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2020 SESSION
HB 1451 Electric utility regulation; mandatory renewable energy portfolio standard.
Introduced by: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Electric utilities; mandatory renewable energy portfolio standard. Replaces the existing voluntary renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS) program with a mandatory renewable energy portfolio standard program that requires each electric utility to generate or purchase increasing percentages of electric power that is generated from renewable energy sources. The required percentages start at 14 percent of the total electric energy sold in 2021. Thereafter the required percentages increase in steps until 2050 and thereafter, in which years 100 percent of the total electric energy sold is required to be renewable energy. The measure also requires that the sources of renewable energy be derived from one of several tiers, with required percentages varying over time. A utility that fails to comply with an RPS standard established for a year is required to pay a deficiency payment. The moneys paid as deficiency payments will be distributed by the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to programs for low-income, disability, veteran, and age-qualifying energy efficiency programs and renewable energy programs, energy efficiency measures for public facilities, and administrative costs. The measure also requires the State Corporation Commission to implement an energy storage deployment target of 2,400 megawatts by 2035.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104976D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107907D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20107907D-EH1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104976D
- 01/08/20 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/15/20 House: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
- 01/15/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/16/20 House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
- 02/04/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/06/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107907D-H1
- 02/06/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/09/20 House: Read first time
- 02/10/20 House: Read second time
- 02/10/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107907D-H1
- 02/10/20 House: Amendments by Delegate Sullivan agreed to
- 02/10/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1451EH1
- 02/10/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20107907D-EH1
- 02/11/20 House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/11/20 House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/12/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/18/20 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/20/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/21/20 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/21/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/24/20 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (22-Y 18-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/20 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/26/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/02/20 House: House acceded to request
- 03/03/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/03/20 Senate: Senators: Stuart, Mason, Petersen
- 03/04/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/04/20 House: Delegates: Sullivan, Lopez, O'Quinn
- 03/12/20 House: No further action taken
- 03/12/20 House: Failed to pass in House