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…
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March 6, 2026
VA Bill Introducing Competition to Large Energy Customers Awaits Gov’s Signature
On March 3rd HB921 was signed by the Virginia Senate President and House Speaker and now awaits Governor’s signature or veto. As reported previously this bill would…
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…
VA Non-Residential Aggregation Pilot Inches Forward
In the Non-Residential Aggregation Pilot Program that was initiated pursuant to 2020 Virginia Acts Chapter 796 the State Corporation Commission (CCA) of Virginia begins…
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 12, 2026
Amended House/Senate Amendments Introduced Related to Surplus Interconnection Services
In Virginia HB1065 / SB508 substitute amendments introduced on a bill to direct certain electric utilities to undertake comprehensive assessments and establish pilot…
December 12, 2025
Commission Schedules Large Load Flexibility Technical Conference
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) “finds that a comprehensive examination of data center load flexibility in the form of a public, Commissioner-led…
November 25, 2025
PUC Approves Creation of New Rate Class For Large Loads
In a press release the Virginia’s State Corporation Commission announced that it had approved a new rate class GS-5 that will comprise customers demanding 25 megawatts…
August 1, 2025
Staff Geothermal Workgroup Report Filed
Staff of the Virginia State Corporation Commission filed its Geothermal Workgroup Report. Staff’s report among other things recommends adopting: (1) a tiered…
May 2, 2025
Governor Signs Several Energy Related Bills
The Governor signs HB2346 as substituted by Governor’s recommendation on March 24, 2025 requiring the SCC to conduct an ex parte proceeding with Dominion and APCo to…
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