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SB 718 Renewable energy; investor-owned electric utilities report annually on efforts to conserve energy.
Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Renewable energy and energy conservation. Requires investor-owned electric utilities to report annually on their efforts to conserve energy. The measure also requires the Virginia Energy Plan to be updated by July 1, 2010, and every four years thereafter. Currently, the Energy Plan is required to be updated in July 2012 and every five years thereafter. The measure also requires utilities to report annually on their efforts to meet the renewable portfolio standard goals, renewable generation overall, and relevant advances in renewable energy generation technology.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/08 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 080086304 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB718ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/21/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/08 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 080086304
- 01/17/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/04/08 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/08 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/08 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/13/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/08 House: Read first time
- 02/13/08 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/19/08 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/08 House: Read second time
- 02/22/08 House: Read third time
- 02/22/08 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/25/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB718ER)
- 02/25/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/08 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/06/08 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 03/07/08 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/07/08 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/08 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N)
- 03/08/08 Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/08 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/08/08 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
- 03/08/08 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 03/21/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 651 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/21/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651)