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HB1184

Distributed solar & other renewable energy; sales of electricity under third-party agreements.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Alfonso Lopez (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Distributed energy generation.

Promotes the establishment of distributed solar and other renewable energy. The measure (i) increases the cap on the total amount of renewable energy that can be net metered in a utility's service territory from one percent to 10 percent, (ii) authorizes third-party power purchase agreements for all customer classes throughout the Commonwealth, (iii) allows local governments and certain other public bodies to install solar facilities of up to five megawatts on government-owned property and use the electricity for government-owned buildings, (iv) allows all net metering customers to attribute output from a single solar array to multiple meters, (v) allows the owner of a multifamily residential building or the common areas of a condominium to install a solar energy generation facility and sell the electricity to tenants or condominium unit owners, (vi) removes the restriction on customers installing a net-metered generation facility larger than that required to meet their previous 12 months' demand, (vii) raises the cap for net-metered nonresidential generation facilities from one megawatt to three megawatts, and (viii) removes the ability of utilities to assess standby charges. The measure also amends the Commonwealth Energy Policy to include provisions supporting distributed generation of solar energy and states that the distributed generation of solar electricity is in the public interest, and the State Corporation Commission shall so find if required to make a finding regarding whether such construction or purchase is in the public interest. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/07/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104922D
  • 01/07/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 01/15/2020 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB1184)
  • 01/22/2020 - House: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 01/22/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  • 01/28/2020 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
  • 02/04/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)
  • 02/06/2020 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)
  • 02/09/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/11/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 44-N)
  • 02/11/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/12/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/12/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  • 02/18/2020 - Senate: Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
  • 02/18/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 2-N)
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20109062D-S1
  • 02/26/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20109062D-S1
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1184S1
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB1184S1)
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 20109062D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
  • 03/02/2020 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
  • 03/03/2020 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (23-Y 17-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/03/2020 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
  • 03/04/2020 - House: House acceded to request
  • 03/05/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 03/05/2020 - House: Delegates: Lopez, Keam, Runion
  • 03/05/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 03/05/2020 - Senate: Senators: McClellan, Spruill, Vogel
  • 03/07/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 03/07/2020 - House: Conference substitute printed 20109937D-H1
  • 03/08/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (53-Y 41-N)
  • 03/08/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 41-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/08/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/13/2020 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB1184H1)
  • 03/18/2020 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/18/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1184ER)
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/20/2020 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB1184ER)
  • 03/20/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
  • 03/20/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 04/11/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1189 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 04/11/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1189)

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