West Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 583 — Creating program to further development of renewable energy resources

Last action — Chapter 304, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

39 added · 15 removed

Plain-language change summary

The proposed amendment to Bill SB 583 changes the title and introduces a new section that focuses on the development of solar energy resources in West Virginia. It establishes a program that allows electric utilities to plan, construction, and operate renewable energy facilities, specifically for solar power, under certain guidelines. This matters because it creates a structured framework for promoting renewable energy, which could lead to increased clean energy production and potentially lower energy costs for consumers. Additionally, it outlines how the Public Service Commission will oversee and approve these projects, ensuring accountability and transparency in the process.

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SB583 HFA J Kelly #1 2-29 Akers 3254   Delegate Kelly moves to amend the bill on page 9, section 1o, after line 187, by inserting a new subsection (n) to read as follows:
SB583 HFAT Shott 3-3 Akers 3254   Delegate Shott moves to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
“(n) Notwithstanding the provisions of §24-2-11c of this code, any person or entity (1) who is not an electric utility;
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(2) who intends to purchase or construct and operate an electric generating facility as an exempt wholesale generator under federal law;
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(3) who will generate electricity solely through solar photovoltaic or other solar methods;
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and (4) who, if desired, intends to purchase or construct and operate energy storage for such electricity may file an application with the Public Service Commission under this section in such detail and with such publication requirements as the commission may prescribe;
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and the commission shall hold a hearing, unless waived, within 90 days of publication and issue a final order on a siting certificate or modification thereof within 150 days of the application filing date.
583 -- “A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §24-2-1o, relating to creating a program to further the development of renewable energy resources and renewable energy facilities for solar energy by modifying the powers and duties of the Public Service Commission;
No other provision of this section shall apply to these exempt wholesale generators.”   Adopted Rejected
providing for legislative findings and declarations;
providing for definitions;
providing for an application process and program for multiyear comprehensive renewable energy facilities for electric utilities, as defined, to plan, design, construct, purchase, own, and operate renewable energy-generating facilities, energy-storage resources, or both, under specified conditions, requirements, and limitations;
providing that solar energy output is to be offered for sale or sold to residential, commercial, or industrial customers under renewable special contracts or renewable tariffs;
providing for commission review and approval of said programs;
allowing cost recovery for said programs;
providing for requirements for said programs;
providing for application requirements and contents in lieu of applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity;
providing for public notice at the direction of the commission for anticipated rates and rate increases in interested counties;
providing for a hearing on applications within 90 days of notice;
defining circumstances when a hearing can be waived for lack of opposition;
defining a time period of 150 days within which the commission shall issue a final order after the application date;
requiring the commission to find the programs as in the public interest;
requiring the commission, after notice and hearing, to approve applications and allow cost recovery for just and reasonable expenditures;
establishing accounting methods, practices, rates of return, calculations, dates, and procedures relevant for cost recovery;
requiring a utility to place in effect commission-approved rates that include cost recovery with certain defined items;
defining “concurrent cost recovery”;
requiring yearly application filings by the utility with the commission regarding cost recovery;
defining when a project is to be considered used and useful;
limiting cost recovery from any one customer to a maximum increase of $1000 per month;
providing for siting certificates for exempt wholesale solar generation facilities to be processed in 150 days by the Public Service Commission;
providing that no provision shall displace current levels of coal-fired generation capacity;
and providing for a sunset date under conditions.”   Adopted Rejected  
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Action History

  1. Chapter 304, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  2. Approved by Governor 3/25/20

  3. To Governor 3/13/20

  4. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/13/20 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/13/20 - Senate Journal

  8. Completed legislative action

  9. Communicated to House

  10. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 470)

  11. House Message received

  12. Communicated to Senate

  13. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  14. Passed House (Roll No. 456)

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  17. Amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  18. Amendment rejected (Roll No. 444)

  19. Amendment rejected (Roll No. 443)

  20. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  21. Read 2nd time

  22. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  23. Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/2

  24. From House Calendar, 2nd reading, placed on Special Calendar

  25. From Special Calendar, 2nd reading, placed on House Calendar

  26. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  27. Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/28

  28. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  29. Read 1st time

  30. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  31. With amendment, do pass

  32. To House Judiciary

  33. To Judiciary

  34. Introduced in House

  35. Ordered to House

  36. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 145)

