SB 710 — Distributed solar & other renewable energy; sales of electricity under third-party agreements.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 1187 (effective 7/1/20)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2020. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
12 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Distributed renewable energy. Promotes the establishment of distributed renewable solar and other renewable energy. The measure (i) requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program that allows multifamily customers of investor-owned utilities, other than American Electric Power, to purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility; (ii) raises the cap on the total amount of renewable energy that can be net metered in a utility's service territory from one percent to six percent, five percent of which is available to all customers and one percent of which is available only to low-income utility customers; (iii) raises the cap for net-metered nonresidential generation facilities from one megawatt to three megawatts; (iv) allows certain localities to install solar or wind facilities of up to five megawatts on government-owned property and use the electricity for government-owned buildings; (v) increases the cap on the capacity of generation from facilities from the customer's expected annual energy consumption to 150 percent of such amount for customers in Dominion Energy Virginia's service territory; (vi) prohibits standby charges for any residential customer-generator or agricultural customer-generator of an investor-owned utility other than Dominion Energy Virginia; and (vii) increases the cap on third party power purchase agreements to 500 megawatts for jurisdictional customers and 500 megawatts for nonjurisdictional customers of Dominion Energy Virginia and to 40 megawatts for customers of American Electric Power. The measure also amends the Commonwealth Energy Policy to include provisions supporting distributed generation of renewable energy. This bill is identical to HB 572, HB 1184, and HB 1647.
Bill Text
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1187) View text Current html April 11, 2020
- Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB710ER) View text html March 18, 2020
- Impact statement from SCC (SB710S3) View text html March 07, 2020
- Impact statement from SCC (SB710H1) View text html February 25, 2020
- Substitute Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB710S2 html February 11, 2020
- Substitute Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB710S1 html February 07, 2020
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 1187 (effective 7/1/20)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
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Impact statement from SCC (SB710ER)
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Signed by Speaker
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Signed by President
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Enrolled
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Impact statement from SCC (SB710S3)
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Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N)
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VOTE: Adoption #2 (60-Y 31-N 1-A)
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Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 31-N 1-A)
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Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
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VOTE: Adoption (61-Y 32-N 1-A)
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Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 32-N 1-A)
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Conference substitute printed 20109867D-S3
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Amended by conference committee
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Conferees appointed by House
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Conferees appointed by Senate
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Senate acceded to request (26-Y 14-N)
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House requested conference committee
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House insisted on substitute
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House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
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VOTE: Passage (64-Y 34-N 1-A)
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Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 1-A)
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB710H1
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Committee substitute agreed to 20109142D-H1
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Read third time
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Impact statement from SCC (SB710H1)
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Read second time
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Committee substitute printed 20109142D-H1
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Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 7-N)
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Impact statement from SCC (SB710S2)
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Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
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Read first time
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Placed on Calendar
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Impact statement from SCC (SB710S1)
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Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
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Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB710S2
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Substitute by Senator McClellan agreed to 20108117D-S2
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Floor substitute printed 20108117D-S2 (McClellan)
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Reading of substitute waived
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Substitute by Senator McCLellan rejected 20107969D-S1
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Substitute by Senator McClellan reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
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Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
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Passed by for the day
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Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB710S1
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Substitute by Senator McClellan agreed to 20107969D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read second time
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Floor substitute printed 20107969D-S1 (McClellan)
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Passed by for the day
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Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)
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Assigned C&L sub: Energy
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Impact statement from SCC (SB710)
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104871D
Sponsors
- Jennifer L. McClellan · Primary
- Jennifer B. Boysko · Cosponsor
- Adam P. Ebbin · Cosponsor
- Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. · Cosponsor
- Janet D. Howell · Cosponsor
- John S. Edwards · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on · 70 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Jennifer L. McClellan
Co-sponsors (5)
- Jennifer B. Boysko Voted No
- Adam P. Ebbin
- Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. Voted No
- Howell, Janet D. Voted No
- Edwards, John S. Voted No
Not signed on (142)
142 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 142 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 60 | 32 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 60 | 32 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 32% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 59 | 31 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 59 | 31 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 31% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 30% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 35% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 3% | 98% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 63 | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 63 | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 34% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 32% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Lindsey, Joseph C. | — | Yea |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | — | Not Voting |
| Ayala, Hala S. | — | Not Voting |
| Bourne, Jeffrey M. | — | Yea |
| Byron, Kathy J. | — | Nay |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Nay |
| Gooditis, Wendy W. | — | Yea |
| Guzman, Elizabeth R. | — | Yea |
| Heretick, Steve E. | — | Not Voting |
| Israel D. O'Quinn | — | Nay |
| Jeion A. Ward | — | Yea |
| Keam, Mark L. | — | Yea |
| Kory, Kaye | — | Yea |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Marshall, Daniel W., III | — | Yea |
| Michael J. Webert | — | Nay |
| Mullin, Michael P. | — | Yea |
| R. Lee Ware | — | Nay |
| Ransone, Margaret B. | — | Nay |
| Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Terry G. Kilgore | — | Nay |
| Tony O. Wilt | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 45% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Nay |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Nay |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Nay |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 710 do?
- Distributed renewable energy. Promotes the establishment of distributed renewable solar and other renewable energy. The measure (i) requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program that allows multifamily customers of investor-owned utilities, other than American Electric Power, to purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility; (ii) raises the cap on the total amount of renewable energy that can be net metered in a utility's service territory from one percent to six percent, five percent of which is available to all customers and one percent of which is available only to low-income utility customers; (iii) raises the cap for net-metered nonresidential generation facilities from one megawatt to three megawatts; (iv) allows certain localities to install solar or wind facilities of up to five megawatts on government-owned property and use the electricity for government-owned buildings; (v) increases the cap on the capacity of generation from facilities from the customer's expected annual energy consumption to 150 percent of such amount for customers in Dominion Energy Virginia's service territory; (vi) prohibits standby charges for any residential customer-generator or agricultural customer-generator of an investor-owned utility other than Dominion Energy Virginia; and (vii) increases the cap on third party power purchase agreements to 500 megawatts for jurisdictional customers and 500 megawatts for nonjurisdictional customers of Dominion Energy Virginia and to 40 megawatts for customers of American Electric Power. The measure also amends the Commonwealth Energy Policy to include provisions supporting distributed generation of renewable energy. This bill is identical to HB 572, HB 1184, and HB 1647.
- Who sponsors SB 710?
- SB 710 is sponsored by Jennifer L. McClellan, Jennifer B. Boysko, Adam P. Ebbin, Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr., Howell, Janet D., and Edwards, John S..
- What is the current status of SB 710?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2020. Enacted.
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