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Subcommittee lays bill on high‑load facility certificates on the table after debate on data‑center impacts
Summary
HB 2027, which would have created a certificate of public convenience and necessity–style review for new high‑load facilities (defined in the substitute as ≥100 MW) and added criteria intended to protect incumbent utilities and Virginia’s clean‑energy goals, was laid on the table 9–0 after extensive testimony for and against the proposal.
Delegate Thomas’ HB 2027, as amended by a substitute, proposed a new SCC‑administered certification process for new “high‑load facilities” — projects that the substitute defined as new facilities with demand of 100 megawatts or more. The substitute also added a requirement that the SCC find no material adverse effect on an incumbent utility’s ability to comply with applicable environmental and energy laws, established a 180‑day timeline for the commission’s final order, and authorized an…
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