SB69
Electric utilities; construction and development of renewable energy facilities, etc.
Status:
Killed
Latest Action:
Jan. 20, 2026
Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 8-N)
Chief Patron:
Mark Peake (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Electric utilities; construction and development of renewable energy facilities; powers of State Air Pollution Control Board; powers of State Corporation Commission.
Repeals provisions (i) requiring the State Air Pollution Control Board to adopt regulations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from any electricity generating unit in the Commonwealth and authorizing the Board to establish an auction program for energy allowances; (ii) prohibiting the State Corporation Commission from approving any new utility-owned generation ... (More) facilities that emit carbon dioxide as a by-product of energy generation under certain circumstances; (iii) declaring that statutory allowances for energy derived from sunlight, onshore wind, offshore wind, and storage facilities are in the public interest; and (iv) relating to the development of solar and wind generation and energy storage capacity, development of offshore wind capacity, and generation of electricity from renewable and zero-carbon sources. The bill provides that planning and development activities for new nuclear generation facilities are in the public interest. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/17/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101142D
- 12/17/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB69)
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 8-N)
