HB 935 — Virginia Clean Energy and Battery Storage Promotion Program; established, report.
VA 20261 session
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 coordinate with the Director to establish a program for the promotion, research, and market development of clean energy and battery storage. Additionally, the bill establishes the Virginia Clean Energy and Battery Storage Promotion Fund to fund the administration and implementation of the Program. The bill requires the developer of a solar energy project or an energy storage system to pay a one-time fee of $0.02 per watt of generation or storage capacity to the Fund. The fee is assessed by the Department of Energy.
Latest action: — Continued
Sponsors (1)
- Alfonso H. Lopez (D, VA) — sponsor
Action timeline (6)
- · house · H4020 —
- · house · H1401 —
- · house · H1412 —
- · house · H8500 —
- · house · H1443 —
- · house · H1440 —
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | HLC Sub: Subcommittee #3 | — | va-leg |
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Who matters
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| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfonso H. Lopez (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to HLC Sub: Subcommittee #3 · va-leg