SB 339 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

SCC; cost allocation proceedings for certain electric utilities, definitions.

Summary

State Corporation Commission; cost allocation proceedings for certain electric utilities. Directs the State Corporation Commission to conduct proceedings to review cost allocation among different customer classifications for certain electric utilities. For Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power, the Commission is directed to determine if the cost allocation of transmission costs require customers that are not high-load customers, as defined in the bill, to unreasonably subsidize the transmission costs attributable to serving high-load customers by January 1, 2027. For Dominion Energy, the Commission is directed to determine if the current allocation of generation and distribution costs require customers that are not high-load customers to unreasonably subsidize the generation and distribution costs attributable to serving high-load customers by January 1, 2028.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 5, 2026

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What changed between versions

Commerce and Labor Substitute → Labor and Commerce Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from a Senate Substitute to a House Substitute, changing the committee responsible for the amendment from Commerce and Labor to Labor and Commerce. The most significant substantive change is in the definition of 'high-load customer,' which now includes additional criteria beyond just demand size: the customer must also have an average annual load factor of 75% or greater and, as of January 1, 2026, not employ at least 200 full-time workers in manufacturing or industrial activities within the utility's service territory. This narrows the definition of who qualifies as a high-load customer for cost allocation purposes.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by adding eligibility criteria to the 'high-load customer' definition, meaning fewer customers will qualify for the special cost allocation review. The committee attribution also changed from Senate to House.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'high-load customer' was expanded to include three criteria: (1) commercial or industrial rate schedule, (2) 25 megawatts or greater demand with 75% or greater average annual load factor, and (3) not employing 200+ full-time manufacturing/industrial workers at a facility in the service territory as of January 1, 2026. Previously, only the 25 megawatt threshold was required.

REQUIREMENT

Section 1 was modified to clarify that transmission cost allocations apply to 'an electric utility or customers of an electric utility' receiving transmission from Phase I or Phase II Utilities, rather than just 'retail customers or electric service providers.'

Section 1 was modified to specify that cost recovery restrictions apply to 'any other customers of the Phase I Utility or Phase II Utility' rather than 'any other customers of the Phase I or Phase II Utility.'

Section 1 was modified to allow compliance in ongoing proceedings for either Phase I or Phase II Utilities, rather than just Phase I or Phase II Utilities (minor wording adjustment).

TECHNICAL

Added page numbering and formatting markers typical of House substitute documents, including draft status and date information.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026

How they voted

34–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 39

Feb 13, 2026

D Democratic20

19 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

15 Yea 4

78% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 1-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate committee offered

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors