Virginia House Bill 1822

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
Pending: House Labor and Commerce: Subcommittee #3 Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Electric utilities; construction of electrical transmission lines; advanced conductors. Requires Phase I and Phase II Utilities to use advanced conductors, as defined in the bill, in the construction of any electrical transmission line of 230 kilovolts or more, any electrical transmission line replacing an existing electrical transmission line of 69 kilovolts or more that has reached its scheduled replacement date, and any electrical transmission line of 69 kilovolts or more constructed as a weather-related replacement, as long as the use of such advanced conductors does not delay the prompt restoration of power to consumers. The bill provides that for any application submitted on or after January 1, 2026, the State Corporation Commission shall not approve the construction of any electrical transmission line of 230 kilovolts or more unless such line is constructed using advanced conductors. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.

Electric utilities; construction of electrical transmission lines, advanced conductors.

Del. David Reid [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
2025-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2025-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100365D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1822
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1822/text/HB1822