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VA SB752

VA SB752
Electric utilities; construction and development of renewable energy facilities, etc.


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Introduced
01/19/2026
In Committee
01/19/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Bill Summary

Electric utilities; construction and development of renewable energy facilities; powers of State Air Pollution Control Board; powers of State Corporation Commission. Repeals provisions (i) requiring the State Air Pollution Control Board to adopt regulations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from any electricity generating unit in the Commonwealth and authorizing the Board to establish an auction program for energy allowances; (ii) prohibiting the State Corporation Commission from approving any new utility-owned generation facilities that emit carbon dioxide as a by-product of energy generation under certain circumstances; (iii) declaring that statutory allowances for energy derived from sunlight, onshore wind, offshore wind, and storage facilities are in the public interest; and (iv) relating to the development of solar and wind generation and energy storage capacity, development of offshore wind capacity, and generation of electricity from renewable and zero-carbon sources. The bill provides that planning and development activities for new nuclear generation facilities are in the public interest.

AI Summary

This bill makes significant changes to Virginia's energy regulations by repealing provisions related to carbon dioxide emissions reduction from power plants, prohibiting the State Corporation Commission (SCC) from approving new CO2-emitting utility-owned generation facilities under certain conditions, and removing declarations that renewable energy sources like solar and wind, as well as energy storage, are in the public interest. It also removes provisions specifically addressing the development of solar, wind, and offshore wind generation, and electricity from renewable and zero-carbon sources. Instead, the bill declares that planning and development activities for new nuclear generation facilities are in the public interest. Additionally, it amends various sections of the Code of Virginia to reflect these changes, including those concerning the powers of the State Air Pollution Control Board and the SCC, and repeals specific sections related to renewable energy portfolio standards and offshore wind projects.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (15)

Last Action

Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) (on 02/12/2026)

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