House Subcommittee No. 3 reported a slate of energy and utility bills (most unanimously or with strong margins), including measures on water discounts, PIP expansion, EV charging, IRP changes, and utility investments; HB 1175 on independent RFPs was laid on the table after debate.

Dominion Energy, the statewide co-op association and Appalachian Power updated the Committee on Labor and Commerce on a winter storm that produced tens of thousands of outages. Utilities said outages were largely caused by fallen trees, most customers were restored, and rolling blackouts were not anticipated.

A substitute to HB434 was reported 7‑0, directing utilities to develop grid‑utilization metrics (feeder and substation level), require seasonal assessments and task the commission with issuing a timeline for improvements, with proponents urging data‑driven decisions to reduce costly new infrastructure.