Electricity prices and bills, generation and fuel mix, and gasoline costs.
Residential electricity price14.41¢/kWh2024 · #28 of 50 · highest first
Regular gasoline price$3.767/gal2026-08 · #38 of 48* · highest first
Average monthly residential electricity bill$148.772024 · #16 of 50 · highest first
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Virginia · 2024: 14.41¢/kWh · Rank #28 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 16.48¢/kWh
For 2024, FactVote combines EIA utility-scale net generation with EIA's estimated small-scale solar generation and groups sources into seven categories. The 2015–2023 historical points retain utility-scale coverage. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills. Generation is electricity produced inside Virginia, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented. The 2024 comparison includes EIA's estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. Historical points for 2015–2023 retain utility-scale coverage and exclude those estimates, so comparisons across 2023–2024 also reflect this change in coverage. The 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources. The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.
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Virginia · state comparison
Household energy prices
Unit prices are separate from bills: usage, weather, and household needs also determine spending.
Virginia · 202414.41¢/kWh
Virginia rank#28among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark16.48¢/kWhSame measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Residential electricity price
For 2024, FactVote combines EIA utility-scale net generation with EIA's estimated small-scale solar generation and groups sources into seven categories. The 2015–2023 historical points retain utility-scale coverage. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.
Generation is electricity produced inside Virginia, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented. The 2024 comparison includes EIA's estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. Historical points for 2015–2023 retain utility-scale coverage and exclude those estimates, so comparisons across 2023–2024 also reflect this change in coverage. The 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources. The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.
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Virginia
2024 · Virginia: 14.41¢/kWh · Rank #28 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 16.48¢/kWh · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
Virginia Residential electricity price history
Period
Virginia
Compare
2015
11.37¢/kWh
2016
11.36¢/kWh
2017
11.55¢/kWh
2018
11.73¢/kWh
2019
12.07¢/kWh
2020
12.03¢/kWh
2021
11.96¢/kWh
2022
13.34¢/kWh
2023
14.26¢/kWh
2024
14.41¢/kWh
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Lower value · 11.51¢/kWhHigher value · 42.86¢/kWhStriped: unavailable
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Virginia · 14.41¢/kWh2024 · Rank #28 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Residential electricity price · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Hawaii
42.86¢/kWh
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#2
California
31.97¢/kWh
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#3
Massachusetts
29.35¢/kWh
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#4
Connecticut
28.75¢/kWh
—
#5
Rhode Island
28.65¢/kWh
—
#6
Alaska
24.82¢/kWh
—
#7
New York
24.43¢/kWh
—
#8
Maine
24.29¢/kWh
—
#9
New Hampshire
23.4¢/kWh
—
#10
Vermont
21.9¢/kWh
—
#11
New Jersey
19.34¢/kWh
—
#12
Michigan
19.3¢/kWh
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#13
Maryland
17.86¢/kWh
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#14
Pennsylvania
17.77¢/kWh
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#15
Wisconsin
17.18¢/kWh
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#16
Delaware
16.57¢/kWh
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#17
Ohio
15.99¢/kWh
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#18
Illinois
15.87¢/kWh
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#19
Minnesota
15.45¢/kWh
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#20
Alabama
15.18¢/kWh
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#21
West Virginia
15.07¢/kWh
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#22
Nevada
15¢/kWh
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#23
Texas
14.94¢/kWh
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#24
Colorado
14.92¢/kWh
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#25
Arizona
14.91¢/kWh
—
#26
Indiana
14.77¢/kWh
—
#27
Oregon
14.7¢/kWh
—
#28
Virginia · your comparison
14.41¢/kWh
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#29
South Carolina
14.23¢/kWh
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#30
New Mexico
14.2¢/kWh
—
#31
Kansas
14.15¢/kWh
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#32
Florida
14.14¢/kWh
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#33
North Carolina
14.13¢/kWh
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#34
Georgia
14.08¢/kWh
—
#35
Iowa
13.4¢/kWh
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#36
Mississippi
13.39¢/kWh
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#37
Missouri
12.91¢/kWh
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#38
South Dakota
12.86¢/kWh
—
#39
Kentucky
12.79¢/kWh
—
#40
Montana
12.66¢/kWh
—
#41
Wyoming
12.47¢/kWh
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#42
Tennessee
12.42¢/kWh
—
#43
Arkansas
12.32¢/kWh
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#44
Oklahoma
12.24¢/kWh
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#45
Utah
12.22¢/kWh
—
#46
Washington
11.9¢/kWh
—
#47
Louisiana
11.73¢/kWh
—
#48
Nebraska
11.53¢/kWh
—
#49
Idaho
11.52¢/kWh
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#50
North Dakota
11.51¢/kWh
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Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations, including taxes, in EIA's Lower Atlantic petroleum subdistrict. The region includes Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
This source snapshot keeps its own definition and period. A rank shown elsewhere applies only to that comparison’s measure and period.
Recent weekly prices
Prior week
$3.785/gal
Weekly change
−0.2¢
One year earlier
$2.912/gal
Change from one year earlier
+87.1¢
Method and limitations
U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly retail motor-gasoline survey estimate for the Lower Atlantic region. FactVote displays the published dollars-per-gallon value and calculates changes from EIA's published prior-week and nearest year-earlier weekly observations.
EIA does not publish a current Virginia statewide weekly gasoline-price series; this Lower Atlantic regional estimate should not be read as Virginia's statewide average.
The regional estimate combines six states and does not represent the price at every station or in every Virginia community.
The series is nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns, and weekly estimates can be revised.
Compare the bill, electricity used, and price per unit for the same year.
Virginia · 2024$148.77
Virginia rank#16among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$142.26Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Average monthly residential electricity bill
State residential revenue and sales divided by customer accounts, averaged across the year.
Bills describe average customer accounts rather than a particular household. Dollars are nominal; usage reflects climate and building characteristics as well as efficiency.
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2024 · Virginia: $148.77 · Rank #16 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: $142.26 · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
Virginia Average monthly residential electricity bill history
Period
Virginia
Compare
2010
$129.43
2011
$125.86
2012
$123.72
2013
$125.36
2014
$130.04
2015
$130.58
2016
$127.14
2017
$124.54
2018
$136.59
2019
$135.46
2020
$131.72
2021
$130.92
2022
$144.96
2023
$141.63
2024
$148.77
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Lower value · $92.88Higher value · $212.12Striped: unavailable
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Virginia · $148.772024 · Rank #16 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Average monthly residential electricity bill · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Hawaii
$212.12
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#2
Connecticut
$199.66
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#3
Alabama
$173.5
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#4
Massachusetts
$167.2
—
#5
Maryland
$165.87
—
#6
Texas
$163.72
—
#7
Rhode Island
$162.4
—
#8
California
$160.86
—
#9
Arizona
$160.24
—
#10
Florida
$156.09
—
#11
Mississippi
$154.83
—
#12
West Virginia
$154.76
—
#13
Georgia
$151.25
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#14
Delaware
$150.87
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#15
South Carolina
$149.51
—
#16
Virginia · your comparison
$148.77
—
#17
Pennsylvania
$145.17
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#18
New Hampshire
$144.87
—
#19
Alaska
$143.54
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#20
North Carolina
$143.5
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#21
Tennessee
$143.32
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#22
Louisiana
$140.96
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#23
New York
$139.53
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#24
Nevada
$139.39
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#25
Ohio
$135.16
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#26
Kentucky
$133.81
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#27
Maine
$133.6
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#28
Indiana
$133.06
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#29
Oklahoma
$132.05
—
#30
Oregon
$129.62
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#31
Missouri
$129.18
—
#32
Arkansas
$129.13
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#33
New Jersey
$128.13
—
#34
South Dakota
$127.81
—
#35
Vermont
$125.66
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#36
Kansas
$123.9
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#37
Michigan
$119.31
—
#38
North Dakota
$118.38
—
#39
Washington
$113.68
—
#40
Iowa
$111.54
—
#41
Wisconsin
$110.87
—
#42
Nebraska
$110.28
—
#43
Minnesota
$110.06
—
#44
Illinois
$109.99
—
#45
Idaho
$108.73
—
#46
Montana
$107.91
—
#47
Wyoming
$107.65
—
#48
Colorado
$100.57
—
#49
Utah
$94.57
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#50
New Mexico
$92.88
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Virginia · 2024103.7 TWh
Virginia rank#13among all 50 states
U.S. benchmarkNot availableSame measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Total electricity generation
For 2024, FactVote combines EIA utility-scale net generation with EIA's estimated small-scale solar generation and groups sources into seven categories. The 2015–2023 historical points retain utility-scale coverage. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.
Generation is electricity produced inside Virginia, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented. The 2024 comparison includes EIA's estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. Historical points for 2015–2023 retain utility-scale coverage and exclude those estimates, so comparisons across 2023–2024 also reflect this change in coverage. The 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources. The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.
