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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1040: Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1040 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements. Primary sponsor: Schuyler VanValkenburg (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 2, 2025): Vetoed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements; power purchase agreements. Amends certain renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements for Dominion Energy Virginia, including (i) the annual percentage of program requirements to be met with behind-the meter solar, wind, or anaerobic digestion resources of three megawatts or less located in the Commonwealth and (ii) the date by which 75 percent of such requirements shall be met with resources located in the Commonwealth. The bill also removes the requirement for a solar-powered or wind-powered generation facility to have a capacity of no less than 50 kilowatts to qualify for a third party power purchase agreement under a pilot program. The bill permits Dominion Energy Virginia to recover certain costs prior to December 31, 2032, and provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage development on previously developed project sites, as defined in existing law, to reduce the land use impacts of solar development. This bill is identical to HB 1883.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Schuyler VanValkenburgPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Vetoed by Governor
  2. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
  3. Communicated to Governor
  4. Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
  5. Governor's substitute printed (SB1040S2)
  6. Governor's substitute printed (SB1040S2)
  7. Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  8. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  9. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  10. Signed by President
  11. Signed by Speaker
  12. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1040ER)

Showing 12 most recent of 38 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source