Solar-powered or wind-powered electricity generation facility; SCC to conduct pilot program, etc. (SB1023)
Introduced By
Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) with support from co-patron Del. Luke Torian (D-Woodbridge)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Renewable energy power purchase agreements. Excludes renewable energy sellers from regulation as a public utility. A renewable energy seller is a person that (i) owns or operates a renewable energy electricity generation source on the premises owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by an eligible customer-generator under the net energy metering program and (ii) sells the electricity generated from such renewable energy electricity generation source exclusively to such eligible-customer generator under a power purchase agreement. The measure expands the scope of permitted retail competition for electric generation service to allow individual retail customers that are eligible customer-generators to purchase electric energy provided 100 percent from renewable energy exclusively for their own consumption from a renewable energy seller pursuant to a power purchase agreement in order to supply some or all of such retail customer's electric energy requirements. These customers will be permitted to purchase electric energy provided 100 percent from renewable energy pursuant to a power purchase agreement from a renewable energy seller without regard to whether the incumbent electric utility serving the exclusive service territory offers an approved tariff for electric energy provided 100 percent from renewable energy. An eligible customer-generator may enter into a non-net-metered power purchase agreement with a renewable energy generator for onsite qualifying renewable energy generation facilities that are greater than the maximum allowable net metering project size provided they have a capacity of less than five megawatts, unless the utility permits a larger size. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102578D |
01/08/2013 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/14/2013 | Impact statement from SCC (SB1023) |
01/23/2013 | Assigned C&L sub: Electric Utility |
01/28/2013 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104589D-S1 |
01/28/2013 | Substitute bill reprinted 13104589D-S1 |
01/30/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2013 | Read second time |
01/31/2013 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/31/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13104589D-S1 |
01/31/2013 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1023S1 |
02/01/2013 | Bills placed in block (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2013 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2013 | Impact statement from SCC (SB1023S1) |
02/06/2013 | Placed on Calendar |
02/06/2013 | Read first time |
02/06/2013 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/12/2013 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13105079D-H1 |
02/14/2013 | Read second time |
02/14/2013 | Impact statement from SCC (SB1023H1) |
02/15/2013 | Read third time |
02/15/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13105079D-H1 |
02/15/2013 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1023H1 |
02/15/2013 | Passed House with substitute (97-Y 1-N 2-A) |
02/15/2013 | VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N 2-A) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2013 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2013 | Title replaced 13105079D-H1 |
02/22/2013 | Enrolled |
02/22/2013 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1023ER) |
02/22/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
02/23/2013 | Signed by President |
02/25/2013 | Impact statement from SCC (SB1023ER) |
03/14/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 382 (effective 7/1/13) |
03/14/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0382) |