SB818
Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 12, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB818)
Chief Patron:
Dave Suetterlein (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers; notice period for return to service.
Permits an individual nonresidential retail customer of electric energy of Appalachian Power or Dominion Energy Virginia whose noncoincident peak demand exceeded five megawatts during the most recent calendar year to purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier within the Commonwealth. Currently, such a customer may only purchase electric energy from ... (More) a licensed supplier if the customer's peak demand did not exceed one percent of the incumbent electric utility's peak load during the most recent calendar year unless the customer had a noncoincident peak demand of more than 90 megawatts. The bill changes from five years to eighteen months the advance notice period required for such a customer to return to service by an incumbent electric utility. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 26105330D
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB818)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107834D-S1
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Blank Action
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB818)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/25/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (18-Y 3-N)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/03/2026 - House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB818ER)
- 03/09/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: 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 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB818)
