Virginia House Joint Resolution 669 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-05 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Study; mandatory renewable energy portfolio standard program; report. Directs the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation to study the establishment of a mandatory renewable energy portfolio standard program for the Commonwealth. The study will (i) address issues associated with transitioning from the existing voluntary renewable energy portfolio standard program to a mandatory program, (ii) determine the costs and benefits that would be associated with requiring electric utilities to meet varying levels of renewable energy portfolio standard goals, (iii) recommend measures to address electric utilities that do not meet the program's goals, and (iv) determine if it is feasible and advisable to require that all electric utilities in Virginia participate in a mandatory renewable energy portfolio standard program.

Renewable energy; Commission on Electric Utility Regulation to study portfolio standard program.

Del. Charniele Herring [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-05	House	Left in Commerce and Labor
2013-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2013-01-15	House	Assigned C & L sub: Special Subcommittee on Energy
2013-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2013-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100944D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HJ669
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HJ669+hil