HB284
Electric utilities; electric demand flexibility programs, high energy demand customers, report.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 12, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB284)
Chief Patron:
Michael Feggans (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Electric utilities; high energy demand customers; demand flexibility programs; reports.
Directs Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to file a petition with the State Corporation Commission by January 1, 2027, for voluntary demand flexibility programs that apply to high energy demand customers, as defined in the bill. The bill requires the Commission to consider all forms of demand flexibility and other ... (More) specific factors in approving each such program. The bill directs each cooperative that serves one or more high energy demand customers to establish a voluntary demand flexibility program for such customers by January 1, 2029. Under the bill, Dominion and Appalachian Power are required to file status reports on their demand flexibility programs with the Commission three years after initial program approval and every three years thereafter. Additionally, in 2028 and annually thereafter, the Commission is required to submit information summarizing the status and performance of such programs as part of an existing report.(Less)
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Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102642D
- 01/09/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
- 02/03/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB284)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/10/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107245D-H1
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/19/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB284)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108365D-S1
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/02/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N 0-A)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB284)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/05/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB284ER)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
- 03/12/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB284)
