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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 808<\/a> and 854<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2017, chapter 368<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 710<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71170,"section_number":"56-46.1","catch_line":"Commission to consider environmental, economic, and improvements in service reliability factors in approving construction of electrical utility facilities; approval required for construction of certain electrical transmission lines; notice and hearings","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-46.1\/"},{"id":77551,"section_number":"56-580","catch_line":"Transmission and distribution of electric energy","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-580\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":145523,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70714,"identifier":"10.1-1197.5","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/5\/10.1-1197.5","url":"\/10.1-1197.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1197.5\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/5\/10.1-1197.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1197.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article:\n\t\t“Energy storage facility<\/span>” means energy storage equipment or technology that is capable of absorbing energy, storing such energy for a period of time, and redelivering energy after it has been stored.\n\t\t“Interconnection facilities<\/span>” means generation tie lines, collector lines, substations, switching stations, and any other component required to connect an electrical generation facility with the electrical grid.\n\t\t“Small renewable energy project<\/span>” means (i) an electrical generation facility with a rated capacity not exceeding 150 megawatts that generates electricity only from sunlight or wind and its dedicated associated interconnection facilities<\/span>; (ii) an electrical generation facility with a rated capacity not exceeding 100 megawatts that generates electricity only from falling water, wave motion<\/span>, tides, or geothermal power and its dedicated associated interconnection facilities<\/span>; (iii) an electrical generation facility with a rated capacity not exceeding 20 megawatts that generates electricity only from biomass, energy from waste, or municipal solid waste and its dedicated associated interconnection facilities<\/span>; (iv) an energy storage facility<\/span> that uses electrochemical cells to convert chemical energy with a rated capacity not exceeding 150 megawatts and its dedicated associated interconnection facilities<\/span>; or (v) a hybrid project composed of an electrical generation facility that meets the parameters established in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) and an energy storage facility<\/span> that meets the parameters established in clause (iv).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) DEFINITIONS (\u00a7 10.1-1197.5)\n\nAs used in this article:\n\t\t“Energy storage facility” means energy storage equipment or\ntechnology that is capable of absorbing energy, storing such energy for a period\nof time, and redelivering energy after it has been stored.\n\t\t“Interconnection facilities” means generation tie lines, collector\nlines, substations, switching stations, and any other component required to\nconnect an electrical generation facility with the electrical grid.\n\t\t“Small renewable energy project” means (i) an electrical\ngeneration facility with a rated capacity not exceeding 150 megawatts that\ngenerates electricity only from sunlight or wind and its dedicated associated\ninterconnection facilities; (ii) an electrical generation facility with a rated\ncapacity not exceeding 100 megawatts that generates electricity only from\nfalling water, wave motion, tides, or geothermal power and its dedicated\nassociated interconnection facilities; (iii) an electrical generation facility\nwith a rated capacity not exceeding 20 megawatts that generates electricity only\nfrom biomass, energy from waste, or municipal solid waste and its dedicated\nassociated interconnection facilities; (iv) an energy storage facility that uses\nelectrochemical cells to convert chemical energy with a rated capacity not\nexceeding 150 megawatts and its dedicated associated interconnection facilities;\nor (v) a hybrid project composed of an electrical generation facility that meets\nthe parameters established in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) and an energy storage\nfacility that meets the parameters established in clause (iv).\n\nHISTORY: 2009, cc. 808, 854; 2017, c. 368; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 419; 2025, c.\n710.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}