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SB710

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

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Jennifer McClellan (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Distributed renewable energy.

Promotes the establishment of distributed renewable solar and other renewable energy. The measure (i) increases from one percent to six percent the systemwide cap on the total amount of renewable energy that can be net metered in a utility's service territory, (ii) authorizes third-party power purchase agreements for all customers of investor-owned utilities, (iii) removes the restriction on customers installing a net-metered generation facility larger than that required to meet their previous 12 months' demand, (iv) raises the cap for net-metered nonresidential generation facilities from one megawatt to three megawatts, and (vi) removes the ability of a Phase I Utility to assess standby charges. The measure also amends the Commonwealth Energy Policy to include provisions supporting distributed generation of renewable energy. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/07/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104871D
  • 01/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 01/16/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB710)
  • 01/23/2020 - Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Energy
  • 02/03/2020 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)
  • 02/05/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/07/2020 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 20107969D-S1 (McClellan)
  • 02/07/2020 - Senate: Read second time
  • 02/07/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/07/2020 - Senate: Substitute by Senator McClellan agreed to 20107969D-S1
  • 02/07/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB710S1
  • 02/10/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Substitute by Senator McClellan reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Substitute by Senator McCLellan rejected 20107969D-S1
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 20108117D-S2 (McClellan)
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Substitute by Senator McClellan agreed to 20108117D-S2
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB710S2
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/12/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB710S1)
  • 02/14/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/14/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/14/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  • 02/14/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB710S2)
  • 02/25/2020 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 7-N)
  • 02/25/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20109142D-H1
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB710H1)
  • 02/28/2020 - House: Read third time
  • 02/28/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20109142D-H1
  • 02/28/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB710H1
  • 02/28/2020 - House: Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 1-A)
  • 02/28/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (64-Y 34-N 1-A)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/02/2020 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
  • 03/03/2020 - House: House insisted on substitute
  • 03/03/2020 - House: House requested conference committee
  • 03/04/2020 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (26-Y 14-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/04/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 03/04/2020 - Senate: Senators: McClellan, Spruill, Vogel
  • 03/05/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 03/05/2020 - House: Delegates: Keam, Lopez, Runion
  • 03/07/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 03/07/2020 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 20109867D-S3
  • 03/08/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 32-N 1-A)
  • 03/08/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (61-Y 32-N 1-A)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/08/2020 - House: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
  • 03/08/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 31-N 1-A)
  • 03/08/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption #2 (60-Y 31-N 1-A)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/08/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N)
  • 03/13/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB710S3)
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB710ER)
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/20/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB710ER)
  • 03/20/2020 - Senate: 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 1187 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 04/11/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1187)

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