States / Virginia / HB 1151

HB 1151 Enacted

Electric utilities; duty to furnish adequate service, high-demand customers.

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Electric utilities; delay in provision of service permitted. Provides that a distributor of electric energy may delay the provision of service if such delay is necessary to maintain electric grid reliability, to avoid exceeding available generation or transmission capacity constraints, or to ensure compliance with load interconnection policies or rules issued by the State Corporation Commission or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 423.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last action
Apr 13, 2026 — Approved by Governor-Chapter 745 (effective 7/1/2026)
Session
2026
Momentum
84 · Very high