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2024 · Virginia: 103.7 TWh · Rank #13 of 50, highest first · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
Virginia Total electricity generation history
Period
Virginia
Compare
2015
84.4 TWh
2016
92.6 TWh
2017
90.4 TWh
2018
95.5 TWh
2019
96.8 TWh
2020
103.1 TWh
2021
93.5 TWh
2022
89.5 TWh
2023
91.1 TWh
2024
103.7 TWh
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Lower value · 2.5 TWhHigher value · 571.5 TWhStriped: unavailable
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Virginia · 103.7 TWh2024 · Rank #13 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Total electricity generation · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Texas
571.5 TWh
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#2
Florida
270.7 TWh
—
#3
California
245.9 TWh
—
#4
Pennsylvania
242.5 TWh
—
#5
Illinois
186.7 TWh
—
#6
Ohio
143.3 TWh
—
#7
Alabama
142.9 TWh
—
#8
Georgia
140.4 TWh
—
#9
North Carolina
135.9 TWh
—
#10
New York
133.5 TWh
—
#11
Michigan
124.5 TWh
—
#12
Arizona
121.5 TWh
—
#13
Virginia · your comparison
103.7 TWh
—
#14
Washington
103 TWh
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#15
South Carolina
101.1 TWh
—
#16
Louisiana
100 TWh
—
#17
Indiana
97.4 TWh
—
#18
Oklahoma
94.3 TWh
—
#19
Mississippi
77.4 TWh
—
#20
Tennessee
76.3 TWh
—
#21
Iowa
70.9 TWh
—
#22
Missouri
67.6 TWh
—
#23
Kentucky
67.1 TWh
—
#24
Wisconsin
65.6 TWh
—
#25
Oregon
65.3 TWh
—
#26
New Jersey
63.6 TWh
—
#27
Arkansas
62.1 TWh
—
#28
Colorado
60.8 TWh
—
#29
Minnesota
59 TWh
—
#30
Kansas
57.9 TWh
—
#31
West Virginia
50.7 TWh
—
#32
Nevada
47.6 TWh
—
#33
Connecticut
46.2 TWh
—
#34
North Dakota
42.6 TWh
—
#35
Wyoming
40.7 TWh
—
#36
New Mexico
40.5 TWh
—
#37
Nebraska
37.3 TWh
—
#38
Maryland
36.9 TWh
—
#39
Utah
36.1 TWh
—
#40
Montana
27 TWh
—
#41
Massachusetts
25 TWh
—
#42
South Dakota
20.9 TWh
—
#43
Idaho
20.3 TWh
—
#44
New Hampshire
17.3 TWh
—
#45
Maine
15.7 TWh
—
#46
Hawaii
10.7 TWh
—
#47
Rhode Island
10.1 TWh
—
#48
Alaska
6.7 TWh
—
#49
Delaware
5 TWh
—
#50
Vermont
2.5 TWh
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Outage comparisons use the same reporting standard. Major-event outages and ordinary-day outages use different EIA reporting definitions.
Virginia · 2024962.1 min/year
Virginia rank#8among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark662.6 min/yearSame measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Outage minutes per customer · all events
EIA distribution-system reliability for utilities using the IEEE standard. SAIDI is average customer interruption duration; SAIFI is average frequency.
Reported customer coverage is incomplete and differs by state. These figures cover reporting utilities, not every customer. Major-event definitions follow IEEE; a severe-weather year can dominate the all-events value. Coverage percentage is not itself outage performance.
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Virginia
2024 · Virginia: 962.1 min/year · Rank #8 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 662.6 min/year · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
Virginia Outage minutes per customer · all events history
Period
Virginia
Compare
2023
292.8 min/year
2024
962.1 min/year
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Lower value · 83.6 min/yearHigher value · 3,155 min/yearStriped: unavailable
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Virginia · 962.1 min/year2024 · Rank #8 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Outage minutes per customer · all events · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
South Carolina
3,155 min/year
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#2
Maine
1,748.6 min/year
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#3
Texas
1,614.3 min/year
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#4
North Carolina
1,518.1 min/year
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#5
Florida
1,487.6 min/year
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#6
Georgia
1,208.1 min/year
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#7
West Virginia
1,165.5 min/year
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#8
Virginia · your comparison
962.1 min/year
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#9
Vermont
895.8 min/year
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#10
New Hampshire
735.5 min/year
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#11
Nebraska
697.8 min/year
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#12
Washington
643.5 min/year
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#13
Louisiana
630.6 min/year
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#14
Mississippi
607.3 min/year
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#15
Oregon
579.3 min/year
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#16
Kentucky
537.7 min/year
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#17
Arkansas
527.8 min/year
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#18
Ohio
511 min/year
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#19
Michigan
481.7 min/year
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#20
New York
477.3 min/year
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#21
Hawaii
382.6 min/year
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#22
Pennsylvania
353.1 min/year
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#23
Montana
341.7 min/year
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#24
Alaska
323.2 min/year
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#25
Indiana
310 min/year
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#26
Wisconsin
296.8 min/year
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#27
Kansas
289.8 min/year
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#28
Tennessee
289.3 min/year
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#29
California
285 min/year
—
#30
New Mexico
272.6 min/year
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#31
Colorado
257 min/year
—
#32
Minnesota
222.4 min/year
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#33
Oklahoma
220.7 min/year
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#34
Missouri
212.6 min/year
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#35
Idaho
204.4 min/year
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#36
Iowa
200.3 min/year
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#37
Alabama
197.7 min/year
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#38
New Jersey
173.3 min/year
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#39
Nevada
158.9 min/year
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#40
Illinois
158 min/year
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#41
Connecticut
152.8 min/year
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#42
Wyoming
137.8 min/year
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#43
Maryland
118.1 min/year
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#44
Delaware
117.9 min/year
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#45
Utah
115.4 min/year
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#46
Rhode Island
104.3 min/year
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#47
Massachusetts
103.7 min/year
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#48
North Dakota
102.7 min/year
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#49
South Dakota
85.6 min/year
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#50
Arizona
83.6 min/year
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Total energy consumption includes more than electricity. EIA assigns electricity-related losses to consuming end-use sectors.
Virginia · 2024526 trillion Btu
Virginia rank#12among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark18,424 trillion BtuSame measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Residential energy consumption
Annual energy consumption by end-use sector, in trillion British thermal units (Btu).
2024 SEDS estimates. Industrial and total figures exclude noncombustible renewable energy inputs used to produce biofuels. Includes allocated electric-system energy losses. Size, climate, industry mix, and activity affect absolute rankings.
