2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB557: Renewable energy portfolio standard; eligibility of hydrogen and nuclear resources.

Legislative Summary

Renewable energy portfolio standard; eligibility of hydrogen and nuclear resources. Provides that, for the purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard, eligible sources include (i) hydrogen resources that are produced from zero-carbon generating facilities located in the Commonwealth and (ii) zero-carbon nuclear generating facilities located in the Commonwealth that were placed into service after July 1, 2024.

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Bill History

1/10/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102277D
Senate
1/10/2024
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Senate
1/23/2024
Continued to 2025 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 2-N)
Senate
1/29/2024
Impact statement from DPB (SB557)
Senate
11/18/2024
Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Continued to 2025 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 2-N)
1/23/2024
13
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/10/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Prefiled
Bill Text1/10/202467.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis7/7/202455.7 KB