Agricultural waste; excludes any farm, etc., that owns & operates facilities within State. (HB2171)

Introduced By

Margi Vanderhye (D-McLean)
Served: 2008–

with support from 15 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Progress

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

Description

Electrical generation from agricultural waste. Excludes any farm or aggregation of farms that owns and operates facilities within the Commonwealth for the generation of electric energy from waste-to-energy technology, including methane digesters, from regulation as a public utility, public service corporation, or public service company. To be eligible for such designation, a person must obtain at least 51 percent of its annual gross income from agricultural operations and produce the agricultural waste that is used as feedstock in the generation of the electricity. Such generator will be permitted to interconnect to the electric grid in accordance with regulations to be adopted by the State Corporation Commission. The measure also provides that such generators of electricity shall not be considered "manufacturers" under any provision of the Code of Virginia.