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2020 SESSION
SB 710 Distributed solar & other renewable energy; sales of electricity under third-party agreements.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Distributed renewable energy. Promotes the establishment of distributed renewable solar and other renewable energy. The measure (i) requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program that allows multifamily customers of investor-owned utilities, other than American Electric Power, to purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility; (ii) raises the cap on the total amount of renewable energy that can be net metered in a utility's service territory from one percent to six percent, five percent of which is available to all customers and one percent of which is available only to low-income utility customers; (iii) raises the cap for net-metered nonresidential generation facilities from one megawatt to three megawatts; (iv) allows certain localities to install solar or wind facilities of up to five megawatts on government-owned property and use the electricity for government-owned buildings; (v) increases the cap on the capacity of generation from facilities from the customer's expected annual energy consumption to 150 percent of such amount for customers in Dominion Energy Virginia's service territory; (vi) prohibits standby charges for any residential customer-generator or agricultural customer-generator of an investor-owned utility other than Dominion Energy Virginia; and (vii) increases the cap on third party power purchase agreements to 500 megawatts for jurisdictional customers and 500 megawatts for nonjurisdictional customers of Dominion Energy Virginia and to 40 megawatts for customers of American Electric Power. The measure also amends the Commonwealth Energy Policy to include provisions supporting distributed generation of renewable energy. This bill is identical to HB 572, HB 1184, and HB 1647.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104871D pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/20 Senate: Floor substitute printed 20107969D-S1 (McClellan) pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/20 Senate: Floor substitute printed 20108117D-S2 (McClellan) pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20109142D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference substitute printed 20109867D-S3 pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB710ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1187) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104871D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/23/20 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Energy
- 02/03/20 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/20 Senate: Floor substitute printed 20107969D-S1 (McClellan)
- 02/07/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/20 Senate: Substitute by Senator McClellan agreed to 20107969D-S1
- 02/07/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB710S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/11/20 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Substitute by Senator McClellan reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Substitute by Senator McCLellan rejected 20107969D-S1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/11/20 Senate: Floor substitute printed 20108117D-S2 (McClellan)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Substitute by Senator McClellan agreed to 20108117D-S2
- 02/11/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB710S2
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/20 House: Read first time
- 02/14/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/25/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 7-N)
- 02/25/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20109142D-H1
- 02/27/20 House: Read second time
- 02/28/20 House: Read third time
- 02/28/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20109142D-H1
- 02/28/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB710H1
- 02/28/20 House: Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 1-A)
- 02/28/20 House: VOTE: Passage (64-Y 34-N 1-A)
- 03/02/20 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
- 03/03/20 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/03/20 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/04/20 Senate: Senate acceded to request (26-Y 14-N)
- 03/04/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/20 Senate: Senators: McClellan, Spruill, Vogel
- 03/05/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/20 House: Delegates: Keam, Lopez, Runion
- 03/07/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference substitute printed 20109867D-S3
- 03/08/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 32-N 1-A)
- 03/08/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (61-Y 32-N 1-A)
- 03/08/20 House: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
- 03/08/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 31-N 1-A)
- 03/08/20 House: VOTE: Adoption #2 (60-Y 31-N 1-A)
- 03/08/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB710ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1187 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1187)