SB 175 VA

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Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements; power purchase agreements. Amends certain renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements for Dominion Energy Virginia, including the annual percentage of program requirements to be met with solar, wind, or anaerobic digestion resources of one megawatt or less located in the Commonwealth. The bill changes from 2025 to 2027 the compliance year beginning in which at least 75 percent of renewable energy certificates used by Dominion Energy Virginia shall come from eligible resources located in the Commonwealth. The bill also removes the requirement for a solar-powered or wind-powered generation facility to have a capacity of no less than 50 kilowatts to qualify for a third party power purchase agreement under a pilot program. The bill directs the State Corporation Commission, by July 1, 2033, to initiate a proceeding to evaluate the future availability of renewable energy certificates from certain resources and permits the Commission to increase or decrease by up to one percentage point the percentage of program requirements to be met by such resources in future compliance years. The bill provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage development on previously developed project sites, as defined in existing law, to reduce the land use impacts of solar development. This bill is identical to HB 628.

• Schuyler T. VanValkenburg Democratic · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104645D · upper
2. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Jan 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB175) · upper
4. Feb 9, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
6. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107441D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB175) · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Read first time · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
18. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (18-Y 3-N) · lower
19. Mar 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
20. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · lower
21. Mar 3, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
22. Mar 3, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 Passed House with amendment (93-Y 5-N 0-A) · lower
24. Mar 5, 2026 House amendment agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · upper
26. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB175ER) · upper
27. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
30. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Mar 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB175) · upper
32. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 646 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0646) · 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
• House Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML