The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) proposes to adopt 15A NCAC 01V .0101 - .0107 “Decommissioning and Financial Assurance Requirements for Utility-Scale Solar Projects.” This proposed rulemaking action is in response to the requirement for DEQ to adopt rules in G. S. 130A-309.24(j) and S.L. 2023-58, s. 2.(c). The rules provide additional detail, clarification, and consistency for the decommissioning and financial assurance requirements for utility-scale solar projects in G.S. 130A-309.240, and establishes the registration fee structure and amounts, registration and document submittal and approval procedures, and more detailed financial assurance mechanism requirements and wording.
Attachments:
15A NCAC 01V Public Notice and Proposed Rules
OSBM Approved Fiscal and Regulatory Impact Analysis
Public Hearing: Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 5:00 pm at the DEQ Green Square Office Building, 1st Floor Training Room (#1210), 217 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27603; and virtually using Cisco WebEx Digital Hearing Link: https://ncgov.webex.com/ncgov/j.php?MTID=md6291d0db458c6b9b3dc3cc72e9496ce
WebEx Event Password: NCDEQ
Public Comment Period: October 15, 2024 – December 16, 2024
More information regarding the public hearing, how to register to speak during the public hearing (including the deadline to register), and how to submit comments can be found in the attached document: 15A NCAC 01V Public Notice and Proposed Rules