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Bill would require large parking lots to install solar panels

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 23 December 2022. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Plural.

Official title: Private member's bill regarding the amendment of Law 7/2021, of 20 May, on climate change and energy transition.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000284· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would add a new article to the climate change law so that outdoor parking lots with more than 50 vehicles cover at least 50% of their surface with solar panels.
  2. The proposed deadlines depend on size: parking lots with 50 to 400 spaces would have until 2027, and those with more than 400 spaces until 2025.
  3. The energy generated should mainly be used for self-consumption by nearby buildings, but it could be transferred or leased to third parties, giving priority to energy communities or local entities.
  4. The zoning authority could exclude some parking lots for technical, structural, heritage or landscape reasons.

Who it affects

  • Owners of outdoor parking lots, public or private, with more than 50 spaces, who would have to install solar panels.: obligation
  • Energy communities, energy service companies and local entities, which could use the installations if the owner cannot.: benefit
  • City councils and zoning authorities, which could exclude parking lots with a reasoned report.: new power

Words worth knowing

Autoconsumo (self-consumption)
Using the energy you generate yourself instead of buying it from the grid.
Comunidad energética (energy community)
A group of people or entities that produce and share renewable energy among themselves.
Informe motivado (reasoned report)
An official document explaining the reasons behind a decision.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced23 December 2022Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted24 January 2023The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2022Mar 202311. 23 December 2022: Presentación22. 24 January 2023: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 24/01/2023 hasta 27/01/202333. 24 January 2023: Calificación44. 27 January 2023: Gobierno Contestación desde 27/01/2023 hasta 08/03/202355. 8 March 2023: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 08/03/2023 hasta 30/05/202366. 30 May 2023: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 30/05/2023 hasta 16/06/2023

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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