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VA SB 562

in committee

Electric utilities; RPS requirements, Air Pollution Control Board regulations.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Electric utilities; RPS requirements; Air Pollution Control Board; regulations. Delays for 20 years the timeline by which Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia are required to produce 100 percent of their electric energy from 100 percent renewable resources. Under the bill, the annual percentage requirements are paused after the 2023 compliance year and do not resume until 2044. The bill provides that Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia are required to meet the 100 percent requirement by 2070 and 2065, respectively. Additionally, the bill provides that the Air Pollution Control Board is required to adopt regulations for the period of 2051 to 2070 to reduce carbon emissions from electric power generating facilities. Under current law, the Board is required to adopt regulations to reduce emissions for the period of 2031 through 2050.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-03 — Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 6-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Luther Cifers, IIIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105285D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-03

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB562)

  4. 2026-02-03

    Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 6-N)

    deferral

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

    2026-02-03 · pass · 8-6

    Member-level votes (15)
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Mark D. Obenshain: no
    • Richard H. Stuart: no
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
    • David R. Suetterlein: no
    • T. Travis Hackworth: no
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Timmy French: no
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: not voting
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB562

Attribution

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