“Voted N on Virginia HB 1393, an omnibus Dominion Energy bill whose data center provision allocates capacity and distribution costs to the 25 MW customer class”

The Senate of Virginia passed HB 1393 with a committee substitute. The bill is an omnibus Dominion Energy Virginia measure; one of its provisions directs the utility to propose that the State Corporation Commission allocate capacity-procurement and distribution-infrastructure costs to the customer class serving customers with 25 megawatts or greater demand and a 75 percent or greater average annual load factor - the class data centers fall into. CAVEAT ON POLARITY: the bill also addresses energy-assistance and weatherization funding, securitization of deferred fuel costs, standby-service tariffs and prevailing-wage requirements, so a vote on it is not solely a data center vote. Outcome: Passed the Senate 23-17 with a substitute. After a conference committee, the conference report was agreed to by both chambers on March 14, 2026; the bill became Chapter 1123. Recorded vote: N. Body: Senate of Virginia. Measure: VA-2026-HB1393.