SB333
Electric generation from remediated mine gas; renewable portfolio standard.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 13, 2026
Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Chief Patron:
Travis Hackworth (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Electric generation from remediated mine gas; renewable portfolio standard.
Authorizes Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia to petition the State Corporation Commission for approval to deploy electric generation that utilizes, in whole or in part, remediated mine gas, as defined in the bill. Under the bill, reasonable and prudent costs incurred for a remediated mine gas project shall be ... (More) recovered through utility base rates for generation and distribution services. Additionally, the bill provides that electricity generated using remediated mine gas shall be considered an eligible resource for purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard program if such generation achieves a carbon intensity score of zero on a life-cycle basis as determined by the U.S. Department of Energy's GREET model. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103039D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107055D-S1
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107738D-S2
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