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Lower value · 29.5 trillion BtuHigher value · 1,514 trillion BtuStriped: unavailable
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Virginia · 526 trillion Btu2024 · Rank #12 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Residential energy consumption · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Texas
1,514 trillion Btu
—
#2
Florida
1,183.3 trillion Btu
—
#3
California
1,147.1 trillion Btu
—
#4
New York
968.3 trillion Btu
—
#5
Pennsylvania
819.3 trillion Btu
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#6
Illinois
817.1 trillion Btu
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#7
Ohio
767.4 trillion Btu
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#8
Georgia
717.1 trillion Btu
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#9
North Carolina
662.2 trillion Btu
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#10
Michigan
661.4 trillion Btu
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#11
New Jersey
550.1 trillion Btu
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#12
Virginia · your comparison
526 trillion Btu
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#13
Tennessee
492 trillion Btu
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#14
Indiana
475.6 trillion Btu
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#15
Missouri
459 trillion Btu
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#16
Arizona
413.7 trillion Btu
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#17
Massachusetts
379 trillion Btu
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#18
Wisconsin
375.9 trillion Btu
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#19
South Carolina
370.7 trillion Btu
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#20
Maryland
357.2 trillion Btu
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#21
Minnesota
346.2 trillion Btu
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#22
Alabama
331.6 trillion Btu
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#23
Washington
330.2 trillion Btu
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#24
Kentucky
319 trillion Btu
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#25
Colorado
311.9 trillion Btu
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#26
Louisiana
282.6 trillion Btu
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#27
Connecticut
235.3 trillion Btu
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#28
Oklahoma
231 trillion Btu
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#29
Arkansas
209.5 trillion Btu
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#30
Utah
190.7 trillion Btu
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#31
Mississippi
179.7 trillion Btu
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#32
Oregon
173.1 trillion Btu
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#33
Kansas
166.4 trillion Btu
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#34
Iowa
162 trillion Btu
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#35
Nevada
153.3 trillion Btu
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#36
West Virginia
141 trillion Btu
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#37
Nebraska
128.9 trillion Btu
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#38
Idaho
111.2 trillion Btu
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#39
New Mexico
98.1 trillion Btu
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#40
New Hampshire
91.8 trillion Btu
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#41
Maine
80.5 trillion Btu
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#42
Montana
73.9 trillion Btu
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#43
Delaware
62.6 trillion Btu
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#44
North Dakota
61.3 trillion Btu
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#45
Rhode Island
61 trillion Btu
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#46
Alaska
49.1 trillion Btu
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#47
Wyoming
45.5 trillion Btu
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#48
South Dakota
44.2 trillion Btu
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#49
Vermont
32.7 trillion Btu
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#50
Hawaii
29.5 trillion Btu
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Virginia · 202499.24 Mt CO₂
Virginia rank#15among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark4,780.66 Mt CO₂Same measure and period when published
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Virginia · 99.24 Mt CO₂2024 · Rank #15 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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#1
Texas
679.93 Mt CO₂
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#2
California
315.98 Mt CO₂
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#3
Florida
230.85 Mt CO₂
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#4
Pennsylvania
201.57 Mt CO₂
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#5
Louisiana
186.89 Mt CO₂
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#6
Ohio
186.34 Mt CO₂
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#7
Illinois
163.98 Mt CO₂
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#8
New York
163.69 Mt CO₂
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#9
Indiana
152.3 Mt CO₂
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#10
Michigan
143.11 Mt CO₂
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#11
Georgia
127.83 Mt CO₂
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#12
North Carolina
119.07 Mt CO₂
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#13
Kentucky
106.87 Mt CO₂
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#14
Alabama
104.32 Mt CO₂
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#15
Virginia · your comparison
99.24 Mt CO₂
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#16
Missouri
98.03 Mt CO₂
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#17
Tennessee
90.46 Mt CO₂
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#18
Oklahoma
88.56 Mt CO₂
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#19
New Jersey
87.84 Mt CO₂
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#20
Wisconsin
85.12 Mt CO₂
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#21
Arizona
82.2 Mt CO₂
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#22
Colorado
79.57 Mt CO₂
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#23
Minnesota
77.89 Mt CO₂
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#24
Washington
73.81 Mt CO₂
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#25
West Virginia
72.28 Mt CO₂
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#26
South Carolina
70.81 Mt CO₂
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#27
Iowa
65.23 Mt CO₂
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#28
Mississippi
64.75 Mt CO₂
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#29
Arkansas
58.42 Mt CO₂
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#30
Massachusetts
58.07 Mt CO₂
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#31
North Dakota
55.15 Mt CO₂
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#32
Kansas
55.09 Mt CO₂
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#33
Utah
55.03 Mt CO₂
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#34
Wyoming
50 Mt CO₂
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#35
Maryland
48.77 Mt CO₂
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#36
Alaska
44.01 Mt CO₂
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#37
Nebraska
43.54 Mt CO₂
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#38
New Mexico
41.63 Mt CO₂
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#39
Nevada
39.28 Mt CO₂
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#40
Oregon
38.94 Mt CO₂
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#41
Connecticut
37.09 Mt CO₂
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#42
Montana
27.16 Mt CO₂
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#43
Idaho
21.11 Mt CO₂
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#44
Hawaii
17.96 Mt CO₂
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#45
Maine
15.99 Mt CO₂
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#46
South Dakota
15.11 Mt CO₂
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#47
New Hampshire
13.6 Mt CO₂
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#48
Delaware
11.52 Mt CO₂
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#49
Rhode Island
11.05 Mt CO₂
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#50
Vermont
5.36 Mt CO₂
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Jul 1, 2026 · FY2027 gasoline tax rates · Virginia motor-fuels tax rates for July 2026 through June 2027 · FY2027 rates in effectVirginia agencies · FY2027 gasoline tax rates
Virginia motor-fuels tax rates for July 2026 through June 2027
Jul 1, 2026 · FY2027 rates in effect
Commissioner Saundra M. Jack · Acted
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Virginia DMV administers a 32.6-cent-per-gallon gasoline excise tax and a 0.2-cent-per-gallon storage-tank fee for fiscal year 2027.
The 32.6-cent gasoline excise tax and 0.2-cent storage-tank fee took effect July 1, 2026.
Why this record is included
From July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, Virginia's gasoline excise tax is 32.6 cents per gallon and its storage-tank fee is 0.2 cents per gallon. These levies are direct Virginia components of tax-inclusive pump prices, but they do not set wholesale, refining, distribution, or retail margins and do not govern the full six-state Lower Atlantic average.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Lower Atlantic regular gasoline price. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Virginia DMV's official table lists a 32.6-cent gasoline rate and a 0.2-cent storage-tank fee for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑May 14, 2026 · SB 225 · Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. · Enacted · Chapter 1126Virginia Legislature · SB 225
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.
May 14, 2026 · Enacted · Chapter 1126
Sen. Scott A. Surovell · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; established; report. Creates the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank to finance clean energy projects, greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects, and other qualified projects through the strategic deployment of public funds in the form of grants, loans, credit enhancements, and other financing mechanisms. An advisory board consisting of nonlegislative citizen members and ex officio members shall oversee the Bank and provide recommendations related to the Bank and its effectiveness. The bill contains provisions for (i) the powers and duties of the Bank, (ii) lending practices, (iii) a strategic plan, (iv) an investment strategy, (v) public outreach…
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on May 14, 2026 as Chapter 1126.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; established; report. Creates the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank to finance clean energy projects, greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects, and other qualified projects through the strategic deployment of public funds in the form of grants, loans, credit enhancements, and other financing mechanisms. An advisory board consisting of nonlegislative citizen members and ex officio members shall oversee the Bank and provide recommendations related to the Bank and its effectiveness. The bill contains provisions for (i) the powers and duties of the Bank, (ii) lending practices, (iii) a strategic plan…
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑May 14, 2026 · HB 1444 · Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. · Enacted · Chapter 1125Virginia Legislature · HB 1444
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.
May 14, 2026 · Enacted · Chapter 1125
Del. Alfonso H. Lopez · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; established; report. Creates the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank to finance clean energy projects, greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects, and other qualified projects through the strategic deployment of public funds in the form of grants, loans, credit enhancements, and other financing mechanisms. An advisory board consisting of nonlegislative citizen members and ex officio members shall oversee the Bank and provide recommendations related to the Bank and its effectiveness. The bill contains provisions for (i) the powers and duties of the Bank, (ii) lending practices, (iii) a strategic plan, (iv) an investment strategy, (v) public outreach…
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on May 14, 2026 as Chapter 1125.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; established; report. Creates the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank to finance clean energy projects, greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects, and other qualified projects through the strategic deployment of public funds in the form of grants, loans, credit enhancements, and other financing mechanisms. An advisory board consisting of nonlegislative citizen members and ex officio members shall oversee the Bank and provide recommendations related to the Bank and its effectiveness. The bill contains provisions for (i) the powers and duties of the Bank, (ii) lending practices, (iii) a strategic plan…
H.R. 7919 would temporarily pause the federal gasoline tax through October 1, 2026.
Rep. Eugene Vindman's office reported his cosponsorship on May 13, 2026.
Why this record is included
H.R. 7919 would temporarily suspend the federal gasoline tax, a direct component of tax-inclusive pump prices nationwide. Virginia Rep. Eugene Vindman's official office record says he cosponsored the measure; the proposal did not itself establish or explain the August 2026 Lower Atlantic price.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Lower Atlantic regular gasoline price. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Rep. Vindman's official congressional website says he cosponsored H.R. 7919 and that it would pause the gasoline tax until October 1, 2026.
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑May 13, 2026 · H.R. 8572 · Gas Prices Relief Act of 2026 · CosponsoredU.S. Congress · Virginia delegation · H.R. 8572
Gas Prices Relief Act of 2026
May 13, 2026 · Cosponsored
Rep. Eugene Vindman · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
H.R. 8572 would temporarily pause the federal gasoline tax through January 1, 2027.
Rep. Eugene Vindman's office reported his cosponsorship on May 13, 2026.
Why this record is included
H.R. 8572 would temporarily suspend the federal gasoline tax through January 1, 2027, directly changing a tax component of pump prices if enacted. Virginia Rep. Eugene Vindman's official office record says he cosponsored the measure; the proposal does not prove an effect on the regional EIA value.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Lower Atlantic regular gasoline price. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Rep. Vindman's official congressional website says he cosponsored H.R. 8572 and that it would pause the gasoline tax until January 1, 2027.
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑Apr 22, 2026 · HB395 · Signed HB395: Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices, local regulation. · Official action recordedGovernor · HB395
Signed HB395: Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices, local regulation.
Apr 22, 2026 · Official action recorded
Gov. Abigail Spanberger · Signed
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Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices, local regulation.
