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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 to apply to 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 450 megawatts 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. 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 | SB 253 | Virginia SB 253 (2024) |
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Virginia SB 253 (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 to apply to 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 450 megawatts 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. 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.
- CHAP0763 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 24107563D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102098D (committee substitute) — source
- SB253ER (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 5-N) — 10–5 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N) — 50–47 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) — 23–17 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
- David R. Suetterlein — cosponsor (person)
- Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
- R. Creigh Deeds — cosponsor (person)
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2024-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102098D
filing, introduction - 2024-01-09 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2024-01-29 Impact statement from SCC (SB253)
- 2024-02-09 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2024-02-09 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2024-02-09 Committee substitute printed 24107563D-S1
substitution - 2024-02-09 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2024-02-12 Read second time
reading-2 - 2024-02-12 Reading of substitute waived
- 2024-02-12 Committee substitute agreed to 24107563D-S1
substitution - 2024-02-12 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB253S1
substitution - 2024-02-13 Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2024-02-15 Placed on Calendar
- 2024-02-15 Read first time
reading-1 - 2024-02-15 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2024-02-20 Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)
committee-passage - 2024-02-22 Read second time
reading-2 - 2024-02-23 Read third time
reading-3 - 2024-02-23 Passed House (51-Y 47-N)
passage - 2024-02-23 VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N)
passage - 2024-02-26 Impact statement from SCC (SB253S1)
- 2024-02-28 Enrolled
enrolled - 2024-02-28 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB253ER)
passage - 2024-02-28 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2024-03-02 Signed by President
passage - 2024-03-11 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
enrolled - 2024-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
executive-receipt - 2024-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 763 (effective 7/1/24)
executive-signature - 2024-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0763)
- 2024-04-22 Impact statement from SCC (SB253ER)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/483ecd71-1a8a-49a4-87b4-07648839d62e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).