2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1999: Energy Innovation Pilot Program; established, report.

Legislative Summary

Energy Innovation Pilot Program established. Establishes the Energy Innovation Pilot Program to foster the development of innovative energy projects by allowing Program participants to provide grid services or other beneficial energy measures. Under the Program, a participant, after obtaining State Corporation Commission approval, is not required to comply with specific state statutes and regulations pertaining to the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy for sale, except for those laws and regulations that are required for worker safety, public safety, or environmental protection, for a period of five years. The bill includes provisions for application requirements, an approval process, Program exit procedures, a test period extension process, suspension or revocation of Commission approval, consumer protections, Commission investigations, and recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

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Medium Confidence

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101677D
House of Delegates
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1999)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (10-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Stricken from docket by Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Stricken from docket by Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N)
1/23/2025
21
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (10-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202532.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/21/2025136.9 KB