SB 487 VA

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Electric utilities; virtual power plant program; electric cooperatives. Authorizes electric cooperatives to establish and implement a virtual power plant program. The bill defines a virtual power plant as an aggregation of distributed energy resources, enrolled either directly with an electric cooperative or indirectly through an aggregator, that are operated in coordination to provide one or more grid services. Under the bill, an electric cooperative may offer incentives to residential customers to purchase battery storage devices and is required to evaluate various methods to optimize demand. This bill is identical to HB 562.

• Jeremy S. McPike Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105222D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB487) · upper
4. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
9. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 18, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
12. Feb 18, 2026 Read first time · lower
13. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
14. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N) · lower
15. Feb 26, 2026 Read second time · lower
16. Feb 27, 2026 Floor substitute printed 26108780D-H1 (Reid) · lower
17. Feb 27, 2026 Floor offered Delegate Reid Substitute · lower
18. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · lower
19. Feb 27, 2026 Delegate Reid Floor substitute agreed to · lower
20. Feb 27, 2026 Engrossed by House - floor substitute · lower
21. Feb 27, 2026 Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
22. Mar 3, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB487ER) · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Mar 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB487) · upper
30. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 893 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Delegate Reid Substitute · PDF
• Delegate Reid Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML