VirginiaElectric utilities; certificate of operation for high-load facilities.
What it does
Electric utilities; certificate of operation for high-load facilities. Prohibits any person from operating a high-load facility, defined in the bill as a facility whose electricity demand exceeds 90 megawatts that was not operating before January 1, 2027, without first having obtained a certificate of operation from the State Corporation Commission. The bill includes factors for the Commission to consider in reviewing a petition to operate a high-load facility.
More detail
The bill establishes a presumption that a high-load facility shall be considered to have met certain requirements if the high-load facility has secured sufficient contracts for energy storage resources or zero-carbon electric generating resources or that the high-load facility has a plan to implement sufficient demand reduction measures. The bill also requires the Commission to consider certain factors in a review of a petition for a certificate to operate a high-load facility, including whether there is sufficient energy, capacity, and grid infrastructure to support the operation of the high-load facility and whether the operation of the high-load facility would create an unreasonable cross-subsidy across customers served by the incumbent electric utility.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 10Left in Labor and CommerceLatest
- Mar 3Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3House subcommittee offered
- Feb 24Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3Minor
- Feb 23Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB619)
- Feb 20Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Feb 20Read first timeMinor
- Feb 20Placed on Calendar
- Feb 16Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- Feb 13Commerce and Labor Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 12Rules suspended
- Feb 11Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 9Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 9Senate committee offered
- Feb 5Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB619)
- Jan 29Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB619)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103512DIntroduced