VirginiaEnergy storage requirements; Department of Energy, et al., to develop model ordinances, reports.
What it does
Electric utilities; energy storage requirements; Department of Energy and Department of Environmental Quality to develop model ordinances; work groups; reports. Increases the targets for energy storage capacity that Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia are required to petition the State Corporation Commission for approval to construct, acquire, or procure and extends the time frame by which such capacity must be met. Under the bill, (i) Appalachian Power shall petition the Commission for approval to construct, acquire, or procure at least 780 megawatts of short-duration energy storage capacity by 2040 and 520 megawatts of long-duration energy storage capacity by 2045 and (ii) Dominion Energy Virginia shall petition the Commission for approval to construct, acquire, or procure at least 5,220 megawatts of short-duration energy storage capacity by 2045 and 3,480 megawatts of long-duration energy storage capacity by 2045.
More detail
"Long-duration energy storage" and "short-duration energy storage" are defined in the bill. The bill requires the Commission to conduct a technology demonstration program for long-duration energy storage resources and initiate a proceeding to determine if such technology is viable and that the targets in the bill are reasonably achievable, for which a final order shall be entered no later than March 1, 2030. Certain provisions of the bill are only effective upon such determination by the Commission.The bill requires the Department of Energy, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Fire Programs, to create model ordinances for use by localities in their regulation of energy storage projects and to convene a work group to develop such model ordinances and submit a report by December 1, 2025. The bill directs the Department of Energy and the Department of Environmental Quality to convene a work group to develop recommendations and financial incentives related to the development of long-duration energy storage projects and submit a report by December 1, 2025. The bill also directs the Department of Energy to engage with PJM Interconnection, LLC, in reviewing regional market conditions related to energy storage resources and permits Dominion Energy Virginia to propose a partnership with institutions of higher education to deploy energy storage resources. This bill is identical to SB 1394.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- May 2Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinLatest
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded House rejected Governor's recommendation (47-Y 49-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2House rejected Governor's recommendation (47-Y 49-N)Major
- Mar 26Governor's substitute printed (HB2537H2)
- Mar 24Governor's substitute printed (HB2537H2)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by HouseMinor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2537)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2537ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Senate substitute agreed to by House (56-Y 40-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate substitute agreed to by House (56-Y 40-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 20Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 20Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- Feb 20Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2537)
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 25107086D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2537)
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 25105506D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (17-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (17-Y 5-N)Minor
- Jan 28Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 24Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3Minor
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103827DIntroduced