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Code of Virginia

Chapter 23

Va. Code Ann. tit. 56, ch. 23

Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act

56-576Definitions 56-577Retail competition in electric generation service; limitations; Commission authority; exemptions 56-577.1Electric utilities; retail competition; pilot program 56-578Nondiscriminatory access to transmission and distribution system 56-579.1Electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity; regional transmission entities; annual report 56-579Regional transmission entities 56-580Transmission and distribution of electric energy 56-581.3(Expires July 1, 2031) Electric vehicle fast-charging stations; approval of expenditures; Commission to determine radial distance 56-581.2Transportation electrification; planning; cost recovery 56-581Regulation of rates subject to Commission's jurisdiction 56-581.1RepealedRepealed 56-582Rate caps 56-583RepealedRepealed 56-584Stranded costs 56-585Default service 56-585.1:2Pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization 56-585.1:18(Effective until July 1, 2034) Pilot program for electric energy conservation, solar energy generation, and energy storage resources 56-585.1:17Virtual power plant program; electric cooperatives 56-585.5Generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources 56-585.1:1Transitional Rate Period: review of rates, terms, and conditions for utility generation facilities 56-585.1:5Pilot program for underground transmission lines; report 56-585.1:19Virtual power plant pilot program; Phase I Utilities 56-585.1Generation, distribution, and transmission rates after capped rates terminate or expire 56-585.1:3Pilot programs for community solar development 56-585.1:4Development of solar and wind generation and energy storage capacity in the Commonwealth 56-585.1:6Pilot Programs to deploy electric power storage batteries 56-585.1:7Pilot program for electric generation by public schools 56-585.1:8Pilot program for municipal net energy metering 56-585.1:9Provision of broadband capacity to unserved areas of the Commonwealth 56-585.1:10Program for electric infrastructure serving business parks 56-585.1:11Development of offshore wind capacity 56-585.1:12Multi-family shared solar program 56-585.1:13Recovery of costs associated with investment in transportation electrification 56-585.1:14(Effective until December 31, 2029) Recovery of development costs associated with small modular reactor 56-585.1:15(Effective until July 1, 2034) Recovery of development costs associated with small modular nuclear facility 56-585.1:16Virtual power plant pilot program 56-585.2RepealedRepealed 56-585.3Regulation of cooperative rates after rate caps 56-585.4Net energy metering transition provisions for electric cooperatives 56-585.7On-bill tariff program; electric cooperatives 56-585.8Biennial rate reviews 56-585.6(Effective until January 1, 2027) Universal service fee; Percentage of Income Payment Program and Fund 56-586Emergency service provider 56-586.1Electric energy emergencies 56-587Licensure of retail electric energy suppliers and persons providing other competitive services 56-588Licensing of aggregators 56-589Municipal and state aggregation 56-589.1Energy generation by public school buildings and facilities 56-590Divestiture, functional separation and other corporate relationships 56-591Application of antitrust laws 56-592Consumer education and marketing practices 56-592.1Consumer education program; scope and funding 56-593Retail customers' private right of action; marketing practices 56-594.01:2Substation construction agreements; electric cooperatives 56-594.02Solar-powered or wind-powered electricity generation; power purchase agreements; pilot programs 56-594.3Shared solar programs; Phase II Utility 56-594.4Shared solar programs; Phase I Utility 56-594.2(Effective until January 1, 2027) Small agricultural generators 56-594(Effective until January 1, 2027) Net energy metering provisions 56-594.01(Effective until January 1, 2027) Net energy metering provisions for electric cooperative service territories 56-594.01:1Local facilities usage charges; electric cooperatives 56-594.1Interconnection by farms 56-595RepealedRepealed 56-596.2:3Energy efficiency upgrades for certain customers; report 56-596Consideration of economic development; report 56-596.3Electric generation, transmission, and distribution; report 56-596.1New generating facilities utilizing energy derived from sunlight and from wind; report 56-596.2Energy efficiency policy and programs; financial assistance for low-income customers 56-596.2:1Incentives for energy conservation measures and solar energy equipment 56-596.2:2(Expires January 1, 2031) Energy efficiency savings targets for certain customers 56-596.4Electric utilities; local reliability data 56-596.5Rate increases in certain months prohibited; Phase I Utility 56-596.7Electric demand flexibility programs; high energy demand customers; reporting requirements 56-596.8(Effective January 1, 2027) Small portable solar generation devices; exempt from interconnection 56-596.6Distribution cost sharing program