VirginiaSolar facilities; Department of Energy to develop criteria to determine appropriateness of sites.
What it does
Department of Energy; developing criteria to determine the appropriateness of sites for solar facilities. Requires the Department of Energy (the Department) to develop a set of criteria to be used by reviewers to (i) assess the appropriateness of potential siting areas and (ii) assign a siting appropriateness score from one to 100 for each area and to establish a scoring committee to review applications for proposed solar facilities. Beginning January 1, 2027, the bill requires every completed land use application for a proposed solar facility to be forwarded by the host locality to the Department for evaluation and scoring.
More detail
The bill provides that the locality shall continue to have final authority for approval or disapproval of a proposed solar facility.
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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
- Feb 17Left in Finance and AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 5Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Senate committee offered
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB588)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105042DIntroduced