SB 818 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements.

Summary
Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers; renewable portfolio standard requirements. Permits an individual retail customer of electric energy from Appalachian Power or Dominion Energy Virginia whose noncoincident peak demand exceeded five megawatts during 2024 or any year thereafter to purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier within the Commonwealth. Currently, such a customer may only purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier if the customer's peak demand did not exceed one percent of the incumbent electric utility's peak load during the most recent calendar year unless the customer had a noncoincident peak demand of more than 90 megawatts. The bill requires a licensed supplier providing electric energy to such a customer to meet the annual renewable portfolio standard program requirements on an aggregate basis for all electric energy sold within the incumbent electric utility's service territory during a compliance year.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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MINOR
This bill formally enacted the changes to Virginia's electric utility and renewable energy laws passed during the 2026 session. It updates the official record to reflect the approval date of April 13, 2026, and assigns the legislation a specific chapter number (708) for citation purposes.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope regarding electric utilities and renewable portfolio standards remains unchanged; only the administrative status and citation details were updated.
TECHNICAL

The session year was updated from the draft '2026 SESSION' to the final '2026 SESSION' context, confirming the bill's enactment cycle.

A specific chapter number, Chapter 708, was assigned to the act for official citation and legal reference.

The approval date was finalized as April 13, 2026, replacing the generic 'Approved' placeholder.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

340
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 39
Feb 13, 2026
D Democratic20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
15 Yea 4
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB818ER)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (18-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26105330D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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