HB 155 VA

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Introduced

Electric utilities; certificate of operation for high-load facilities. Prohibits any person from operating a high-load facility, defined in the bill as a facility whose electricity demand exceeds 25 megawatts that was not operating before July 1, 2026, without first having obtained a certificate of operation from the State Corporation Commission. The bill includes factors for the Commission to consider in reviewing a petition to operate a high-load facility. The bill establishes a presumption that a high-load facility shall be considered to have met certain requirements if the high-load facility has secured sufficient contracts for energy storage resources or zero-carbon electric generating resources or that the high-load facility has a plan to implement sufficient demand reduction measures. The bill also requires the Commission to consider certain factors in a review of a petition for a certificate to operate a high-load facility, including whether there is sufficient energy, capacity, and grid infrastructure to support the operation of the high-load facility and whether the operation of the high-load facility would create an unreasonable cross-subsidy across customers served by the incumbent electric utility.

• Joshua E. Thomas Democratic · primary

1. Jan 6, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102983D · lower
2. Jan 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 15, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB155) · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 18, 2026 Left in Labor and Commerce · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML