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A.<\/span> A solar services agreement may be structured as a service agreement or may be subject to available appropriation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Nothing in this article shall be construed to require the disclosure of proprietary information voluntarily provided by a private entity in connection with a franchise, lease, or use under a solar services agreement that is excluded from mandatory disclosure pursuant to subdivision 29 of § 2.2-3705.6<\/a> of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed as authorizing the withholding of the financial terms of such agreements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSOLAR SERVICES AGREEMENTS; NONDISCLOSURE OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (\u00a7\n15.2-2103.1)\n\nA. A solar services agreement may be structured as a service agreement or may be\nsubject to available appropriation.\n\nB. Nothing in this article shall be construed to require the disclosure of\nproprietary information voluntarily provided by a private entity in connection\nwith a franchise, lease, or use under a solar services agreement that is\nexcluded from mandatory disclosure pursuant to subdivision 29 of §\n2.2-3705.6 of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).\n\nC. Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed as authorizing the\nwithholding of the financial terms of such agreements.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 737.","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}}