  37. Read 3rd time

  38. On 3rd reading

  39. Smith Floor amendment #2 adopted (Voice vote)

  40. Smith Floor amendment #1 withdrawn by unanimous consent

  41. Having been read 2nd time 2/12/20

  42. Laid over on 2nd reading 2/12/20, amend pending

  43. Floor amendment reported

  44. Read 2nd time

  45. Laid over on 2nd reading 2/11/20

  46. On 2nd reading

  47. Read 1st time

  48. On 1st reading

  49. 2nd reference dispensed

  50. Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

  51. To Energy, Industry, and Mining

  52. Introduced in Senate

  53. To Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance

  54. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Patricia Rucker · Primary
  • Blair · Cosponsor
  • Weld · Cosponsor
  • Cline · Cosponsor
  • Maroney · Cosponsor
  • Roberts · Cosponsor
  • Palumbo · Cosponsor
  • Randy E. Smith · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 25 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 76 Yea · 23 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18700
Unaffiliated 531601
Democrat 5000
Total 762301
% of votes cast 76%23%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Angelucci — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Kump — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Evans — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Shott — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Linville — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Little — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Bates — Yea
Graves — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Steele — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Storch — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Summers — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Miley — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Capito — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Hill — Yea
Pack — Yea
Walker — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Householder — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Fast — Nay
Rodighiero — Nay
Bibby — Nay
Foster — Nay
Maynard — Nay
Thompson, R. — Nay
Brown, N. — Nay
Hicks — Nay
Tomblin — Nay
Paynter — Nay
Cadle — Nay
Jeffries, J. — Nay
Phillips — Nay
Waxman — Nay
Kessinger — Nay
Porterfield — Nay
Wilson — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Nay
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Nay
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Nay
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Nay
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Nay
Pat McGeehan Republican Nay
Patrick Martin Republican Nay
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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HFA P. MARTIN 2-27 #1

Failed 37 Yea · 60 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 121300
Unaffiliated 254203
Democrat 0500
Total 376003
% of votes cast 37%60%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Barnhart — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Fast — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Foster — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Miley — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Householder — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Little — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Estep-Burton — Nay
Shott — Nay
Angelucci — Nay
Evans — Nay
Skaff — Nay
Atkinson — Nay
Fleischauer — Nay
Sponaugle — Nay
Kump — Nay
Staggers — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hamrick — Nay
Linville — Nay
Steele — Nay
Boggs — Nay
Hanna — Nay
Longstreth — Nay
Storch — Nay
Brown, S. — Nay
Mandt — Nay
Summers — Nay
Byrd — Nay
Hardy — Nay
Sypolt — Nay
Capito — Nay
Hartman — Nay
Nelson — Nay
Thompson, C. — Nay
Caputo — Nay
Higginbotham — Nay
Pack — Nay
Walker — Nay
Hill — Nay
Pethtel — Nay
Westfall — Nay
Cowles — Nay
Diserio — Nay
Pyles — Nay
Doyle — Nay
Zukoff — Nay
Espinosa — Nay
Rowe — Nay
Graves — Not Voting
Kessinger — Not Voting
Wilson — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Nay
John Williams Democrat Nay
Mike Pushkin Democrat Nay
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Nay
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Nay
Ben Queen Republican Nay
Betsy Kelly Republican Nay
Betsy Kelly Republican Nay
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Nay
Dean Jeffries Republican Nay
Evan Worrell Republican Nay
Gary G. Howell Republican Nay
George Miller Republican Nay
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Nay
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Nay
Roy Cooper Republican Nay
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Nay

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HFA PAYNTER 2-27 #1 REVISED

Failed 41 Yea · 56 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 274003
Republican 121300
Democrat 2300
Total 415603
% of votes cast 41%56%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Angelucci — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Bates — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Fast — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Foster — Nay
Shott — Nay
Atkinson — Nay
Hamrick — Nay
Kump — Nay
Skaff — Nay
Barnhart — Nay
Hanna — Nay
Linville — Nay
Staggers — Nay
Byrd — Nay
Little — Nay
Steele — Nay
Capito — Nay
Hardy — Nay
Mandt — Nay
Storch — Nay
Hartman — Nay
Miley — Nay
Summers — Nay
Cowles — Nay
Higginbotham — Nay
Nelson — Nay
Sypolt — Nay
Hill — Nay
Pack — Nay
Walker — Nay
Doyle — Nay
Pethtel — Nay
Waxman — Nay
Householder — Nay
Westfall — Nay
Espinosa — Nay
Pyles — Nay
Estep-Burton — Nay
Evans — Nay
Rowan — Nay
Zukoff — Nay
Fleischauer — Nay
Rowe — Nay
Graves — Not Voting
Kessinger — Not Voting
Wilson — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Nay
John Williams Democrat Nay
Mike Pushkin Democrat Nay
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Nay
Betsy Kelly Republican Nay
Betsy Kelly Republican Nay
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Nay
Dean Jeffries Republican Nay
Evan Worrell Republican Nay
Gary G. Howell Republican Nay
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Nay
John Paul Hott Republican Nay
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Nay
Roy Cooper Republican Nay
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Nay
William Anderson Republican Nay

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Passage

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 29003
Total 31003
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
LINDSAY — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MANN — Not Voting
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARONEY — Not Voting
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MAYNARD — Not Voting
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
PITSENBARGER — Yea
TARR — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
WELD — Yea
HARDESTY — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
IHLENFELD — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Who sponsors SB 583?
SB 583 is sponsored by Patricia Rucker (Republican), Blair, Weld, Cline, Maroney, Roberts, Palumbo, and Randy E. Smith (Republican).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2020. Enacted.
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