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Electric utilities; offshore wind development.

Electric utilities; offshore wind development. Provides that the construction or purchase by a public utility of one or more offshore wind generation facilities located off the Commonwealth's Atlantic shoreline or in federal waters and interconnected directly into the Commonwealth, with an aggregate capacity of up to 5,200 megawatts, is in the public interest. The measure provides that construction by Dominion Energy Virginia of one or more new utility-owned and utility-operated generating facilities utilizing energy derived from offshore wind and located off the Commonwealth's Atlantic shoreline, with an aggregate rated capacity between 2,500 megawatts and 3,000 megawatts, along with electrical transmission or distribution facilities associated therewith for interconnection is in the public interest. The measure provides that the State Corporation Commission will determine the reasonableness and prudence of associated costs and will presume such costs to be reasonable and prudent if certain criteria are met. The measure requires the Commission to permit a portion of the nameplate capacity of any such facility, in the aggregate, to be allocated to (i) certain commercial and industrial customers or (ii) qualifying large general service customers, provided that no more than 10 percent of the offshore wind facility's capacity is allocated to qualifying large general service customers. The measure provides that such costs shall be allocated to all customers of the utility in the Commonwealth as a non-bypassable charge, irrespective of the generation supplier of any such customer except for customers who are eligible for a Percentage of Income Payment Program, certain commercial and industrial customers, and qualifying large general service customers. The measure requires the utility to submit a plan to the Commission that includes the following considerations: (a) options for utilizing local workers; (b) the economic development benefits of the project for the Commonwealth, including capital investments and job creation; (c) consultation with the Commonwealth's Chief Workforce Development Officer, the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, on opportunities to advance the Commonwealth's workforce and economic development goals, including furtherance of apprenticeship and other workforce training programs; and (d) giving priority to the hiring, apprenticeship, and training of veterans, local workers, and workers from historically economically disadvantaged communities. The measure provides that any such project is required to include an environmental and fisheries mitigation plan submitted to the Commission for the construction and operation of such offshore wind facilities. The bill is identical to HB 1664 and SB 860.

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Virginia General Assembly

2020

SB 998

Virginia SB 998 (2020)

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enacted

L. Louise Lucas

2020-01-16

2020-04-22

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ocd-bill/97c7bb0e-2851-4448-bde2-5a52fea362fc

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB998

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Virginia SB 998 (2020) — Electric utilities; offshore wind development.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1279) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB998ER) (committee substitute) — source
Reenrolled bill text (SB998ER2) (committee substitute) — source
SB998H1 (committee substitute) — source
SB998S2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

VOTE: (52-Y 40-N) — 51–40 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 4-N) — 11–4 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Passage (54-Y 41-N) — 53–41 (pass) · lower
Amendments specific and severable (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 7-N) — 13–7 (pass) · lower
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (26-Y 14-N) — 26–14 (pass) · upper
Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N) — 29–11 (pass) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

2020-01-16 Presented and ordered printed 20105323D introduction
2020-01-16 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
2020-01-23 Assigned C&L sub: Energy referral-committee
2020-01-27 Impact statement from SCC (SB998)
2020-02-09 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 4-N) committee-passage
2020-02-09 Committee substitute printed 20107544D-S1 substitution
2020-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-11 Amendments by Senator DeSteph withdrawn amendment-withdrawal
2020-02-11 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-11 Committee substitute agreed to 20107544D-S1
2020-02-11 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB998S1
2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11 Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N) passage
2020-02-18 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-18 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-18 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
2020-02-19 Impact statement from SCC (SB998S1)
2020-02-27 Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 7-N) committee-passage
2020-03-02 Read second time reading-2
2020-03-03 Floor substitute printed 20109515D-H1 (Rasoul)
2020-03-03 Read third time reading-3
2020-03-03 Passed by for the day
2020-03-04 Passed by for the day
2020-03-05 Passed by temporarily
2020-03-05 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2020-03-05 Read third time reading-3
2020-03-05 Substitute by Delegate Rasoul withdrawn 20109515D-H1
2020-03-05 Amendments by Delegate Rasoul withdrawn amendment-withdrawal
2020-03-05 Passed House (54-Y 41-N) passage
2020-03-05 VOTE: Passage (54-Y 41-N)
2020-03-12 Enrolled
2020-03-12 Signed by President
2020-03-12 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-13 Impact statement from SCC (SB998ER)
2020-03-17 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
2020-03-17 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-04-11 Governor's substitute printed 20110088D-S2
2020-04-22 Amendments specific and severable (40-Y 0-N)
2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (26-Y 14-N)
2020-04-22 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 40-N)
2020-04-22 VOTE: (52-Y 40-N)
2020-04-22 Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22 Reenrolled
2020-04-22 Reenrolled bill text (SB998ER2)
2020-04-22 Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Enacted, Chapter 1279 (effective 7/1/20) became-law

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/97c7bb0e-2851-4448-bde2-5a52fea362fc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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