§ 1-208.1 Carbon-free energy; clean energy
A. “Carbon-free energy” or “clean energy” includes electric energy generated from a source that does not emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere during the process of generating the electric energy, including electric energy generated by the conversion of sunlight, wind, falling water, wave motion, tides, geothermal, fusion energy, or nuclear energy.
B. As used in this section, “fusion energy” means the energy generated through the process of fusing together atomic nuclei.
History
This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 811 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2025, chapters 140 and 154.
2020, c. 811; 2025, cc. 140, 154.