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Bill Electric utilities; electric grid utilization metrics; State Corporation Commission. Phase I and Phase II Utilities; electric grid utilization metrics. Requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to petition the State Corporation Commission for approval of grid utilization metrics by October 15, 2026, which petition may be consolidated with the integrated resource plan filing for Dominion Energy in 2026. Under the bill, the petition shall include certain assessments comparing current electric grid system performance with optimal utilization of existing electric grid assets. The bill also requires the Commission to include in an existing annual report its findings on each applicable utility's assessment of relevant grid utilization metrics, which shall include an analysis of the potential for each applicable utility to increase electric grid utilization through the deployment of non-wires alternatives. This bill is identical to HB 434. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 SB 621 Virginia SB 621 (2026)
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Virginia SB 621 (2026) — Electric utilities; electric grid utilization metrics; State Corporation Commission.

Phase I and Phase II Utilities; electric grid utilization metrics. Requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to petition the State Corporation Commission for approval of grid utilization metrics by October 15, 2026, which petition may be consolidated with the integrated resource plan filing for Dominion Energy in 2026. Under the bill, the petition shall include certain assessments comparing current electric grid system performance with optimal utilization of existing electric grid assets. The bill also requires the Commission to include in an existing annual report its findings on each applicable utility's assessment of relevant grid utilization metrics, which shall include an analysis of the potential for each applicable utility to increase electric grid utilization through the deployment of non-wires alternatives. This bill is identical to HB 434.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Commerce and Labor Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Labor and Commerce — 156 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — 86 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 926 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 2119 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed R — 350 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Kannan Srinivasan — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-14 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103265D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-14 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2026-01-27 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB621)
  • 2026-02-12 Senate committee offered
  • 2026-02-12 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (8-Y 6-N 1-A) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-13 Committee substitute printed 26107598D-S1 substitution
  • 2026-02-13 Rules suspended
  • 2026-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-02-13 Passed by for the day
  • 2026-02-16 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-16 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) substitution
  • 2026-02-16 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) substitution
  • 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-24 Placed on Calendar
  • 2026-02-24 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-24 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
  • 2026-02-26 Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 6-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-26 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB621)
  • 2026-03-02 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-03-03 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-03-03 Passed House (92-Y 6-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-03-09 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-03-09 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB621ER) passage
  • 2026-03-09 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-03-09 Signed by President passage
  • 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
  • 2026-03-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB621)
  • 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 612 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/57bf2d74-107c-4fa9-bcd2-b156809263c7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).