The official Governor or Legislature record documents this action on April 22, 2026.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Signed HB395: Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices, local regulation. Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices, local regulation. Approved by Governor - Chapter 1052 (effective - see bill)
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42 statements from 14 candidates
2026 Virginia U.S. House — District 1 — General Election
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Shannon has consistently opposed proposed utility price hikes here in Virginia. She has also called for legislation to mandate that any new data center construction does not result in increased energy costs for our families. In Congress, Shannon will continue to stand up to big corporations and spec…
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Source topic or question: Energy costs and data centers
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Shannon has consistently opposed proposed utility price hikes here in Virginia. She has also called for legislation to mandate that any new data center construction does not result in increased energy costs for our families. In Congress, Shannon will continue to stand up to big corporations and special interests who try to profit by increasing costs for our community.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
To be clear about what I’m proposing and what I’m not: I’m not proposing to rewrite NEPA’s substantive standards along partisan lines. I’m proposing a dedicated federal fast lane, sitting alongside the existing NEPA process, that specifically targets the biggest bottleneck holding back new clean ene…
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Source topic or question: The Permitting Problem: Where Bipartisanship Is Already Happening
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To be clear about what I’m proposing and what I’m not: I’m not proposing to rewrite NEPA’s substantive standards along partisan lines. I’m proposing a dedicated federal fast lane, sitting alongside the existing NEPA process, that specifically targets the biggest bottleneck holding back new clean energy: transmission. For clean energy, one of the biggest bottlenecks is often what happens after a project is already approved: slow-moving state siting processes, transmission constraints, and utility interconnection queues that can leave a fully built solar or wind project sitting idle for years, unable to connect to the grid. That’s exactly why Congress should strengthen and expand the federal backstop transmission siting authority that already exists on paper but has gone largely unused since 2011 due to legal challenges: it’s the tool best positioned to get interstate transmission built when state and utility-level processes stall. Fossil fuel projects would continue through the same review process and timelines in place today, with no rollback of environmental standards and no new fast lane either. The point of permitting reform should be to help build the energy system we need for the future, not to hand fossil fuel infrastructure an equal seat at the front of the line it’s already in.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
Here’s something most voters don’t know: the federal approval process for any major energy project, a new transmission line, a solar farm, a pipeline, a nuclear plant, a geothermal well, is governed by a 1970 law called the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Today, it routinely takes federal …
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Source topic or question: The Permitting Problem: Where Bipartisanship Is Already Happening
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Here’s something most voters don’t know: the federal approval process for any major energy project, a new transmission line, a solar farm, a pipeline, a nuclear plant, a geothermal well, is governed by a 1970 law called the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Today, it routinely takes federal agencies four and a half years on average just to complete the environmental review for a major energy project, and legal challenges can add years more on top of that. This slows down everything: clean energy projects and fossil fuel projects alike.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
The good news is that permitting reform is one of the few issues in Washington right now where genuine bipartisan work is already happening, and it deserves more attention than it’s getting. The House passed the SPEED Act in December 2025, and Senate negotiators have spent the summer working on a bi…
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Source topic or question: The Permitting Problem: Where Bipartisanship Is Already Happening
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The good news is that permitting reform is one of the few issues in Washington right now where genuine bipartisan work is already happening, and it deserves more attention than it’s getting. The House passed the SPEED Act in December 2025, and Senate negotiators have spent the summer working on a bipartisan companion package, though they missed their goal of finishing before the August recess and now hope to reach a deal in September. The SPEED Act itself hasn’t been signed into law, and as written, it’s built to be strictly technology-neutral: treating a pipeline and a solar farm the same. I don’t think that’s the right goal, and I’m not shy about saying reform should deliberately favor cleaner energy sources rather than pretend every technology is starting from the same place. Fossil fuel infrastructure has decades of built-out pipelines, existing grid connections, and established permitting relationships behind it. Clean energy projects are the newer entrants, and they disproportionately depend on new transmission that doesn’t exist yet. Treating an incumbent with a decades-long head start the same as a newer competitor still building its first connections isn’t neutral in practice, it just locks in the advantage the incumbent already has.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
For power generation, solar, wind, batteries, and nuclear are all proven technologies. However, what’s lagging for renewables is deployment pace, particularly long-duration battery storage: PJM, our own regional grid operator, has barely begun to build storage capacity compared to grids like Texas a…
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Source topic or question: The Challenge of Scaling Clean Energy
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For power generation, solar, wind, batteries, and nuclear are all proven technologies. However, what’s lagging for renewables is deployment pace, particularly long-duration battery storage: PJM, our own regional grid operator, has barely begun to build storage capacity compared to grids like Texas and California, and storage is one of the most important levers, alongside transmission buildout, for turning intermittent generation into dependable capacity. What’s lagging for nuclear in the U.S. specifically is a construction and permitting pipeline that can deliver new plants on time and on budget, something Georgia’s Vogtle project illustrated at real cost, running roughly double its original budget over about 15 years. Industries such as steel, cement, chemicals, aviation, and shipping present a different and harder challenge. Together they account for a fifth to a third of global emissions, depending on how broadly hard-to-abate sectors are defined. Their emissions come not just from the fuel used to power them, but from the chemical processes and material inputs themselves. While pilot-scale projects are advancing, genuinely low-carbon alternatives at scale remain a work in progress. A serious energy plan must be honest about that difference: build out mature clean power as fast as we can and be upfront that the hardest parts of industrial decarbonization don’t yet have a proven, at-scale answer.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
None of this is simple, and none of the tradeoffs are easy. Moving too aggressively away from fossil fuels before reliable alternatives exist at scale risks energy price spikes, grid instability, and real economic pain for working families. Moving too slowly risks the consequences of unchecked clima…
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Source topic or question: Why This Has to Be Bipartisan
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None of this is simple, and none of the tradeoffs are easy. Moving too aggressively away from fossil fuels before reliable alternatives exist at scale risks energy price spikes, grid instability, and real economic pain for working families. Moving too slowly risks the consequences of unchecked climate change continuing to compound. Getting that balance right requires genuinely careful, technical, good-faith judgment, not a bill written by one party to satisfy its own base, then reversed by the other party as soon as power changes hands. A bipartisan bill, built by members of both parties who have to actually defend it to their own constituents, is far more likely to land on tradeoffs that can survive a change in political power, and far more likely to get the engineering judgment right instead of delivering an ideological talking point.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
Climate policy tends to get presented as a binary choice. Either you believe in aggressive government action to eliminate fossil fuels as fast as possible, or you’re a climate skeptic standing in the way of progress. That binary doesn’t reflect the views of most Americans.
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Source topic or question: Effective and Lasting Climate Policy
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Climate policy tends to get presented as a binary choice. Either you believe in aggressive government action to eliminate fossil fuels as fast as possible, or you’re a climate skeptic standing in the way of progress. That binary doesn’t reflect the views of most Americans.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
I support a bipartisan climate bill that aggressively expands clean and renewable energy, invests in the mineral supply chains and domestic manufacturing capacity, includes real permitting reform, and addresses issues beyond energy sources
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Source topic or question: Effective and Lasting Climate Policy
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I support a bipartisan climate bill that aggressively expands clean and renewable energy, invests in the mineral supply chains and domestic manufacturing capacity, includes real permitting reform, and addresses issues beyond energy sources
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
Includes real permitting reform, building on the bipartisan momentum already underway in Congress, by funding federal agencies to clear their review backlogs and creating a dedicated federal backstop and fast lane for the transmission lines and clean energy projects stuck for years in state-level si…
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Source topic or question: What I Support
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Includes real permitting reform, building on the bipartisan momentum already underway in Congress, by funding federal agencies to clear their review backlogs and creating a dedicated federal backstop and fast lane for the transmission lines and clean energy projects stuck for years in state-level siting fights and utility interconnection queues, so approved projects can’t be cancelled by political whiplash after developers have already invested.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
Here is a fact that should inform how we think about this problem: even China, the country investing more aggressively in solar, wind, and battery storage than any other nation on earth, still generates more than half of its electricity from fossil fuels today. China’s motives aren’t purely environm…
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Source topic or question: The Challenge of Scaling Clean Energy
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Here is a fact that should inform how we think about this problem: even China, the country investing more aggressively in solar, wind, and battery storage than any other nation on earth, still generates more than half of its electricity from fossil fuels today. China’s motives aren’t purely environmental, either. It imports roughly three-quarters of the oil it consumes, and that dependence on foreign energy, much of it shipped through vulnerable chokepoints like the Strait of Malacca, is a national security liability Beijing is actively trying to engineer its way out of. Even with that economic and strategic incentive stacked on top of climate concerns, clean energy hasn’t yet been built out at the scale a modern industrial economy requires, anywhere in the world. That doesn’t let the United States off the hook. We built our economy first and emitted more, cumulatively and per person, than any country on earth to get here, and that history means we have a responsibility to lead on bringing the next generation of clean technology to scale, not an excuse to wait for someone else to solve it first.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
Some voters might be wondering where I stand on the various “Green New Deal” bills that have been proposed. For bills with evidence-based, quantifiable emissions savings, like the Green New Deal for Public Housing, I support the goal but not necessarily the means. Rather than adding the cost of retr…
