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| Bill | Net energy metering; eligible customer-generators and agricultural customer-generators. | Net energy metering; eligible customer-generators and eligible agricultural customer-generators. Provides that no contract, lease, or arrangement by which a third party owns, maintains, or operates an electrical generating facility on an eligible customer-generator's property shall constitute the sale of electricity or cause the customer-generator or the third party to be considered an electric utility by virtue of participating in net energy metering. The bill prohibits an eligible customer-generator or eligible agricultural customer-generator from being required to provide proof of liability insurance or to purchase additional liability insurance as a condition of interconnection. The bill exempts eligible customer-generators and eligible agricultural customer-generators that operate a battery storage device of capacity commensurate with and equal to or greater than that of the electrical generating facility and in conjunction with the electrical generating facility from standby charges. The bill provides that any eligible customer-generator or eligible agricultural customer-generator may participate in demand response, energy efficiency, or peak reduction from dispatch of onsite battery service, provided that the compensation received is in exchange for a distinct service that is not already compensated by net metering credits for electricity exported to the electric distribution system or compensated by any other utility program or tariff. This bill is identical to SB 271. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2024 | HB 1062 | Virginia HB 1062 (2024) |
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Virginia HB 1062 (2024) — Net energy metering; eligible customer-generators and agricultural customer-generators.
Net energy metering; eligible customer-generators and eligible agricultural customer-generators. Provides that no contract, lease, or arrangement by which a third party owns, maintains, or operates an electrical generating facility on an eligible customer-generator's property shall constitute the sale of electricity or cause the customer-generator or the third party to be considered an electric utility by virtue of participating in net energy metering. The bill prohibits an eligible customer-generator or eligible agricultural customer-generator from being required to provide proof of liability insurance or to purchase additional liability insurance as a condition of interconnection. The bill exempts eligible customer-generators and eligible agricultural customer-generators that operate a battery storage device of capacity commensurate with and equal to or greater than that of the electrical generating facility and in conjunction with the electrical generating facility from standby charges. The bill provides that any eligible customer-generator or eligible agricultural customer-generator may participate in demand response, energy efficiency, or peak reduction from dispatch of onsite battery service, provided that the compensation received is in exchange for a distinct service that is not already compensated by net metering credits for electricity exported to the electric distribution system or compensated by any other utility program or tariff. This bill is identical to SB 271.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0827 (committee substitute) — source
- HB1062ER (committee substitute) — source
- HB1062ER2 (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101496D (committee substitute) — source
- Printed as engrossed 24101496D-E (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 4-N) — 6–4 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) — 9–6 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N) — 54–44 (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) — 22–18 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 42-N) — 57–42 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (11-Y 10-N) — 11–10 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Rodney T. Willett — primary (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2024-01-10 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101496D
filing, introduction - 2024-01-10 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2024-01-23 Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee - 2024-01-24 Impact statement from SCC (HB1062)
- 2024-01-30 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 4-N)
- 2024-02-01 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (11-Y 10-N)
committee-passage - 2024-02-05 Read first time
reading-1 - 2024-02-06 Read second time
reading-2 - 2024-02-06 Committee amendments agreed to
amendment-passage - 2024-02-06 Engrossed by House as amended HB1062E
- 2024-02-06 Printed as engrossed 24101496D-E
- 2024-02-07 Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2024-02-07 VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N)
passage - 2024-02-08 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2024-02-08 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2024-02-16 Impact statement from SCC (HB1062E)
- 2024-02-19 Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2024-02-21 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 2024-02-22 Read third time
reading-3 - 2024-02-22 Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
passage - 2024-02-27 Enrolled
enrolled - 2024-02-27 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1062ER)
passage - 2024-02-27 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2024-03-01 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 Governor's recommendation received by House
executive-veto-line-item - 2024-04-17 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (58-Y 42-N)
- 2024-04-17 VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 42-N)
- 2024-04-17 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 2024-04-17 Governor's recommendation adopted
executive-signature - 2024-04-17 Reenrolled
enrolled - 2024-04-17 Reenrolled bill text (HB1062ER2)
enrolled - 2024-04-17 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
enrolled, passage - 2024-04-17 Signed by President as reenrolled
enrolled, passage - 2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 827 (effective 7/1/24)
became-law - 2024-04-17 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0827)
- 2024-04-22 Impact statement from SCC (HB1062ER)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/393c4419-79bb-4f0a-95c5-5d5476f1d911. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).