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I, cc. 57, 58.","full_text":"As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Energy storage facilities” means the energy storage equipment and technology within an energy storage project that is capable of absorbing energy, storing such energy for a period of time, and redelivering such energy after it has been stored.\n\t\t“Energy storage project” means the energy storage facilities within the project site.\n\t\t“Host locality” means any locality within the jurisdictional boundaries of which construction of a commercial solar project or an energy storage project is proposed.\n\t\t“Solar facilities” means commercial solar photovoltaic (electric energy) generation facilities. “Solar facilities” does not include any solar project that is (i) described in \u00a7 56-594, 56-594.01, 56-594.02, or 56-594.2, or (ii) five megawatts or less.\n\t\t“Solar project” means the solar facilities, subject to this chapter, that are within the project site.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281491,"text":"As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Energy storage facilities” means the energy storage equipment and technology within an energy storage project that is capable of absorbing energy, storing such energy for a period of time, and redelivering such energy after it has been stored.\n\t\t“Energy storage project” means the energy storage facilities within the project site.\n\t\t“Host locality” means any locality within the jurisdictional boundaries of which construction of a commercial solar project or an energy storage project is proposed.\n\t\t“Solar facilities” means commercial solar photovoltaic (electric energy) generation facilities. “Solar facilities” does not include any solar project that is (i) described in \u00a7 56-594, 56-594.01, 56-594.02, or 56-594.2, or (ii) five megawatts or less.\n\t\t“Solar project” means the solar facilities, subject to this chapter, that are within the project site.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15847,"edition_id":1,"name":"Siting of Solar Projects and Energy Storage Projects","identifier":"7.3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12774,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:00:29","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:00:29","permalink":{"id":155515,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15847,"identifier":"7.3","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7.3","url":"\/15.2\/II\/22\/7.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12774,"edition_id":1,"name":"Planning, Subdivision of Land and Zoning","identifier":"22","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":154795,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12774,"identifier":"22","token":"15.2\/II\/22","url":"\/15.2\/II\/22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12733,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":152369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12733,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":78550,"structure_id":15847,"section_number":"15.2-2316.6","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/15.2-2316.6\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7.3\/15.2-2316.6","metadata":false},{"id":68113,"structure_id":15847,"section_number":"15.2-2316.7","catch_line":"Negotiations; siting agreement","url":"\/15.2-2316.7\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7.3\/15.2-2316.7","metadata":false},{"id":61188,"structure_id":15847,"section_number":"15.2-2316.8","catch_line":"Powers of host localities","url":"\/15.2-2316.8\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7.3\/15.2-2316.8","metadata":false},{"id":69655,"structure_id":15847,"section_number":"15.2-2316.9","catch_line":"Effect of executed siting agreement; land use approval","url":"\/15.2-2316.9\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7.3\/15.2-2316.9","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":68113,"structure_id":15847,"section_number":"15.2-2316.7","catch_line":"Negotiations; siting agreement","url":"\/15.2-2316.7\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7.3\/15.2-2316.7","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/15.2-2316.6\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 802<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76060,"section_number":"56-594","catch_line":"Net energy metering provisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-594\/"},{"id":74615,"section_number":"56-594.01","catch_line":"Net energy metering provisions for electric cooperative service territories","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-594.01\/"},{"id":66346,"section_number":"56-594.02","catch_line":"Solar-powered or wind-powered electricity generation; power purchase agreements; pilot programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-594.02\/"},{"id":78424,"section_number":"56-594.2","catch_line":"Small agricultural generators","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-594.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":155517,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78550,"identifier":"15.2-2316.6","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7.3\/15.2-2316.6","url":"\/15.2-2316.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2316.6\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7.3\/15.2-2316.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2316.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Energy storage facilities<\/span>” means the energy storage equipment and technology within an energy storage project<\/span> that is capable of absorbing energy, storing such energy for a period of time, and redelivering such energy after it has been stored.\n\t\t“Energy storage project<\/span>” means the energy storage facilities<\/span> within the project site.\n\t\t“Host locality<\/span>” means any locality within the jurisdictional boundaries of which construction of a commercial solar project<\/span> or an energy storage project<\/span> is proposed.\n\t\t“Solar facilities<\/span>” means commercial solar photovoltaic (electric energy) generation facilities. “Solar facilities<\/span>” does not include any solar project<\/span> that is (i) described in \u00a7 56-594<\/a>, 56-594.01<\/a>, 56-594.02<\/a>, or 56-594.2<\/a>, or (ii) five megawatts or less.\n\t\t“Solar project<\/span>” means the solar facilities<\/span>, subject to this chapter, that are within the project site.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 15.2-2316.6)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Energy storage facilities” means the energy storage equipment and\ntechnology within an energy storage project that is capable of absorbing energy,\nstoring such energy for a period of time, and redelivering such energy after it\nhas been stored.\n\t\t“Energy storage project” means the energy storage facilities\nwithin the project site.\n\t\t“Host locality” means any locality within the jurisdictional\nboundaries of which construction of a commercial solar project or an energy\nstorage project is proposed.\n\t\t“Solar facilities” means commercial solar photovoltaic (electric\nenergy) generation facilities. “Solar facilities” does not include\nany solar project that is (i) described in \u00a7 56-594, 56-594.01, 56-594.02, or\n56-594.2, or (ii) five megawatts or less.\n\t\t“Solar project” means the solar facilities, subject to this\nchapter, that are within the project site.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 802; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 57, 58.","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}}