Solar Facility Rulemaking | Department of Energy and Natural Resources

DENR is proposing the adoption of LAC 43:I.5101-5121. The proposed rule requires a permit to construct and operate certain solar power generation facilities and establishes regulations governing the decommissioning and required financial security of such facilities. The proposed rule will be published as a Notice of Intent in the State Register on August 20, 2025. DENR anticipates the proposed effective date for these rules will be on or after November 20, 2025.

Inquiries on this proposed rule may be directed to:

Elizabeth Ferrier

Attorney, Office of Mineral Resources

Department of Energy and Natural Resources

617 North Third Street, 8th Floor

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Or via email at dnrsolarreg@la.gov.

A public hearing will be held on Friday, September 26, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in the Griffon Room, located on the first floor of the LaSalle Building, 617 North Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Interested persons may provide public testimony during the hearing and can submit written comments to Elizabeth Ferrier by mail (address provided above) or by email at dnrsolarreg@la.gov. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact DENR’s ADA Coordinator, Maranda Rispone, at (225) 342-9088 or by email at Maranda.Rispone@la.gov within 10 working days of the hearing if you need assistance or accommodation.

For a previous version of these rules, please see the Notice of Intent published Dec. 20, 2024 or Volume 50, No. 12 of the Louisiana Register.

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