Electric utilities; municipal net energy metering.
Summary
Electric utilities; municipal net energy metering. Updates provisions related to American Electric Power's participation in a municipal net energy metering pilot program and creates similar requirements for a municipal net energy metering pilot program for Dominion Energy Virginia, with a duration of the pilot program for Dominion Energy Virginia until July 1, 2028. The bill directs the State Corporation Commission to review the municipal net energy metering pilot program for Dominion Energy Virginia in 2024 and every two years thereafter. The bill clarifies that the aggregated capacity of generation facilities subject to a net metering pilot program conducted by any utility shall not be considered part of the aggregate net metering cap established pursuant to the Virginia Clean Economy Act. However, the aggregated capacity of generation facilities under each utility's pilot program that is part of a third-party power purchase agreement shall constitute a portion of the existing limit on pilot programs with third-party power purchase agreements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 14, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 2, 2022
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 388 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 7, 2022
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Assigned C&L sub: Energy
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB396H2
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Committee
Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103298D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rip Sullivan
DDemocratic
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