SB1395
Small renewable energy projects; eligibility for permits by rule.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Small renewable energy projects; permits by rule.
Provides that certain small renewable energy projects proposed, developed, constructed, or purchased by (i) a public utility if the project's costs are not recovered from Virginia jurisdictional customers under base rates, a fuel factor charge, or a rate adjustment clause or (ii) a utility aggregation cooperative, are eligible for a ... (More) permit by rule and are exempt from environmental review and permitting by the State Corporation Commission. The measure specifies that a small renewable energy project shall be eligible for permit by rule if it is proposed, developed, constructed, or purchased by a person that is not a regulated utility. The measure exempts a small renewable energy project for which the Department of Environmental Quality has issued a permit by rule from the requirement that it obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction or operation of the project. Finally, the measure increases the maximum rated capacity of solar and wind facilities that qualify as small renewable energy projects from 100 megawatts to 150 megawatts. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/11/2017 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102610D
- 01/11/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/18/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1395)
- 01/26/2017 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (13-Y 2-N)
- 01/26/2017 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104843D-S1
- 01/30/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2017 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/2017 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/2017 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17104843D-S1
- 01/31/2017 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1395S1
- 01/31/2017 - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2017 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/01/2017 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/2017 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1395S1
- 02/02/2017 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N 1-A)
- 02/06/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2017 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1395S1)
- 02/16/2017 - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2017 - House: Read second time
- 02/21/2017 - House: Read third time
- 02/21/2017 - House: Passed House (87-Y 7-N 2-A)
- 02/21/2017 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (87-Y 7-N 2-A)
- 02/24/2017 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/2017 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1395ER)
- 02/24/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1395ER)
- 02/28/2017 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
- 02/28/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/13/2017 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 368 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/13/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0368)
