Electric utilities; triennial review proceeding by SCC, fair rates of return.
Summary
Electric utilities; triennial review; ratesof return. Provides that the State Corporation Commission, in any triennial review proceeding, including the first triennial review proceeding conducted after January 1, 2021, for Dominion EnergyVirginia, may use any methodology it finds consistent with the publicinterest to determine fair rates of return on common equity for the utility's generation and distribution services. In any such triennialreview, regardless of whether the utility earned above or below itsauthorized rate of return during the test period under review, theCommission also may order any increases or decreases to the utility'srates for generation and distribution that it deems necessary andappropriate, as long as the resulting rates provide the utility with the opportunity to (i) fully recover its costs of providing its servicesand (ii) earn an authorized rate of return.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Last action Feb 15, 2021
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned C&L sub: Energy
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101313D
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sally Hudson
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Carrie Coyner
RRepublican
Co
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Bourne
DDemocratic
Co
Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Lee J. Carter
DDemocratic
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