SB69

This bill modifies Virginia's approach to electricity generation by repealing several provisions that previously regulated carbon dioxide emissions and promoted renewable energy development, including requirements for the State Air Pollution Control Board to adopt emissions-reduction regulations and restrictions on the State Corporation Commission's approval of new carbon-emitting utility facilities. The bill also removes statutory declarations that renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and energy storage serve the public interest. In place of these repealed provisions, the bill declares that planning and development activities for new nuclear generation facilities are in the public interest.