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Bill	Shared solar programs; amends existing program provisions to apply to Dominion Energy Virginia.	Shared solar programs; Dominion Energy Virginia; minimum bill; capacity. Amends existing shared solar program provisions for Dominion Energy Virginia (Phase II Utility). The bill provides that a customer's net bill for participation in the shared solar program means the resulting amount a customer must pay the utility after the bill credit, defined in relevant law, is deducted from the customer's monthly gross utility bill. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission to establish a minimum bill, below which a subscriber's net bill cannot go, that is calculated based on the amount of kilowatt-hours billed by the utility. The bill also changes the shared solar program capacity to at least 10 percent of each utility's adjusted Virginia peak load and requires the Commission's regulations to allow for program participation by all jurisdictional and nonjurisdictional customer classes. Under the bill, co-location of two or more shared solar facilities is permitted for shared solar program participation if the facilities are located on a single parcel of land or on adjacent parcels of land for facilities up to five megawatts. The bill requires the Commission to (i) establish regulations that prohibit early termination fees and credit reporting for low-income customers, (ii) require net financial savings for subscribers relative to the subscription fee, (iii) require a customer's affirmative consent before providing customer billing and usage data to a subscriber organization, and (iv) establish customer engagement rules. Under the bill, any net crediting fee imposed by the shared solar program shall not exceed one percent of the bill credit value and shall be charged to the subscriber organization. The bill also provides that a utility is permitted to seek recovery of bill credit costs in its triennial base review only if such costs would result in the utility being unable to meet its revenue requirement after accounting for all avoided costs that can be realized by ratepayers. The bill specifies that the Commission shall update its shared solar program consistent with the requirements of the bill by January 1, 2025, and shall require each utility to file any associated tariffs, agreements, or forms necessary for implementing the program by July 1, 2025. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Energy to convene a stakeholder work group to determine the amounts and forms of project incentives for (a) projects located on rooftops, brownfields, or landfills; (b) projects that are dual-use agricultural facilities; or (c) projects that satisfy another category as established by the Department and to submit a written report to the Chairs of the House Committee on Commerce and Energy and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor no later than November 30, 2024.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2024	HB 106	Virginia HB 106 (2024)	bill		enacted	Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.	4	31	6	2024-01-01	2024-04-22	openstates	ocd-bill/e3ce2edd-e07f-4299-905c-3cc3a0779dc8	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB106	524236cabfa5c889c5b9d1490b39f7c914392e530a59739658ab56f762983ff5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 106 (2024) — Shared solar programs; amends existing program provisions to apply to Dominion Energy Virginia.

Shared solar programs; Dominion Energy Virginia; minimum bill; capacity. Amends existing shared solar program provisions for Dominion Energy Virginia (Phase II Utility). The bill provides that a customer's net bill for participation in the shared solar program means the resulting amount a customer must pay the utility after the bill credit, defined in relevant law, is deducted from the customer's monthly gross utility bill. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission to establish a minimum bill, below which a subscriber's net bill cannot go, that is calculated based on the amount of kilowatt-hours billed by the utility. The bill also changes the shared solar program capacity to at least 10 percent of each utility's adjusted Virginia peak load and requires the Commission's regulations to allow for program participation by all jurisdictional and nonjurisdictional customer classes. Under the bill, co-location of two or more shared solar facilities is permitted for shared solar program participation if the facilities are located on a single parcel of land or on adjacent parcels of land for facilities up to five megawatts. The bill requires the Commission to (i) establish regulations that prohibit early termination fees and credit reporting for low-income customers, (ii) require net financial savings for subscribers relative to the subscription fee, (iii) require a customer's affirmative consent before providing customer billing and usage data to a subscriber organization, and (iv) establish customer engagement rules. Under the bill, any net crediting fee imposed by the shared solar program shall not exceed one percent of the bill credit value and shall be charged to the subscriber organization. The bill also provides that a utility is permitted to seek recovery of bill credit costs in its triennial base review only if such costs would result in the utility being unable to meet its revenue requirement after accounting for all avoided costs that can be realized by ratepayers. The bill specifies that the Commission shall update its shared solar program consistent with the requirements of the bill by January 1, 2025, and shall require each utility to file any associated tariffs, agreements, or forms necessary for implementing the program by July 1, 2025. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Energy to convene a stakeholder work group to determine the amounts and forms of project incentives for (a) projects located on rooftops, brownfields, or landfills; (b) projects that are dual-use agricultural facilities; or (c) projects that satisfy another category as established by the Department and to submit a written report to the Chairs of the House Committee on Commerce and Energy and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor no later than November 30, 2024.

Version chain

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

1. CHAP0715 (committee substitute) — source
2. Committee substitute printed 24107534D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
3. HB106ER (committee substitute) — source
4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101045D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) — 22–17 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N) — 12–10 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Commerce and Labor (10-Y 4-N) — 10–4 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N) — 53–44 (pass) · lower
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) — 6–4 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
• Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
• Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
• Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
• Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
• Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-01 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101045D filing, introduction
• 2024-01-01 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
• 2024-01-16 Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 referral-committee
• 2024-01-29 Impact statement from SCC (HB106)
• 2024-02-06 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• 2024-02-06 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) substitution
• 2024-02-08 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• 2024-02-08 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-08 Committee substitute printed 24107534D-H1 substitution
• 2024-02-11 Read first time reading-1
• 2024-02-12 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-02-12 Committee substitute agreed to 24107534D-H1 substitution
• 2024-02-12 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB106H1 substitution
• 2024-02-13 Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N) passage, reading-3
• 2024-02-13 VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N) passage
• 2024-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2024-02-14 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
• 2024-02-26 Impact statement from SCC (HB106H1)
• 2024-02-26 Reported from Commerce and Labor (10-Y 4-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-28 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 2024-02-29 Read third time reading-3
• 2024-02-29 Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) passage
• 2024-03-06 Enrolled enrolled
• 2024-03-06 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB106ER) passage
• 2024-03-06 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2024-03-07 Signed by President passage
• 2024-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 enrolled, executive-receipt
• 2024-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
• 2024-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 715 (effective 7/1/24) executive-signature
• 2024-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0715)
• 2024-04-22 Impact statement from SCC (HB106ER)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e3ce2edd-e07f-4299-905c-3cc3a0779dc8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).