SB 762 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

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 2022

Committee Review

Jan 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Last action Feb 7, 2022

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

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Committee

Feb 7, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N)

upper

Jan 28, 2022

Committee

Assigned C&L sub: Energy

upper

Jan 21, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Jan 21, 2022

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 22101702D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors