1/29/2026


HB 628

 

LABOR AND COMMERCE

1. Line 146, introduced, after with

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behind-the-meter

 

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2. Line 146, introduced, after of

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one megawatt

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three megawatts

 

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3. Line 148, introduced, after (i)

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4.5 percent for the 2026 through 2030 compliance years and (ii) five percent for the 2031

 

LABOR AND COMMERCE

4. After line 325, introduced

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No later than July 1, 2033, the Commission shall initiate a proceeding to evaluate the future availability of RECs from solar, wind, and anaerobic digestion resources of one megawatt or less located in the Commonwealth in order to meet the renewable portfolio standard requirements of subdivision C 2 and may, in its sole discretion, increase or decrease by up to one percentage point the percentage of a utility's requirements under subdivision C 2 to be met with RECs from such resources in future compliance years.

 

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5. At the beginning of line 522, introduced

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2.

 

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6. After line 524, introduced

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3. That a Phase II Utility, as defined in subdivision A 1 of § 56-585.1 of the Code of Virginia, may recover costs associated with any petition for cost recovery made pursuant to clause (iv) of subdivision A 6 of § 56-585.1 of the Code of Virginia that has been approved by the State Corporation Commission as of December 1, 2038, notwithstanding any time limitations on such cost recovery under subdivision A 6 of § 56-585.1 of the Code of Virginia.