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Source topic or question: Where I Stand on the “Green New Deal”
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Some voters might be wondering where I stand on the various “Green New Deal” bills that have been proposed. For bills with evidence-based, quantifiable emissions savings, like the Green New Deal for Public Housing, I support the goal but not necessarily the means. Rather than adding the cost of retrofitting public housing to the national debt, I’d support bringing in private capital to help fund it, on the condition that public housing authorities retain a majority ownership stake, consistent with existing federal safeguards for similar programs, along with binding tenant protections against rent increases and displacement, and full public disclosure of the terms of any deal. Other bills, like the Green New Deal for Cities, don’t reasonably guarantee emissions savings, since they depend on giving block grants to localities and success depends entirely on downstream decisions. I don’t support this approach, as I believe it’s likely to be an inefficient way to guarantee real emissions reductions. Other bills, like the Green New Deal for Public Schools direct the majority of their funding toward things that have nothing to do with fighting climate change or reducing emissions. That’s not to say these other programs aren’t worth funding. If they are, they need to be debated as their own separate bill, on their own merits.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
Invests in the mineral supply chains and domestic manufacturing capacity that any serious clean energy transition will require. This is a real tradeoff worth being honest about: continuing to rely on oil and gas means continuing to accept higher domestic carbon emissions, while shifting toward clean…
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Source topic or question: What I Support
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Invests in the mineral supply chains and domestic manufacturing capacity that any serious clean energy transition will require. This is a real tradeoff worth being honest about: continuing to rely on oil and gas means continuing to accept higher domestic carbon emissions, while shifting toward clean technology means relying on battery minerals whose supply chains are today largely controlled by other countries, China in particular. I don’t think either side of that tradeoff should be accepted blindly, which is exactly why building up our own domestic mineral supply chains and processing capacity matters: it’s how we lower emissions without simply trading one form of dependence for another.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
Environmental Protection & Renewable Energy Suhas believes we are facing a climate emergency that poses a grave threat to the future of our planet. Experts report that natural disasters have cost the United States more than $450 billion over the past three years, and are projected to cost $54 trilli…
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Source topic or question: Responsible Gun Ownership
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Environmental Protection & Renewable Energy Suhas believes we are facing a climate emergency that poses a grave threat to the future of our planet. Experts report that natural disasters have cost the United States more than $450 billion over the past three years, and are projected to cost $54 trillion globally by 2040. Those numbers fail to convey the devastation from lives lost, and the impacts on communities displaced by increasing climate crises. Suhas cannot imagine leaving his daughters with a world that is less habitable and more unstable because of a problem that we have the resources and knowledge to tackle now.As a Senator and Delegate, he has advanced a bold agenda to promote the environment and conservation, all while creating jobs and promoting economic opportunity for small businesses.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
If Democrats win, gas prices will go up again and so will inflation, to combat a global warming crisis for which they have no evidence. Virginia Democrats indexed the state gasoline tax to inflation, so gasoline taxes increase every July 1st. They also force Dominion Energy to buy "carbon credits" f…
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Source topic or question: Real Solutions for Real Problems
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If Democrats win, gas prices will go up again and so will inflation, to combat a global warming crisis for which they have no evidence. Virginia Democrats indexed the state gasoline tax to inflation, so gasoline taxes increase every July 1st. They also force Dominion Energy to buy "carbon credits" from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Inititative (RGGI), which will be a new $550 million tax on Virginia consumers. It's only purpose is to drive up the cost of fossil fuel.
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California gas prices are the highest in the nation ($5.71 per gallon of regular compared to Virginia's $3.79 as of 6/17/26). What Newsom has done to California and Democrats have done to Virginia is what Democrats will do to the nation if they win Congress.
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Source topic or question: Real Solutions for Real Problems
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California gas prices are the highest in the nation ($5.71 per gallon of regular compared to Virginia's $3.79 as of 6/17/26). What Newsom has done to California and Democrats have done to Virginia is what Democrats will do to the nation if they win Congress.
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Del. Alfonso H. Lopez
Virginia House of Delegates · District 3 · D–VA
10 proposalsView proposals from Del. Alfonso H. LopezVirginia Legislature · HB 1444
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.
May 14, 2026 · Enacted · Chapter 1125
Del. Alfonso H. Lopez · Sponsored
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Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; established; report. Creates the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank to finance clean energy projects, greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects, and other qualified projects through the strategic deployment of public funds in the form of grants, loans, credit enhancements, and other financing mechanisms. An advisory board consisting of nonlegislative citizen members and ex officio members shall oversee the Bank and provide recommendations related to the Bank and its effectiveness. The bill contains provisions for (i) the powers and duties of the Bank, (ii) lending practices, (iii) a strategic plan, (iv) an investment strategy, (v) public outreach…
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on May 14, 2026 as Chapter 1125.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; established; report. Creates the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank to finance clean energy projects, greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects, and other qualified projects through the strategic deployment of public funds in the form of grants, loans, credit enhancements, and other financing mechanisms. An advisory board consisting of nonlegislative citizen members and ex officio members shall oversee the Bank and provide recommendations related to the Bank and its effectiveness. The bill contains provisions for (i) the powers and duties of the Bank, (ii) lending practices, (iii) a strategic plan…
Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements.
Apr 13, 2026 · Enacted · Chapter 707
Del. Alfonso H. Lopez · Sponsored
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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 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…
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on April 13, 2026 as Chapter 707.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
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 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…
Virginia Clean Energy and Battery Storage Promotion Program; established, report.
Feb 10, 2026 · Continued to 2027 in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)
Del. Alfonso H. Lopez · Sponsored
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Virginia Clean Energy and Battery Storage Promotion Program established; report. Directs the Director of the Department of Energy to establish the Virginia Clean Energy and Battery Storage Promotion Program. The purpose of the Program is to (i) promote the adoption, deployment, and understanding of solar energy and battery storage technologies; (ii) support market development, public information, and workforce development initiatives; and (iii) conduct research and technical studies on cost reduction, deployment barriers, and grid integration. The bill establishes the Virginia Clean Energy and Battery Storage Promotion Board as a policy board in the executive branch of state government to…
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on February 10, 2026: Continued to 2027 in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote).
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Virginia Clean Energy and Battery Storage Promotion Program established; report. Directs the Director of the Department of Energy to establish the Virginia Clean Energy and Battery Storage Promotion Program. The purpose of the Program is to (i) promote the adoption, deployment, and understanding of solar energy and battery storage technologies; (ii) support market development, public information, and workforce development initiatives; and (iii) conduct research and technical studies on cost reduction, deployment barriers, and grid integration. The bill establishes the Virginia Clean Energy and Battery Storage Promotion Board as a policy…
Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices, local regulation.
Jan 29, 2026 · Incorporated by Labor and Commerce (HB395-Krizek) (Voice Vote)
Del. Alfonso H. Lopez · Sponsored
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Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices; local regulation; Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Permits any electric utility customer to own and operate a small portable solar generation device, defined in the bill as a nationally certified, plug-in solar photovoltaic device with a maximum power output of no more than 1,200 watts that is intended primarily to offset part of the customer's electricity consumption. The bill prohibits an investor-owned utility, municipal utility, or electric cooperative from imposing interconnection requirements, charging any fee related to the device, or requiring that the customer obtain the utility's approval before installing or using…
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on January 29, 2026: Incorporated by Labor and Commerce (HB395-Krizek) (Voice Vote).
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices; local regulation; Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Permits any electric utility customer to own and operate a small portable solar generation device, defined in the bill as a nationally certified, plug-in solar photovoltaic device with a maximum power output of no more than 1,200 watts that is intended primarily to offset part of the customer's electricity consumption. The bill prohibits an investor-owned utility, municipal utility, or electric cooperative from imposing interconnection requirements, charging any fee related to the device, or requiring that the customer obtain…
Electric utilities; customer energy choice, customer return to service, subscription cap and queue.
Jan 30, 2025 · Tabled in Labor and Commerce (16-Y 6-N)
Del. Alfonso H. Lopez · Sponsored
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Electric utilities; customer energy choice; customer return to service; subscription cap and queue. Removes certain restrictions on the ability of individual retail customers of electric energy within the Commonwealth, regardless of customer class, to purchase electric energy matched 100 percent by renewable energy certificates from any supplier of electric energy licensed to sell retail electric energy within the Commonwealth. The bill requires a licensed supplier to match a percentage of each retail electric customer's annual load with renewable energy certificates from within the PJM transmission region. The bill decreases from five years to six months the required written notice period…
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on January 30, 2025: Tabled in Labor and Commerce (16-Y 6-N).
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Electric utilities; customer energy choice; customer return to service; subscription cap and queue. Removes certain restrictions on the ability of individual retail customers of electric energy within the Commonwealth, regardless of customer class, to purchase electric energy matched 100 percent by renewable energy certificates from any supplier of electric energy licensed to sell retail electric energy within the Commonwealth. The bill requires a licensed supplier to match a percentage of each retail electric customer's annual load with renewable energy certificates from within the PJM transmission region. The bill decreases from five years…
Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank; created, report.
