VA SB912 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-09 - Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Electric utilities; retail competition; renewable energy. Allows individual retail customers of an electric utility to purchase electric energy provided 100 percent from renewable energy from any licensed supplier. The measure eliminates (i) provisions that prohibit such a purchase from a licensed supplier that is an incumbent electric utility that is not the incumbent electric utility serving the exclusive service territory in which the customer is located and (ii) a condition that permits such purchases only if the electric utility serving the applicable exclusive service territory does not offer a tariff for 100 percent renewable energy.

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Title

Electric utilities; retail competition, renewable energy.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-02-09SenatePassed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-23SenateAssigned C&L sub: Energy
2020-01-08SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2020-01-08SenatePresented and ordered printed 20104534D

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Bill Comments

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