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| Bill | Electric utilities; shared solar programs, Phase I Utility. | Electric utilities; shared solar programs; Phase I Utility. Amends certain provisions related to the shared solar program established by the State Corporation Commission for Appalachian Power Company. The bill permits excess bill credits to be distributed to shared solar subscribers more than once annually. The bill also requires the utility in administering its shared solar program to require net crediting functionality for customer utility bills, as described in the bill. The bill also directs Appalachian Power to (i) release an additional 50 megawatts as part two of the shared solar program on July 1, 2026; (ii) release a further additional 50 megawatts as part three of the shared solar program by January 1, 2028; and (iii) petition the Commission to initiate a shared solar expansion proceeding to determine the capacity for part four of the shared solar program by May 1, 2029. See final enactments for bill effective date. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. This bill is identical to HB 809. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 255 | Virginia SB 255 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 255 (2026) — Electric utilities; shared solar programs, Phase I Utility.
Electric utilities; shared solar programs; Phase I Utility. Amends certain provisions related to the shared solar program established by the State Corporation Commission for Appalachian Power Company. The bill permits excess bill credits to be distributed to shared solar subscribers more than once annually. The bill also requires the utility in administering its shared solar program to require net crediting functionality for customer utility bills, as described in the bill. The bill also directs Appalachian Power to (i) release an additional 50 megawatts as part two of the shared solar program on July 1, 2026; (ii) release a further additional 50 megawatts as part three of the shared solar program by January 1, 2028; and (iii) petition the Commission to initiate a shared solar expansion proceeding to determine the capacity for part four of the shared solar program by May 1, 2029. See final enactments for bill effective date. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. This bill is identical to HB 809.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Commerce and Labor Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce — 20–2 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 86–10 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 23–16 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — 9–5 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104619D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-12 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2026-01-26 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB255)
- 2026-02-09 Senate committee offered
- 2026-02-09 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-10 Committee substitute printed 26107085D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-11 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-11 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-12 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-12 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-12 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-13 Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB255)
- 2026-02-18 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-18 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-02-24 Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 2-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-26 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-27 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-27 Passed House (86-Y 10-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-04 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-04 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB255ER)
passage - 2026-03-04 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-04 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB255)
- 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 674 (Effective - see bill)
executive-signature - 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0674)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2f9ce74d-1e1e-460d-b5a8-92cce684a31b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).