# Virginia HB2528: Electric utilities; customer energy choice, customer return to service, subscription cap and queue.

Virginia HB2528, Electric utilities; customer energy choice, customer return to service, subscription cap and queue., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-30 (Tabled in Labor and Commerce (16-Y 6-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2528
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Electric utilities; customer energy choice, customer return to service, subscription cap and queue.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-30, Tabled in Labor and Commerce (16-Y 6-N)
- Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Labor and Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (22 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Electric utilities; customer energy choice; customer return to service; subscription cap and queue. Removes certain restrictions on the ability of individual retail customers of electric energy within the Commonwealth, regardless of customer class, to purchase electric energy matched 100 percent by renewable energy certificates from any supplier of electric energy licensed to sell retail electric energy within the Commonwealth. The bill requires a licensed supplier to match a percentage of each retail electric customer's annual load with renewable energy certificates from within the PJM transmission region. The bill decreases from five years to six months the required written notice period for certain electric energy customers to return to service by an incumbent electric utility after purchasing electric energy from other suppliers. The bill also directs the Commission, by October 1, 2026, to establish a subscription cap allowance for certain utility customers seeking to participate in purchasing electric energy from a licensed supplier. The Commission is required to review the subscription cap allowance every two years starting on January 1, 2028, and electric utilities are required to file their subscription queues with the Commission by January 15, 2027, and annually thereafter. The bill contains an exception to the subscription cap allowance for customers seeking to expand usage at an existing or new facility. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026, unless the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated pursuant to the bill specify a commencement date.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Tabled in Labor and Commerce | pass | 16 | 6 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 6 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-01-30: Tabled in Labor and Commerce (16-Y 6-N) (House)
- 2025-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB2528) (House)
- 2025-01-21: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104501D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036373.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036372.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017112.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017111.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036373.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036372.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017112.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017111.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2528-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).