VA HB918

Establishes the Virginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center as an interdisciplinary resource to provide technical assistance on energy technologies, facility siting, permitting, interconnection procedures, and utility coordination for individuals, businesses, and government entities

Creates an 18-member board of directors comprising presidents or designees from 14 Virginia public universities, plus representatives from the Department of Energy, Department of Environmental Quality, and Commission on Electric Utility Regulation

Requires the Center to conduct annual evaluations of interconnection requests and procedures, covering facility siting, permitting, resource development, financing, energy efficiency, economic impacts, and supply chains

Directs the Center to collaborate with state agencies on coordinating energy research, gathering data for policy development, improving electric grid reliability, and implementing the Virginia Energy Plan

Mandates an annual report to the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation by November 1 summarizing research activities and detailing all funding sources received