SF 2127: Relating to commercially owned solar panel field installation on agricultural land

What it does

This bill relates to commercially owned solar panel field installation on agricultural land. The bill defines “agricultural land” to mean land that is suitable for farming. The bill defines “corn suitability rating” (CSR) to mean Iowa state university extension and outreach’s corn suitability rating index which determines the potential for row-crop productivity for a parcel of land. The bill defines “commercially owned solar panel” or “solar panel field” to include corporately owned devices or structural features that collect and convert solar radiation into other energy.

Senate subcommittee · named January 27, 2022

• Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Kevin Kinney (D)

Lobbying · 1 for, 24 against

For: Iowa Cattlemen's Association

Against: Alliant Energy Corporation; American Clean Power Association; Center for Rural Affairs; Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO); County Planning and Zoning Officials of Iowa; IBEW Iowa State Conference; Iowa Alliance For Retired Americans; Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities; Iowa Business for Clean Energy; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Conservative Energy Forum; and 12 more

In plain words

1. January 26, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Agriculture committee
2. January 27, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Zumbach, Driscoll and Kinney
3. February 2, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. February 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2321