Washington, Jan. 20 -- Congressman Juan Ciscomani issued the following press release:
U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani is part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who want to make it easier for homeowners to get residential solar project permits.
Representatives Susie Lee (NV-03), Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Mike Lawler (NY-17) have introduced the Streamlining Home Installation of New Energies (SHINE) Act, which would make local permitting for residential solar and other home energy systems better, cheaper, and faster.
The legislation directs the Department of Energy to support state, local, and Tribal governments in automating and expediting their permitting and inspection process for qualifying distributed energy s...