Renewable energy certificates; tariff filed by cooperative for electric energy. (HB92)

Introduced By

Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City) with support from co-patrons Del. Tom Gear (R-Hampton), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), and Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac)

Progress

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

Description

Electric cooperatives; renewable energy certificates.  Provides that an electric cooperative is deemed to offer an approved tariff for electric energy provided 100 percent from renewable energy if it bundles its electricity with renewable energy certificates. Currently, an individual retail electricity customer may purchase electric energy provided 100 percent from renewable energy from any licensed competitive supplier of electricity if the customer's incumbent electric utility does not offer electricity provided 100 percent from renewable energy. A renewable energy certificate is a tradable commodity issued by a regional transmission entity, including its affiliate or successor, that validates the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/04/2010Committee
01/04/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101122D
01/04/2010Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/15/2010Impact statement from SCC (HB92)
01/28/2010Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2010Read first time
02/02/2010Read second time and engrossed
02/03/2010Passed by for the day
02/04/2010Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)
02/04/2010VOTE: --- PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/2010Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
03/01/2010Assigned C&L sub: Utilities
03/08/2010Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2010Committee substitute printed 10105902D-S1
03/09/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2010Read third time
03/10/2010Reading of substitute waived
03/10/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10105902D-S1
03/10/2010Passed by for the day
03/11/2010Read third time
03/11/2010Passed by temporarily
03/11/2010Reading of amendment waived
03/11/2010Amendment by Senator Wagner rejected
03/11/2010Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB92S1
03/11/2010Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
03/11/2010Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/11/2010Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N) (see vote tally)
03/11/2010Placed on Calendar
03/11/2010Senate substitute agreed to by House 10105902D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
03/11/2010VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/15/2010Impact statement from SCC (HB92S1)
03/22/2010Enrolled
03/22/2010Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB92ER)
03/22/2010Signed by Speaker
03/24/2010Impact statement from SCC (HB92ER)
03/25/2010Signed by President
04/11/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 397 (effective 7/1/10)
04/11/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 4 clips in all, totaling 25 minutes.