Legislation We are Watching
By state law, Virginia Gov. Spanberger must act on the HB892 bill and HB590 by April 13, 2026. As reported previously on March 14th the Conference report with substitute…
News Stories: Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)
March 23, 2026
March 18, 2026
Virginia Bills to Watch
HB628 – Renewable energy portfolio standard program; requirements, power purchase agreements. Amends certain renewable energy portfolio standard program…
March 6, 2026
VA Renewable Energy Bill Awaits Gov’s Signature
SB175 was engrossed and passed by the House on March 3, 2026 and on March 5th the House amendment passed and now the bill awaits the Virginia Governor’s signature or…
March 3, 2026
Virginia RPS/REC Bill Update
HB369 – Electric utilities; renewable portfolio standard program, zero-carbon electricity, etc. Summary As Passed By House Revises the conditions under which…
February 27, 2026
More Energy Legislation to Watch
HB921 in Virginia was reported favorably by Senate Commerce and Labor Committee As reported previously, this bill would allow any nonresidential customer with an annual…
February 26, 2026
Energy Legislation to Watch
HB2456 in Arizona if passed would prohibit counties from blocking the development of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) if they are co-located with a large industrial…
February 20, 2026
PUCO RPS Report Sent to the General Assembly for the 2024 Compliance Year
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) issued an entry directing that the 2024 Renewable Portfolio Standard Report be submitted to the Ohio General Assembly…
February 5, 2026
OPC and Pepco File Initial Comments in Biennial Review of Standard Offer Service
The Office of People’s Counsel and Pepco filed initial comments in response to the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia’s notice regarding the…
January 7, 2026
Draft 2024 RPS Report To General Assembly – Comments Sought
A Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s (PUCO’s) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued an entry seeking interested parties to file comments regarding Staff’s January 6th…
December 14, 2025
CPUC Approves 2023 RPS Procurement Plans
The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a decision on the 2023 RPS procurement plans. The decision approved the utilities’, CCAs’, and suppliers’ draft…
