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Regulation of electric utilities; development of renewable energy facilities; powers of State Air Pollution Control Board; powers of State Corporation Commission. Repeals provisions (i) requiring the State Air Pollution Control Board to adopt regulations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from any electricity generating unit in the Commonwealth and authorizing the Board to establish an auction program for energy allowances; (ii) prohibiting the State Corporation Commission from approving any new utility-owned generation facilities that emit carbon dioxide as a by-product of energy generation, in certain circumstances; (iii) declaring that statutory allowances for energy derived from sunlight, onshore wind, offshore wind, and storage facilities are in the public interest; and (iv) relating to the development of solar and wind generation and energy storage capacity, development of offshore wind capacity, and generation of electricity from renewable and zero-carbon sources. The bill provides that planning and development activities for new nuclear generation facilities are in the public interest.
Introduced
Jan 7, 2025
Last Action
Feb 5, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Left in Labor and Commerce
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2185)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102489D
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
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Nicholas J. Freitas