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Electric utilities; construction and development of renewable energy facilities, etc.

Introduced: it can still change before the session ends.

VA SB 69 · Senate Bill · 2026

Stage
Introduced
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
18
Latest action
Jan 20, 2026

What it does

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…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Jan 20, 2026

  2. Committee (Not started)

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Where it goes next

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