Electric utilities; retail competition, renewable energy.
Summary
Electric utilities; retail competition; renewableenergy. Allows individual retail customers of an electric utilityto purchase electric energy provided 100 percent from renewable energyfrom any licensed supplier. The measure eliminates (i) provisionsthat prohibit such a purchase from a licensed supplier that is anincumbent electric utility that is not the incumbent electric utilityserving the exclusive service territory in which the customer islocated and (ii) a condition that permits such purchases only if the electric utility serving the applicable exclusive service territorydoes not offer a tariff for 100 percent renewable energy.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Last action Feb 9, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Assigned C&L sub: Energy
upper
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104747D
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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