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This bill establishes the Distributed Energy Resources Task Force as an advisory commission within the executive branch to develop a comprehensive strategy for advancing energy affordability and integrating distributed energy resources, which are sources of electricity generation or storage up to five megawatts located on a customer's premises or connected to the distribution system, into the Commonwealth's markets, and to help comply with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order No. 2222, a regulation aimed at facilitating participation of distributed energy resources in wholesale electricity markets. The Task Force will have 16 members, including government officials and representatives from various energy sectors, and will review existing laws, make recommendations on modernizing interconnection standards, and advise on policies for microgrids and virtual power plants, with a deadline of February 1, 2027, for recommendations related to FERC Order No. 2222 compliance. The Task Force is required to submit several reports, including a final report by November 1, 2026, and a deployment report by June 30, 2027, to various state and federal entities, and its provisions will expire on July 1, 2027.

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https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB285