HB2708: Net energy metering; purchase of excess electricity generated by eligible customer-generator.

Chief Patron

Tim Hugo (R-40)
Centreville, VA
Served: 2003–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

04/04/2007: enacted

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01/10/2007 Committee
01/10/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070177332
01/10/2007 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/16/2007 Impact statement from SCC (HB2708)
01/26/2007 Assigned C & L sub: Utilities/Employment (Byron)
01/31/2007 Committee substitute printed 070266332-H1
02/01/2007 Read first time
02/02/2007 Read second time
02/02/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 070266332-H1
02/02/2007 Passed by for the day
02/03/2007 Read second time
02/03/2007 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2708H1
02/05/2007 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/05/2007 Communicated to Senate
02/06/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/06/2007 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/09/2007 Impact statement from SCC (HB2708H1)
02/20/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2007 Read third time
02/21/2007 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/21/2007 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2007 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2007 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2007 Enrolled
03/07/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2708ER)
03/07/2007 Impact statement from SCC (HB2708ER)
03/07/2007 Signed by Speaker
03/08/2007 Signed by President
03/26/2007 Governor's recommendation received by House
03/27/2007 Governor's substitute printed 070307129-H2
04/03/2007 Placed on Calendar
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter (effective 7/1/07)
04/04/2007 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 1-N)
04/04/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
04/04/2007 Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to
04/04/2007 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
04/04/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/04/2007 G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/04/2007 Reenrolled
04/04/2007 Reenrolled bill text (HB2708ER2)
04/04/2007 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Signed by President as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter 877 (effective 7/1/07)
04/11/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0877)

Summary

Net energy metering; sales of net electricity. Requires the default service provider to enter into an agreement to purchase any excess electricity generated by an eligible customer-generator upon the request of the customer-generator. The agreement shall provide that the default service provider will pay for the excess electricity a rate that is not less than the default service rate for customers in that class. The State Corporation Commission shall ensure that the costs charged to the eligible customer-generator are not discriminatory in relation to the costs charged to other customers of the utility.

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