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An Act to amend and reenact § 1-208.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to carbon-free energy or clean energy; fusion energy; definitions.

[H 1779]

Approved March 19, 2025

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 1-208.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 1-208.1. Carbon-free energy; clean energy.

A. "Carbon-free energy" or "clean energy" includes electric energy generated from a source that does not emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere during the process of generating the electric energy, including electric energy generated by the conversion of sunlight, wind, falling water, wave motion, tides, geothermal, fusion energy, or nuclear energy.

B. As used in this section, "fusion energy" means the energy generated through the process of fusing together atomic nuclei.