidence of estimated costs; uld be required to connect the project to the existing electricity transmission and distribution system; provided that: (i) Any available impact study shall be conclusive evidence of estimated costs; (ii) Any variables that the office or department relied upon in the creation of the estimate shall be included and described; (iii) The electric distribution company shall provide estimated interconnection costs to the office as sites are identified; (iv) The cost of an interconnection study shall not be included in the estimation of interconnection costs; and (4) Prioritize locations based upon surrounding infrastructure that can support the development of distributed generation resources. History of Section.P.L. 2024, ch. 314, § 1, effective June 25, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 315, § 1, effective June 25, 2024.
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