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Senate rejects measure to create regional solar planning targets after hours of debate
Summary
SB 11‑90, a bill to establish regional energy plans and a state technical assistance center for solar siting, failed in the Senate, 19‑20, after lengthy debate over local authority and rural impacts.
The Virginia Senate voted down SB 11‑90 on Feb. 3, 2025, after extended floor debate over local land‑use authority and how to meet the Commonwealth’s growing electricity demand. The final vote was 19 in favor and 20 opposed; the measure did not pass.
Senator Deeds (Charlottesville), the bill’s sponsor, described it as a planning package that would link local, regional and state decision‑making on energy siting. The bill would have created a Virginia Clean Energy Technical Assistance Center hosted by a public‑university consortium; required regional energy plans produced by planning district commissions; and…
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