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Electric utilities; suspension of certain requirements. Provides that the renewable energy portfolio standard requirements and any associated construction, procurement, or retirement mandates are suspended for the applicable compliance year if the State Corporation Commission determines that compliance has resulted in, or will result in, any of the following: (i) an increase in the average residential customer’s total monthly electric bill of more than five percent in any calendar year that is attributable to compliance with the renewable energy portfolio standard or associated zero-carbon generation or energy storage requirements; (ii) an increase in any rate adjustment clause, rider, or non-bypassable charge associated with compliance with this section that exceeds $50 per month for the average residential customer; (iii) a determination that compliance poses a material risk to electric system reliability or resource adequacy in the Commonwealth; or (iv) a determination that the cost of renewable energy certificates necessary for compliance exceeds the applicable alternative compliance payment or deficiency payment for two consecutive compliance years.

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Timothy Griffin (R)*,  Terry Austin (R),  Jason Ballard (R),  Rob Bloxom (R),  Mitchell Cornett (R),  William Davis (R),  Anne Ferrell Tata (R),  Hyland Fowler (R),  Tom Garrett (R),  Karen Hamilton (R),  M. Keith Hodges (R),  Terry Kilgore (R),  James Leftwich (R),  Ellen McLaughlin (R),  James Morefield (R),  Israel O'Quinn (R),  Delores Oates (R),  Justin Pence (R),  Eric Phillips (R),  Chris Runion (R),  Howard Wachsmann (R),  Wendell Walker (R),  Lee Ware (R),  Michael Webert (R),  William Wiley (R),  Wren Williams (R),  Tony Wilt (R),  Thomas Wright (R),  Scott Wyatt (R),  Eric Zehr (R), 

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