Feb 13, 2024 · Left in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
Del. Alfonso H. Lopez · Sponsored
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Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank; created. Creates the Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank, an authority to promote and catalyze investment in qualified projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, assist climate-impacted communities, and promote environmental justice. The bill requires the Bank to be governed by a board of directors with the authority to hire a president and create a nonstock corporation to carry out the powers and duties of the bank.
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on February 13, 2024: Left in Appropriations (Voice Vote).
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank; created. Creates the Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank, an authority to promote and catalyze investment in qualified projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, assist climate-impacted communities, and promote environmental justice. The bill requires the Bank to be governed by a board of directors with the authority to hire a president and create a nonstock corporation to carry out the powers and duties of the bank. A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 17 of Title 45.2 an article numbered 10, consisting of sections numbered 45.2-1735 through 45.2-1741, relating to Virginia Green…
Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank; created. Creates the Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank, an authority to promote and catalyze investment in qualified projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, assist climate-impacted communities, and promote environmental justice. The Bank would be governed by a board of directors with the authority to hire a president and create a nonstock corporation to carry out the powers and duties of the Bank.
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on February 15, 2022: Left in Commerce and Energy.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank; created. Creates the Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank, an authority to promote and catalyze investment in qualified projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, assist climate-impacted communities, and promote environmental justice. The Bank would be governed by a board of directors with the authority to hire a president and create a nonstock corporation to carry out the powers and duties of the Bank. A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 67 a chapter numbered 20, consisting of sections numbered 67-2000 through 67-2006, relating to Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank; created. 22103150D
Distributed solar & other renewable energy; sales of electricity under third-party agreements.
Apr 11, 2020 · Enacted · Chapter 1189
Del. Alfonso H. Lopez · Sponsored
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Distributed renewable energy. Promotes the establishment of distributed renewable solar and other renewable energy. The measure (i) requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program that allows multifamily customers of investor-owned utilities, other than American Electric Power, to purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility; (ii) raises the cap on the total amount of renewable energy that can be net metered in a utility's service territory from one percent to six percent, five percent of which is available to all customers and one percent of which is available only to low-income utility customers; (iii) raises the cap…
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on April 11, 2020 as Chapter 1189.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Distributed renewable energy. Promotes the establishment of distributed renewable solar and other renewable energy. The measure (i) requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program that allows multifamily customers of investor-owned utilities, other than American Electric Power, to purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility; (ii) raises the cap on the total amount of renewable energy that can be net metered in a utility's service territory from one percent to six percent, five percent of which is available to all customers and one percent of which is available only to…
Bulk energy storage resources; State Corporation Commission.
Apr 8, 2020 · Enacted · Chapter 863
Del. Alfonso H. Lopez · Sponsored
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State Corporation Commission; bulk energy storage resources. Requires the State Corporation Commission to establish a task force to evaluate and analyze the potential for bulk energy storage resources to, among other things, help integrate renewable energy into the electrical grid. The measure requires the Commission to submit the results of task force's evaluation and analysis to the General Assembly by October 1, 2021.
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on April 8, 2020 as Chapter 863.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
State Corporation Commission; bulk energy storage resources. Requires the State Corporation Commission to establish a task force to evaluate and analyze the potential for bulk energy storage resources to, among other things, help integrate renewable energy into the electrical grid. The measure requires the Commission to submit the results of task force's evaluation and analysis to the General Assembly by October 1, 2021. An Act to direct the State Corporation Commission to create a task force to evaluate and analyze the potential for bulk energy storage resources to help integrate renewable energy into the electrical grid.
Carbon dioxide cap and trade program; establishes program, etc.
Feb 4, 2020 · Incorporated by Labor and Commerce (HB981-Herring)
Del. Alfonso H. Lopez · Sponsored
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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; Energy Efficiency Fund. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to implement the final carbon trading regulation as approved by the Air Pollution Control Board providing for the establishment of a carbon dioxide cap and trade program. The measure directs the Commonwealth to become a member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Pursuant to the Commonwealth's participation in the RGGI program, the Department shall seek to sell 100 percent of all allowances issued each year through the allowance auction. The measure authorizes the Director of the DEQ to establish, implement, and manage an auction program to sell allowances into a…
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on February 4, 2020: Incorporated by Labor and Commerce (HB981-Herring).
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; Energy Efficiency Fund. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to implement the final carbon trading regulation as approved by the Air Pollution Control Board providing for the establishment of a carbon dioxide cap and trade program. The measure directs the Commonwealth to become a member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Pursuant to the Commonwealth's participation in the RGGI program, the Department shall seek to sell 100 percent of all allowances issued each year through the allowance auction. The measure authorizes the Director of the DEQ to establish, implement, and…
1 proposalView proposals from Del. Bonita G. AnthonyVirginia Legislature · HB 1002
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Division of; powers and duties.
Apr 5, 2024 · Enacted · Chapter 539
Del. Bonita G. Anthony · Sponsored
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Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency; powers and duties. Requires the Department of Energy's Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency to identify and monitor any federal grant programs, loan programs, or other opportunities for federal funding to further the Commonwealth's energy efficiency goals.
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on April 5, 2024 as Chapter 539.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency; powers and duties. Requires the Department of Energy's Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency to identify and monitor any federal grant programs, loan programs, or other opportunities for federal funding to further the Commonwealth's energy efficiency goals. An Act to amend and reenact § 45.2-1701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency; powers and duties.
7 proposalsView proposals from Del. Charniele L. HerringVirginia Legislature · HB 711
Solar facilities; local regulation, permits, special exceptions.
Apr 22, 2026 · Enacted · Chapter 1068
Del. Charniele L. Herring · Sponsored
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Local regulation of solar facilities; special exceptions. Provides that a ground-mounted solar energy generation facility to be located on property zoned agricultural, commercial, industrial, or institutional shall be considered pursuant to various criteria to be included in a local ordinance, such as specifications for setbacks, fencing, solar panel height, visual impacts, grading, and a decommissioning plan for solar energy equipment and facilities, unless otherwise permitted by right. The bill requires localities to furnish the State Corporation Commission with a record of special exception decisions reached pursuant to these provisions that includes (i) the reason for any adverse…
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on April 22, 2026 as Chapter 1068.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Local regulation of solar facilities; special exceptions. Provides that a ground-mounted solar energy generation facility to be located on property zoned agricultural, commercial, industrial, or institutional shall be considered pursuant to various criteria to be included in a local ordinance, such as specifications for setbacks, fencing, solar panel height, visual impacts, grading, and a decommissioning plan for solar energy equipment and facilities, unless otherwise permitted by right. The bill requires localities to furnish the State Corporation Commission with a record of special exception decisions reached pursuant to these provisions…
Solar Interconnection Grant Program; established, report, sunset.
Apr 13, 2026 · Enacted · Chapter 659
Del. Charniele L. Herring · Sponsored
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Solar Interconnection Grant Fund and Program established; report; sunset. Establishes the Solar Interconnection Grant Program for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to public bodies to offset costs associated with the interconnection of solar facilities to the grid. The Program is administered by the Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the Department of Energy. The bill requires that priority be given to solar facilities located on previously developed project sites and requires the Division to establish and publish guidelines and criteria for the awarding of grants and general requirements of the Program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2027…
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on April 13, 2026 as Chapter 659.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Solar Interconnection Grant Fund and Program established; report; sunset. Establishes the Solar Interconnection Grant Program for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to public bodies to offset costs associated with the interconnection of solar facilities to the grid. The Program is administered by the Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the Department of Energy. The bill requires that priority be given to solar facilities located on previously developed project sites and requires the Division to establish and publish guidelines and criteria for the awarding of grants and general requirements of the…
Clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program.
Apr 13, 2026 · Enacted · Chapter 920
Del. Charniele L. Herring · Sponsored
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Clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality and the State Air Pollution Control Board to establish and maintain a market-based trading program consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative program, as defined in existing law, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generating units in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 802.
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on April 13, 2026 as Chapter 920.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality and the State Air Pollution Control Board to establish and maintain a market-based trading program consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative program, as defined in existing law, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generating units in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 802. An Act to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-1330 and 10.1-1331 of the Code of Virginia, relating to clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program.
Solar Interconnection Grant Program; established, sunset, report.
Apr 2, 2025 · Vetoed
Del. Charniele L. Herring · Sponsored
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Solar Interconnection Grant Fund and Program; established; sunset. Establishes the Solar Interconnection Grant Program for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to public bodies to offset costs associated with the interconnection of solar facilities to the grid. The Program is administered by the Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the Department of Energy. The bill requires that priority be given to solar facilities located on previously developed project sites. The bill requires the Division to establish and publish guidelines and criteria for the awarding of grants and general requirements of the Program. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2026.
