SB 818 VA

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Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers; renewable portfolio standard requirements. Permits an individual retail customer of electric energy from Appalachian Power or Dominion Energy Virginia whose noncoincident peak demand exceeded five megawatts during 2024 or any year thereafter to purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier within the Commonwealth. Currently, such a customer may only purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier if the customer's peak demand did not exceed one percent of the incumbent electric utility's peak load during the most recent calendar year unless the customer had a noncoincident peak demand of more than 90 megawatts. The bill requires a licensed supplier providing electric energy to such a customer to meet the annual renewable portfolio standard program requirements on an aggregate basis for all electric energy sold within the incumbent electric utility's service territory during a compliance year.

• David R. Suetterlein Republican · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105330D · upper
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB818) · upper
4. Feb 12, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107834D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
10. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 16, 2026 Blank Action · upper
17. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB818) · upper
18. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
21. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce (18-Y 3-N) · lower
22. Mar 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
25. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · upper
26. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB818ER) · upper
27. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB818) · upper
32. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708) · executive

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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
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