Legislative Priorities Archive

The VAEEC often supports legislation on energy efficiency. Below you will find information on our legislative priorities from 2015 to 2020.

To learn about the legislation we are currently supporting, check out our Policy page.

2020

VAEEC Legislative Priorities

Check out this blog post for a recap of the 2020 General Assembly session, which marked a monumental shift in Virginia’s energy policy.

2019

VAEEC Legislative Priorities

HB 2243 (Sullivan): EE Revolving Loan Fund
HB 2292 (Sullivan) and SB 1662 (Wagner): “Show Your Work” and Auto-extension
HB 2293 (Sullivan) and SB 1605 (Ebbin): EE Stakeholder bill
HB 2332 (Keam): Data Access bill

2018

VAEEC Legislative Priorities

SB 855 (Sturtevant)/ HB 1261 (Hugo): Cost-effectiveness tests used in utility proceedings
SB 696 (Lewis)/ HB 1273 (Bulova/ Helsel): Governor’s bill requiring action for Virginia to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to regulate carbon emissions from power plants
SB 894 (Wagner)/ HB 560 (Sullivan): These bills would create the Virginia Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund to provide no interest loans to localities, public schools and public institutions of higher education for energy efficiency projects.
HB 204 (Sullivan): Commercial Benchmarking enabling legislation

2017

VAEEC Legislative Priorities

Get the latest update on bills working through Virginia’s 2017 General Assembly session.

2016

VAEEC Legislative Priorities

Below is a list of bills that were introduced in Virginia’s 2016 General Assembly session that the Virginia Energy Efficiency Council endorsed.

2015

2015 VAEEC Legislative Priorities

Read the VAEEC statement on energy efficiency legislation passed in 2015.