The official Virginia LIS record shows the Governor vetoed the measure on April 2, 2025.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Solar Interconnection Grant Fund and Program; established; sunset. Establishes the Solar Interconnection Grant Program for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to public bodies to offset costs associated with the interconnection of solar facilities to the grid. The Program is administered by the Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the Department of Energy. The bill requires that priority be given to solar facilities located on previously developed project sites. The bill requires the Division to establish and publish guidelines and criteria for the awarding of grants and general requirements of the Program…
Energy storage systems; clarifies the tax treatment of systems.
Feb 27, 2024 · Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Del. Charniele L. Herring · Sponsored
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Tax exempt property; energy storage systems. Clarifies the tax treatment of energy storage systems. The bill strikes language that overrides the provision requiring the amount of tax exemption for energy storage systems to be 100 percent if the taxing locality has implemented a revenue share for such systems.
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on February 27, 2024: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N).
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Tax exempt property; energy storage systems. Clarifies the tax treatment of energy storage systems. The bill strikes language that overrides the provision requiring the amount of tax exemption for energy storage systems to be 100 percent if the taxing locality has implemented a revenue share for such systems. A BILL to amend and reenact § 58.1-3660 of the Code of Virginia, relating to tax exempt property; energy storage systems. 24102673D
Electric utilities, certain; local reliability data provided to a locality upon request.
Apr 11, 2022 · Enacted · Chapter 653
Del. Charniele L. Herring · Sponsored
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Electric utilities; local reliability data; report. Directs Dominion Energy Virginia to provide local reliability data within 30 days upon request by a locality located within the service territory of the utility. The State Corporation Commission shall include industry standard reliability metrics for Dominion Energy Virginia and a description of any infrastructure investments made by Dominion Energy Virginia to improve electric service reliability as part of its report on electric generation, transmission, and distribution submitted annually to the General Assembly. This bill is identical to SB 280.
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on April 11, 2022 as Chapter 653.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Electric utilities; local reliability data; report. Directs Dominion Energy Virginia to provide local reliability data within 30 days upon request by a locality located within the service territory of the utility. The State Corporation Commission shall include industry standard reliability metrics for Dominion Energy Virginia and a description of any infrastructure investments made by Dominion Energy Virginia to improve electric service reliability as part of its report on electric generation, transmission, and distribution submitted annually to the General Assembly. This bill is identical to SB 280. An Act to require certain utilities to…
Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act; definitions, funds, report.
Apr 22, 2020 · Enacted · Chapter 1219
Del. Charniele L. Herring · Sponsored
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Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act; fund. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to incorporate into regulations previously adopted by the State Air Pollution Control Board certain provisions establishing a carbon dioxide cap and trade program to reduce emissions released by electric generation facilities. Such provisions are required to comply with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative model rule. The bill authorizes the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality to establish, implement, and manage an auction program to sell allowances into a market-based trading program. The bill requires revenues from the sale of carbon allowances, to the extent…
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on April 22, 2020 as Chapter 1219.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act; fund. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to incorporate into regulations previously adopted by the State Air Pollution Control Board certain provisions establishing a carbon dioxide cap and trade program to reduce emissions released by electric generation facilities. Such provisions are required to comply with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative model rule. The bill authorizes the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality to establish, implement, and manage an auction program to sell allowances into a market-based trading program. The bill requires revenues from the…
3 proposalsView proposals from Del. Dan I. HelmerVirginia Legislature · HB 1372
Solar energy facilities; prevailing wage & apprenticeship requirements, state & local tax exemption.
Feb 13, 2026 · Continued to 2027 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
Del. Dan I. Helmer · Sponsored
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Solar energy facilities; prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements; state and local tax exemption; report; civil penalties. Requires each solar developer, including its contractors and subcontractors, to ensure payment at the prevailing wage rate set by the Department of Labor and Industry for any mechanic, laborer, or worker employed, retained, or otherwise hired to perform construction, maintenance, or repair work for certain electricity generating sources. The bill requires each solar developer to (i) ensure that a percentage of the total labor hours of such work is performed by qualified apprentices and (ii) employ at least one qualified apprentice if four or more individuals are…
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on February 13, 2026: Continued to 2027 in Appropriations (Voice Vote).
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions · Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Solar energy facilities; prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements; state and local tax exemption; report; civil penalties. Requires each solar developer, including its contractors and subcontractors, to ensure payment at the prevailing wage rate set by the Department of Labor and Industry for any mechanic, laborer, or worker employed, retained, or otherwise hired to perform construction, maintenance, or repair work for certain electricity generating sources. The bill requires each solar developer to (i) ensure that a percentage of the total labor hours of such work is performed by qualified apprentices and (ii) employ at least one…
Energy, Department of; building standards for certain local buildings.
Apr 8, 2024 · Enacted · Chapter 687
Del. Dan I. Helmer · Sponsored
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Department of Energy; building standards for certain local buildings. Requires the Department of Energy, upon request, to provide technical assistance to localities, subject to available budgetary resources, as localities implement mandates related to onsite renewable energy generation, energy storage, and resilience standards for construction or renovation of certain public buildings. The bill also makes several technical and clarifying changes to the existing statute, in part by defining or redefining existing terms found in the statute. This bill is identical to SB 245.
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on April 8, 2024 as Chapter 687.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Department of Energy; building standards for certain local buildings. Requires the Department of Energy, upon request, to provide technical assistance to localities, subject to available budgetary resources, as localities implement mandates related to onsite renewable energy generation, energy storage, and resilience standards for construction or renovation of certain public buildings. The bill also makes several technical and clarifying changes to the existing statute, in part by defining or redefining existing terms found in the statute. This bill is identical to SB 245. An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-1804.1 of the Code of Virginia…
Fossil fuel investments; tax on electric utilities.
Feb 11, 2020 · Left in Finance
Del. Dan I. Helmer · Sponsored
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Tax on fossil fuel investments by electric utilities. Imposes a tax on investor-owned electric utilities and electric cooperatives based on the amount that the utility invests in a year on fossil fuel infrastructure. The rate of the tax starts at 2.5 percent of the amount of a utility's fossil fuel investments in 2021 and increases in annual increments thereafter until reaching 100 percent in 2040 and thereafter. The measure directs that the revenue collected from the tax shall be deposited into the Clean Energy Development Fund and used to pay administrative costs of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy; reduce the electric utility bills of customers that opt to purchase…
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on February 11, 2020: Left in Finance.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Tax on fossil fuel investments by electric utilities. Imposes a tax on investor-owned electric utilities and electric cooperatives based on the amount that the utility invests in a year on fossil fuel infrastructure. The rate of the tax starts at 2.5 percent of the amount of a utility's fossil fuel investments in 2021 and increases in annual increments thereafter until reaching 100 percent in 2040 and thereafter. The measure directs that the revenue collected from the tax shall be deposited into the Clean Energy Development Fund and used to pay administrative costs of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy; reduce the electric utility…
8 proposalsView proposals from Del. David A. ReidVirginia Legislature · HB 369
Electric utilities; renewable portfolio standard program, zero-carbon electricity, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · Enacted · Chapter 43
Del. David A. Reid · Sponsored
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Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard; zero-carbon electricity; accelerated clean energy buyers. Revises the conditions under which accelerated clean energy buyers, defined in existing law as accelerated renewable energy buyers, may contract with Appalachian Power or Dominion Energy Virginia to obtain renewable energy certificates (RECs). The bill exempts an accelerated clean energy buyer obtaining capacity, energy, or RECs from qualifying resources or facilities from the assignment of non-bypassable costs associated with compliance with the renewable portfolio standard program based on the amount and type of renewable energy certificates obtained in proportion to such…
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on March 31, 2026 as Chapter 43.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard; zero-carbon electricity; accelerated clean energy buyers. Revises the conditions under which accelerated clean energy buyers, defined in existing law as accelerated renewable energy buyers, may contract with Appalachian Power or Dominion Energy Virginia to obtain renewable energy certificates (RECs). The bill exempts an accelerated clean energy buyer obtaining capacity, energy, or RECs from qualifying resources or facilities from the assignment of non-bypassable costs associated with compliance with the renewable portfolio standard program based on the amount and type of renewable…
Electric cooperatives; authorized to establish and implement a virtual power plant program.
Mar 31, 2026 · Enacted · Chapter 44
Del. David A. Reid · Sponsored
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Electric utilities; virtual power plant program; electric cooperatives. Authorizes electric cooperatives to establish and implement a virtual power plant program. The bill defines a virtual power plant as an aggregation of distributed energy resources, enrolled either directly with an electric cooperative or indirectly through an aggregator, that are operated in coordination to provide one or more grid services. Under the bill, an electric cooperative may offer incentives to residential customers to purchase battery storage devices and is required to evaluate various methods to optimize demand. This bill is identical to SB 487.
