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Virginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center; established. Establishes the Virginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center (the Center) as an interdisciplinary study, research, and informational resource for individuals and businesses in the Commonwealth. The Center is governed by a board of directors that includes representatives from several colleges and universities in the Commonwealth, the Department of Energy, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. The board is directed to establish an advisory council to provide expertise and guidance related to the functions and duties of the Center. Functions and duties of the Center include providing technical assistance in matters related to energy technologies, siting, permitting, project design, interconnection, electric infrastructure, electric utilities, ratepayer proceedings, and environmental impacts of energy projects. Under the bill, the Center shall conduct an annual evaluation and collaborate with state agencies and institutions of higher education to provide technical assistance, research, or support in matters related to siting and permitting, programs to improve electric grid reliability, energy programs established at a participating institution of higher education, and administration and implementation of the Virginia Energy Plan. The bill also requires the Center to submit an annual report to the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation summarizing its research activities and any funding received by the Center by November 1 of each year. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Feb 11, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB510)
Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N 1-A)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104608D
Referred to Committee on Rules
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Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg