(SB823)

GOVERNOR'S VETO

Pursuant to Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto Senate Bill 823, which would require Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power, when constructing any renewable energy facility, to submit a plan to the State Corporation Commission for review and approval that addresses workforce and economic development issues tied to the project.

Adding this requirement to the approval of projects will lengthen the time for approval, resulting in increased costs to the project that will ultimately be passed on to ratepayers. Virginia's growing economy requires increased power generation, and this bill will increase costs and make it harder to bring new generation projects to market.

Accordingly, I veto this bill.