Department of Energy [409]
Secretarial Area: Commerce and Trade
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $14,424,823 $24,561,293 $38,986,116
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $14,127,043 $24,561,293 $38,688,336
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $15,123,390 $24,827,217 $39,950,607
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $18,623,390 $24,827,217 $43,450,607
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $16,588,489 $39,066,601 $55,655,090
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $16,363,489 $39,066,601 $55,430,090
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $25,526,738 $40,156,881 $65,683,619
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget $16,363,489 $39,066,601 $55,430,090
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments $923,249 $1,090,280 $2,013,529
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments $8,240,000 $0 $8,240,000
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $23,001,738 $40,296,580 $63,298,318
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget $16,363,489 $39,066,601 $55,430,090
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments $923,249 $1,229,979 $2,153,228
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments $5,715,000 $0 $5,715,000
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 162.43 74.57 237.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 162.43 74.57 237.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 162.43 74.57 237.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 162.43 74.57 237.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 113.47 123.53 237.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 113.47 123.53 237.00
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 113.47 123.53 237.00
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget 113.47 123.53 237.00
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 113.47 123.53 237.00
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget 113.47 123.53 237.00
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded salary increases for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the salary increases for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 R. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $717,048 $717,048
Nongeneral Fund $338,186 $338,186
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Increase appropriation to reflect existing federal grants Base Budget Adjustment
  Increases federal fund appropriation to include a Methane Emissions Reduction Program for Marginal Conventional Wells grant from the US Department of Energy.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $602,293 $741,992
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $228,843 $228,843
Nongeneral Fund $107,933 $107,933
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 C. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $52,863 $52,863
Nongeneral Fund $21,447 $21,447
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency rental costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to agency rental costs at the seat of government budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 D. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $58,898 $58,898
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 H. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($33,731) ($33,731)
Nongeneral Fund ($15,909) ($15,909)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 J. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($24,589) ($24,589)
Nongeneral Fund ($11,596) ($11,596)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 O. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($7,320) ($7,320)
Nongeneral Fund ($6,905) ($6,905)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 F. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($4,644) ($4,644)
Nongeneral Fund ($2,983) ($2,983)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency vehicle fleet charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for reduced fleet vehicle operational rate charges billed by the Department of General Services budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 H. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($5,599) ($5,599)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,814) ($1,814)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded liability insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for liability insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 J. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,657) ($1,657)
Nongeneral Fund ($2,133) ($2,133)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded property insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for property insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 M. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $945 $945
Nongeneral Fund $1,623 $1,623
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 E. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,084 $1,084
Nongeneral Fund $1,260 $1,260
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $6 $6
Nongeneral Fund ($20) ($20)
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Support the Virginia Clean Energy Bank (109 #5c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $5.0 million in each year from the general fund to effectuate the provisions of Chapters 1125 and 1126, 2026 Acts of Assembly creating the Clean Energy Innovation Bank. These funds are in addition to nongeneral funds the Department received from the sale of Renewable Energy Certificates.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,000,000 $5,000,000
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Capitalize the Solar Interconnection Grant Program (109 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $2.0 million the first year from the general fund to capitalize the Solar Interconnection Grant Program established by Chapters 659 and 660, 2026 Acts of Assembly. This program will provide competitive grants to localities to connect solar facilities to the grid.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,000,000 $0
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Establish the Smart Solar Permitting Platform (109 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding for the Department of Energy to establish, launch, and administer the Smart Solar Permitting Platform by July 1, 2027, as required in Chapters 633 and 634, 2026 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $465,000 $465,000
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Support for Mandated Studies and Additional Workload (109 #4c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $625,000 GF the first year and $100,000 GF the second year for the Department of Energy to update the Virginia Energy Plan and support the additional workload for the agency resulting from Chapters 694, 695, 874, 997, and 1042, 2026 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $625,000 $100,000
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Support Offshore Wind Workforce Development (109 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $150,000 in each year of the biennium from the general fund to support costs incurred by the Department of Energy for identifying and developing training resources for Virginia's offshore wind workforce pursuant to Chapters 361 and 362, 2026 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $150,000 $150,000


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 08-18-2026 06:56:50