Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act

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This is Chapter 23 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act.” It is part of Title 56 “Public Service Companies”. It contains 65 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 65 sections.

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§ 56-581.1	Repealed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§ 56-583	Repealed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§ 56-585.2	Repealed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