SB 1100 - Establishes a Pilot Program to Authorize Utility Companies to Take Over Thermostat Control and Other Energy-Using Devices for Individuals and Businesses - Virginia Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- May 2, 2025
- Senate Concurrence Vote Failed
- April 2, 2025
- Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- Feb. 19, 2025
- House Bill Passed
- Feb. 18, 2025
- Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 31, 2025
- Introduced
- Jan. 7, 2025
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Title: Establishes a Pilot Program to Authorize Utility Companies to Take Over Thermostat Control and Other Energy-Using Devices for Individuals and Businesses
Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin
Title: Establishes a Pilot Program to Authorize Utility Companies to Take Over Thermostat Control and Other Energy-Using Devices for Individuals and Businesses
More Info About this Vote
NOTE: THIS IS A VOTE TO APPROVE THE GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION(S) TO THE LEGISLATION. IF THE LEGISLATURE ACCEPTS THE ENTIRETY OF THE GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION(S), THE LEGISLATION BECOMES LAW WITHOUT FURTHER GOVERNOR ACTION. IF THE LEGISLATURE REJECTS THE RECOMMENDATION (IN WHOLE OR IN PART), THE GOVERNOR CAN SUBSEQUENTLY ELECT TO SIGN OR VETO THE LEGISLATION.
Title: Establishes a Pilot Program to Authorize Utility Companies to Take Over Thermostat Control and Other Energy-Using Devices for Individuals and Businesses
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that establishes a pilot program to authorize utility companies to take over of the thermostat control and other energy-using devices in Virginia homes or businesses.
Highlights:
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Establishes a pilot program to authorize utility companies to take over the thermostat control and other energy-using devices in Virginia homes or businesses (Sec. 1).
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Requires Dominion Energy Virginia to petition the State Corporation Commission for approval to conduct a pilot program to evaluate methods to optimize demand through various technology applications, including the establishment of virtual power plants (Sec. 1).
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Requires the pilot program to evaluate electric grid capacity needs and the ability of such virtual power plants to provide grid services, including peak-shaving, during times of peak electric demand (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that the utility company shall not own electric school buses but may own the related storage batteries (Sec. 1).
Title: Establishes a Pilot Program to Authorize Utility Companies to Take Over Thermostat Control and Other Energy-Using Devices for Individuals and Businesses
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to amend and pass a bill that establishes a pilot program to authorize utility companies to take over of the thermostat control and other energy-using devices in Virginia homes or businesses.
Highlights:
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Establishes a pilot program to authorize utility companies to take over the thermostat control and other energy-using devices in Virginia homes or businesses (Sec. 1).
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Requires Dominion Energy Virginia to petition the State Corporation Commission for approval to conduct a pilot program to evaluate methods to optimize demand through various technology applications, including the establishment of virtual power plants (Sec. 1).
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Requires the pilot program to evaluate electric grid capacity needs and the ability of such virtual power plants to provide grid services, including peak-shaving, during times of peak electric demand (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that the utility company shall not own electric school buses but may own the related storage batteries (Sec. 1).
Title: Establishes a Pilot Program to Authorize Utility Companies to Take Over Thermostat Control and Other Energy-Using Devices for Individuals and Businesses
Title: Establishes a Pilot Program to Authorize Utility Companies to Take Over Thermostat Control and Other Energy-Using Devices for Individuals and Businesses