                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NEW GENERATING FACILITIES UTILIZING ENERGY DERIVED FROM SUNLIGHT AND FROM WIND;
REPORT (§ 56-596.1)

It is the objective of the General Assembly that the construction and
development of new utility-owned and utility-operated generating facilities
utilizing energy derived from sunlight and from wind with an aggregate capacity
of 5,000 megawatts, including rooftop solar installations with a capacity of not
less than 50 kilowatts, and with an aggregate capacity of 50 megawatts, be
placed in service on or before July 1, 2028. It is also the objective of the
General Assembly that 2,700 megawatts of aggregate energy storage capacity be
placed into service on or before July 1, 2030. The Commission shall submit a
report and make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly
annually on or before December 1 of each year through December 1, 2028,
assessing (i) the aggregate annual new construction and development of new
utility-owned and utility-operated generating facilities utilizing energy
derived from sunlight, (ii) the integration of utility-owned renewable electric
generation resources with the utility&#8217;s electric distribution grid, (iii)
the aggregate additional utility-owned and utility-operated generating
facilities utilizing energy derived from sunlight placed in operation since July
1, 2018, (iv) the need for additional generation of electricity utilizing energy
derived from sunlight in order to meet the objective of the General Assembly on
or before July 1, 2028, and (v) the aggregate annual new construction or
purchase of energy storage facilities. The Commission shall submit copies of
such annual reports to the Chairman of the House Committee on Labor and
Commerce, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, and the
Chairman of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation.

HISTORY: 2018, c. 296; 2020, c. 1190.