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Electric utilities; construction and 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 under 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
Dec 17, 2025
Last Action
Jan 20, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 17 co
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB69)
Failed to report (defeated) in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 8-N)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101142D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
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Failed to report (defeated) in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 8-N)
Mark J. Peake
Luther Cifers, III
Christie New Craig
J.D. "Danny" Diggs
Tara A. Durant
T. Travis Hackworth
Christopher T. Head
Emily M. Jordan
Ryan T. McDougle
Tammy Brankley Mulchi
Mark D. Obenshain
Todd E. Pillion
Bryce E. Reeves
William M. Stanley, Jr.
Richard H. Stuart