Labor and Commerce

Tuesday, February 3, 2026·1h 8m·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Committee on Labor and Commerce advanced a sweeping slate of labor and energy bills, including a paid family and medical leave insurance program, non-compete and stay-or-pay contract prohibitions, and multiple clean energy measures, while receiving a detailed briefing on the SCC's 2025 Dominion Energy Biennial Rate Review revealing residential ratepayer increases and new cost-allocation rules for hyperscale data centers.

Key Actions

·Dominion Energy 2025 Biennial Rate Review – SCC BriefingNo Vote

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Controversies

Cost-shifting of the 15% gap in hyperscale data center minimum charges to other ratepayers

Delegate Shin argued that if large load customers are only obligated to pay 85% of transmission and distribution costs, the remaining delta of potentially up to 15% is inevitably shifted to other ratepayers in the service territory. SCC Deputy Director Brian Pratt responded only that 'That could be possible.'

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Notable Quotes

“Large load customers will be obligated to take and pay for electric service for at least 14 years. Large load customers without sufficient credit may also be obligated to guarantee funds upfront to cover up to 60% of their minimum charges over the life of their 14 year contract.”
Brian Pratt, Deputy Director, State Corporation Commission — Pratt was explaining the new contract and collateral requirements imposed on hyperscale data center customers under the GS5 rate class, effective January 1, 2027, as part of the Dominion Energy 2025 Biennial Rate Review.

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Votes

Report HB 260 with amendments and refer to AppropriationsPassed

Report HB 338 with substitutePassed

Report HB 547Passed

Report HB 676 (as in transcript) with amendmentsPassed

Report HB 670 with amendments and refer to AppropriationsPassed

Report HB 923 with amendmentsPassed

Report HB 1207 with substitute and refer to AppropriationsPassed

Report HB 369 with substitutePassed

Report HB 590 with substitute and refer to AppropriationsPassed

Report HB 1444 (as in transcript) and refer to AppropriationsPassed

Report HB 1102 with amendmentsPassed

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TranscriptPreview

I will now call to order the House Committee on Labor and Commerce. We have more than enough seats, so I'm going to ask for everyone to have a seat. I'll now ask the clerk to open the rolls and take attendance. And I thank you all so much. We're going to begin the meeting at this time and we have a very special presentation from the State Corporation Commission. They're going to discuss the biennial rate review case. You may have seen IT. Case Number Purpose Dash 22500058 State Corporation Commission. Thank you and welcome. Thank you. Good morning or good afternoon. At this point I apologize, Madam Chair, members of the Committee, My name is Brian Pratt. I'm a Deputy Director at the State Corporation Commission here today to provide an overview of Dominion Energy's 2025 Biennial Review proceeding and the specific determinations made made by the Commission that address how data center customers will pay for utility costs. To start, you are currently being provided with a handout that is both front and back, which will highlight key recent and upcoming SCC initiatives addressing data center cost allocation, affordability and reliability topics. I will touch on some…

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