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2020 SESSION
HB 1647 Distributed solar & other renewable energy; sales of electricity under third-party agreements.
Introduced by: Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Distributed renewable energy. Promotes the establishment of distributed renewable solar and other renewable energy. The measure (i) requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program that allows multifamily customers of investor-owned utilities, other than American Electric Power, to purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility; (ii) raises the cap on the total amount of renewable energy that can be net metered in a utility's service territory from one percent to six percent, five percent of which is available to all customers and one percent of which is available only to low-income utility customers; (iii) raises the cap for net-metered nonresidential generation facilities from one megawatt to three megawatts; (iv) allows certain localities to install solar or wind facilities of up to five megawatts on government-owned property and use the electricity for government-owned buildings; (v) increases the cap on the capacity of generation from facilities from the customer's expected annual energy consumption to 150 percent of such amount for customers in Dominion Energy Virginia's service territory; (vi) prohibits standby charges for any residential customer-generator or agricultural customer-generator of an investor-owned utility other than Dominion Energy Virginia; and (vii) increases the cap on third party power purchase agreements to 500 megawatts for jurisdictional customers and 500 megawatts for nonjurisdictional customers of Dominion Energy Virginia and to 40 megawatts for customers of American Electric Power. The measure also amends the Commonwealth Energy Policy to include provisions supporting distributed generation of renewable energy. This bill is identical to HB 572, HB 1184, and SB 710.
FULL TEXT
- 01/16/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20104629D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107899D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20109065D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1647ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/20 House: Governor's substitute printed 20110083D-H2 pdf
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1647ER2) pdf
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1239) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/16/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20104629D
- 01/16/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/21/20 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 20107899D-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 20107899D-H1
- 02/10/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1647H1
- 02/11/20 House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
- 02/11/20 House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)
- 02/12/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/24/20 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/24/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20109065D-S1
- 02/26/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/27/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20109065D-S1
- 02/27/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1647S1
- 02/27/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N)
- 03/02/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/02/20 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 20109065D-S1 (55-Y 43-N 1-A)
- 03/02/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 43-N 1-A)
- 03/05/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1647ER)
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/11/20 House: Governor's substitute printed 20110083D-H2
- 04/22/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/22/20 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 39-N)
- 04/22/20 House: VOTE: (52-Y 39-N)
- 04/22/20 Senate: Amendments specific and severable (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/20 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 15-N)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1647ER2)
- 04/22/20 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Enacted, Chapter 1239 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1239)