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on March 31, 2026 as Chapter 44.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Electric utilities; virtual power plant program; electric cooperatives. Authorizes electric cooperatives to establish and implement a virtual power plant program. The bill defines a virtual power plant as an aggregation of distributed energy resources, enrolled either directly with an electric cooperative or indirectly through an aggregator, that are operated in coordination to provide one or more grid services. Under the bill, an electric cooperative may offer incentives to residential customers to purchase battery storage devices and is required to evaluate various methods to optimize demand. This bill is identical to SB 487. An Act to…
Electric utilities; renewable portfolio standard program, zero-carbon electricity, etc.
Feb 18, 2026 · Left in Labor and Commerce
Del. David A. Reid · Sponsored
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Electric utilities; renewable portfolio standard program; zero-carbon electricity; accelerated renewable energy buyers. Classifies zero-carbon electricity generating facilities that are not otherwise renewable portfolio standard (RPS) program eligible sources and that are placed into service in the Commonwealth after July 1, 2030, as RPS eligible sources. The bill permits an accelerated renewable energy buyer to contract to obtain bundled capacity, energy, and renewable energy certificates from solar, wind, or zero-carbon electricity generation located within the PJM region and placed in commercial operation on or before January 1, 2015, if investments to increase the maximum thermal power…
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on February 18, 2026: Left in Labor and Commerce.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Electric utilities; renewable portfolio standard program; zero-carbon electricity; accelerated renewable energy buyers. Classifies zero-carbon electricity generating facilities that are not otherwise renewable portfolio standard (RPS) program eligible sources and that are placed into service in the Commonwealth after July 1, 2030, as RPS eligible sources. The bill permits an accelerated renewable energy buyer to contract to obtain bundled capacity, energy, and renewable energy certificates from solar, wind, or zero-carbon electricity generation located within the PJM region and placed in commercial operation on or before January 1, 2015, if…
Data center tax revenue; creates local residential renewable energy incentive program.
Feb 11, 2026 · Continued to 2027 in Finance (Voice Vote)
Del. David A. Reid · Sponsored
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Data center tax revenue; local residential renewable energy incentive program; tangible personal property tax reimbursement; penalty. Authorizes the governing body of any county, city, or town that collects real or personal property taxes for any real or personal property owned by a data center to create a local residential renewable energy incentive program, through which funds shall be used to reduce existing utility bills for residential customers, to reduce reliance upon fossil fuel power generation facilities, to reduce the need for construction and placement of new transmission lines, and to minimize future electricity costs for residential customers. The bill provides that 15 percent…
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on February 11, 2026: Continued to 2027 in Finance (Voice Vote).
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Data center tax revenue; local residential renewable energy incentive program; tangible personal property tax reimbursement; penalty. Authorizes the governing body of any county, city, or town that collects real or personal property taxes for any real or personal property owned by a data center to create a local residential renewable energy incentive program, through which funds shall be used to reduce existing utility bills for residential customers, to reduce reliance upon fossil fuel power generation facilities, to reduce the need for construction and placement of new transmission lines, and to minimize future electricity costs for…
Virginia Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems Program; established.
Feb 11, 2026 · Continued to 2027 in Finance (Voice Vote)
Del. David A. Reid · Sponsored
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Department of Energy; Virginia Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems Program and tax credit; solar energy and battery energy storage projects. Establishes the Virginia Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems Program, to be administered by the Department of Energy for the purpose of (i) coordinating and supporting the development of solar energy and short duration battery energy storage industries and projects by other public or private entities; (ii) evaluating and approving solar energy and short duration battery energy storage projects as qualified projects for the purposes of the tax credit established by the bill; and (iii) determining which items and services are…
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on February 11, 2026: Continued to 2027 in Finance (Voice Vote).
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Department of Energy; Virginia Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems Program and tax credit; solar energy and battery energy storage projects. Establishes the Virginia Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems Program, to be administered by the Department of Energy for the purpose of (i) coordinating and supporting the development of solar energy and short duration battery energy storage industries and projects by other public or private entities; (ii) evaluating and approving solar energy and short duration battery energy storage projects as qualified projects for the purposes of the tax credit established by the bill; and…
Electric utilities; accelerated renewable energy buyers, zero-carbon electricity.
May 2, 2025 · Enacted · Chapter 707
Del. David A. Reid · Sponsored
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Electric utilities; accelerated renewable energy buyers; zero-carbon electricity; energy storage resources. Permits an accelerated renewable energy buyer or group of accelerated renewable energy buyers to contract to (i) obtain bundled capacity, energy, and renewable energy certificates from zero-carbon electricity generation resources under certain conditions and (ii) offset all or a portion of their capacity needs through the procurement of energy storage resources under certain conditions.
The official Virginia LIS record shows the measure became law on May 2, 2025 as Chapter 707.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Electric utilities; accelerated renewable energy buyers; zero-carbon electricity; energy storage resources. Permits an accelerated renewable energy buyer or group of accelerated renewable energy buyers to contract to (i) obtain bundled capacity, energy, and renewable energy certificates from zero-carbon electricity generation resources under certain conditions and (ii) offset all or a portion of their capacity needs through the procurement of energy storage resources under certain conditions. An Act to amend and reenact § 56-585.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electric utilities; accelerated renewable energy buyers; zero-carbon…
Parking Lot Solar Development Pilot Program and Fund; established, report.
Feb 13, 2024 · Left in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
Del. David A. Reid · Sponsored
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Parking Lot Solar Development Program and Fund; report. Directs the Department of Energy, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality, to establish by January 1, 2025, a Parking Lot Solar Development Program for the purpose of encouraging development of distributed parking lot solar projects up to one megawatt in size in the Commonwealth. The bill also creates the Parking Lot Solar Development Fund for the purposes of (i) funding solar renewable energy credit values at an updated 10-year levelized incentive level through the renewable energy certificate market using a solar financing model as described in the bill, (ii) implementing and administering the Parking Lot Solar…
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on February 13, 2024: Left in Appropriations (Voice Vote).
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Parking Lot Solar Development Program and Fund; report. Directs the Department of Energy, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality, to establish by January 1, 2025, a Parking Lot Solar Development Program for the purpose of encouraging development of distributed parking lot solar projects up to one megawatt in size in the Commonwealth. The bill also creates the Parking Lot Solar Development Fund for the purposes of (i) funding solar renewable energy credit values at an updated 10-year levelized incentive level through the renewable energy certificate market using a solar financing model as described in the bill, (ii)…
Electric utilities; limitations on fossil fuel facilities.
Feb 5, 2019 · Left in Commerce and Labor
Del. David A. Reid · Sponsored
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Electric utilities; limitations on fossil fuel facilities. Prohibits the State Corporation Commission (SCC) from issuing on or after July 1, 2019, a certificate of public convenience and necessity or granting any other permit or approval required for the construction or operation by an electric utility of a new fossil fuel facility or for the expansion or continued operation of an existing fossil fuel facility before first approving the construction and placing in service of renewable energy generation facilities having in the aggregate a rated capacity of 5,500 megawatts. The measure also prohibits the SCC on or after July 1, 2019, from authorizing or permitting an electric utility or…
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on February 5, 2019: Left in Commerce and Labor.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Electric utilities; limitations on fossil fuel facilities. Prohibits the State Corporation Commission (SCC) from issuing on or after July 1, 2019, a certificate of public convenience and necessity or granting any other permit or approval required for the construction or operation by an electric utility of a new fossil fuel facility or for the expansion or continued operation of an existing fossil fuel facility before first approving the construction and placing in service of renewable energy generation facilities having in the aggregate a rated capacity of 5,500 megawatts. The measure also prohibits the SCC on or after July 1, 2019, from…
1 proposalView proposals from Del. Delores OatesVirginia Legislature · HB 779
Electric utilities; installation of small portable solar generation devices, local regulation.
Feb 18, 2026 · Left in Committee Counties, Cities and Towns
Del. Delores Oates · Sponsored
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Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices; local regulation; Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Permits any electric utility customer to own and operate a small portable solar generation device, defined in the bill as a nationally certified, plug-in solar photovoltaic device with a maximum power output of no more than 1,200 watts that is not designed to be interconnected with the electric grid and is intended primarily to offset part of the customer's electricity consumption, provided that such customer has submitted notice to its incumbent investor-owned utility, municipal utility, or electric cooperative. The bill prohibits an investor-owned utility, municipal utility…
The latest official Virginia LIS record shows this action on February 18, 2026: Left in Committee Counties, Cities and Towns.
Why this record is included
The official record directly addresses carbon dioxide from electric power, electricity generation, renewable or fossil generation resources, RGGI, storage, or grid supply. It does not establish an effect on Virginia's reported power-sector carbon-dioxide emissions.
Retained Virginia evidence context: Power-sector carbon dioxide emissions. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices; local regulation; Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Permits any electric utility customer to own and operate a small portable solar generation device, defined in the bill as a nationally certified, plug-in solar photovoltaic device with a maximum power output of no more than 1,200 watts that is not designed to be interconnected with the electric grid and is intended primarily to offset part of the customer's electricity consumption, provided that such customer has submitted notice to its incumbent investor-owned utility, municipal utility, or electric cooperative. The bill…
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