Virginia lawmakers say proposed rules violate spirit of state's clean energy laws, press for changes

Utility Dive: While industry advocates and lawmakers support, in general, a series of new rules facilitating the implementation of the state's Clean Economy Act, the parties disagree about the speed with which local utilities should be required to deploy new energy storage assets.

The Virginia Clean Economy Act, adopted during the state's 2020 general assembly, among other things, requires Appalachian Power Company and Dominion Energy subsidiary Virginia Electric Power Company to construct or acquire 400 MW and 2,700 MW of new energy storage resources, respectively, by 2035.

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