# Virginia SB191: Electric utilities; data center demand, allocation of costs among customer classes.

Virginia SB191, Electric utilities; data center demand, allocation of costs among customer classes., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Suhas Subramanyam (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Commerce and Labor) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB191
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Electric utilities; data center demand, allocation of costs among customer classes.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-01-08
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Commerce and Labor
- Sponsor: Suhas Subramanyam (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (45 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Electric utilities; data center demand; allocation of costs among customer classes. Directs the State Corporation Commission to ensure that any plan, petition, or proposal from a utility to meet demand associated with data centers considers generation, transmission, and distribution system costs so as to meet such demand at the lowest aggregate reasonable cost. The bill also directs the Commission to initiate a proceeding, on or before December 31, 2024, (i) to determine if the current allocation of costs among customers and the different classifications of customers of electric utilities results in customers that are data centers receiving unreasonable subsidies from other customers or classifications of customers and (ii) if it determines unreasonable subsidies exist, to amend such allocation of costs.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Suhas Subramanyam (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Commerce and Labor | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-26 | Senate | Rereferred from Rules | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-26 | Senate | Rereferred to Commerce and Labor | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2024-02-05: Continued to 2025 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-05: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered (Senate)
- 2024-01-26: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2024-01-26: Rereferred from Rules (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-25: Impact statement from SCC (SB191) (Senate)
- 2024-01-08: Referred to Committee on Rules (Senate)
- 2024-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104712D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB191)

## 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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB191)

## 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-SB191-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).