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Electric utilities; energy storage requirements; Department of Energy to develop model ordinance; work groups; reports. Increases the targets for energy storage capacity that Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia are required to petition the State Corporation Commission (the Commission) for approval to construct, acquire, or procure and extends the time frame by which such capacity must be met. Under the bill, (i) Appalachian Power shall petition the Commission for approval to construct, acquire, or procure at least 780 megawatts of short-duration energy storage capacity by 2040 and 520 megawatts of long-duration energy storage capacity by 2045 and (ii) Dominion Energy Virginia shall petition the Commission for approval to construct, acquire, or procure at least 16,000 megawatts of short-duration energy storage capacity by 2045 and 4,000 megawatts of long-duration energy storage capacity by 2045. "Long-duration energy storage" and "short-duration energy storage" are defined in the bill. The bill requires the Commission to conduct a technology demonstration program for long-duration energy storage resources and initiate a proceeding to determine if such technology is viable and that the targets in the bill are reasonably achievable, for which a final order shall be entered no later than March 1, 2031. Certain provisions of the bill are only effective upon such determination by the Commission.The bill also directs the Commission, in considering applicable petitions, to conduct an evaluation of the proposal requirements and evaluation criteria used by a utility in any solicitation for energy storage project proposals issued to fulfill the requirements of the bill.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 12, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB448)
Read third time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Delegate Wilt Floor amendment passed by (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
committee substitute agreed to
Passed House with substitute (66-Y 33-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day
Floor offered Delegate Wilt Amendment
Read second time
Committee substitute printed 26109068D-H1
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N)
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB448)
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Committee substitute printed 26107847D-S2
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB448)
Committee substitute printed 26107447D-S1
Senate committee offered
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105446D
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House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)