§ 56-1.2:1 Retail sale of electricity in connection with the provision of electric vehicle charging service
A. The provision of electric vehicle charging service by a person, locality, park authority created by a locality pursuant to § 15.2-5702, school board, or any agency as defined in § 2.2-128 that is not a public utility, public service corporation, or public service company shall not constitute the retail sale of electricity if:
1. The electricity furnished in connection with the provision of electric vehicle charging service is used solely for transportation purposes; and
2. The person, locality, park authority created by a locality pursuant to § 15.2-5702, school board, or agency as defined in § 2.2-128 providing the electric vehicle charging service has procured the furnished electricity from the public utility that is authorized by the Commission to engage in the retail sale of electricity within the exclusive service territory in which the electric vehicle charging service is provided.
B. The provision of electric vehicle charging service shall:
1. Be a permitted electric utility activity of a certificated electric utility; and
2. Not affect the status as a public utility of a certificated public utility that provides such service.
History
This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 408 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2017, chapter 239; in 2018, chapters 295 and 446; in 2019, chapter 248; in 2020, chapter 490; in 2022, chapter 255.
2011, c. 408; 2017, c. 239; 2018, cc. 295, 446; 2019, c. 248; 2020, c. 490; 2022, c. 255.