Electric and natural gas utilities; energy efficiency programs. (HB894)
Introduced By
Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan) with support from 13 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), Del. Johnny Joannou (D-Portsmouth), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
✓ |
Became Law |
Description
Utility energy efficiency programs. Provides that an energy efficiency program proposed by an electric utility is in the public interest if the net present value of the benefits exceeds the net present value of the costs as determined by any three of four benefit cost tests. The four tests to be considered are the Total Resource Cost Test, the Utility Cost Test (also referred to as the Program Administrator Test), the Participant Test, and the Ratepayer Impact Measure Test. An electric utility's energy efficiency program may be deemed to be in the public interest if it provides measurable and verifiable energy savings to low-income customers or elderly customers. The current standard for what constitutes a cost-effective conservation and energy efficiency program conducted by a natural gas utility is revised to conform to these new provisions for electric utilities. Finally, the measure expands the definition of "energy efficiency program" with regard to electric utilities to include customer engagement programs that result in measurable and verifiable energy savings that lead to efficient use patterns and practices. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2012 | Committee |
01/11/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103335D |
01/11/2012 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/19/2012 | Impact statement from SCC (HB894) |
01/19/2012 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2012 | Read first time |
01/24/2012 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/25/2012 | Passed by for the day |
01/26/2012 | Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 1-A) |
01/26/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2012 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
01/26/2012 | Passed House (98-Y 1-N 1-A) |
01/26/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/27/2012 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/13/2012 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105363D-S1 |
02/14/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to |
02/15/2012 | Read third time |
02/15/2012 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/15/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12105363D-S1 |
02/15/2012 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB894S1 |
02/15/2012 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
02/17/2012 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 12105363D-S1 (96-Y 1-N 1-A) |
02/17/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2012 | Impact statement from SCC (HB894S1) |
02/21/2012 | Enrolled |
02/21/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB894ER) |
02/21/2012 | Impact statement from SCC (HB894ER) |
02/21/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
02/22/2012 | Signed by President |
03/06/2012 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
03/06/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
03/08/2012 | G Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation |
03/08/2012 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 1-N 1-A) |
03/08/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (96-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2012 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2012 | G Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation |
03/09/2012 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
03/09/2012 | Reenrolled |
03/09/2012 | Reenrolled bill text (HB894ER2) |
03/09/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
03/09/2012 | Signed by President |
03/09/2012 | Enacted, Chapter 210 (effective 3/09/12) |
03/09/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0210) |
03/10/2012 | Enacted, Chapter 210 (effective 3/10/12) |
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 4 minutes.
Comments
is it good from 30 yr standpoint?