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I, cc. 387, 532.","full_text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t&#8220;Consortium&#8221; means the Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium established pursuant to Article 5 (\u00a7 45.2-1714 et seq.).\n\t\t&#8220;Division&#8221; means the Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the Department of Energy.\n\t\t&#8220;Plan&#8221; means the Virginia Energy Plan prepared pursuant to Article 4 (\u00a7 45.2-1700 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":299640,"text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t&#8220;Consortium&#8221; means the Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium established pursuant to Article 5 (\u00a7 45.2-1714 et seq.).\n\t\t&#8220;Division&#8221; means the Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the Department of Energy.\n\t\t&#8220;Plan&#8221; means the Virginia Energy Plan prepared pursuant to Article 4 (\u00a7 45.2-1700 et seq.).","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":16223,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13194,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:09:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:09:54","permalink":{"id":224891,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16223,"identifier":"1","token":"45.2\/V\/17\/1","url":"\/45.2\/V\/17\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13194,"edition_id":1,"name":"Other Sources of Energy Generally; Energy Policy","identifier":"17","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12714,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","permalink":{"id":224889,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13194,"identifier":"17","token":"45.2\/V\/17","url":"\/45.2\/V\/17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12714,"edition_id":1,"name":"Other Sources of Energy; Energy Policy","identifier":"V","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12713,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":224887,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12714,"identifier":"V","token":"45.2\/V","url":"\/45.2\/V\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12713,"edition_id":1,"name":"Mines, Minerals, and Energy","identifier":"45.2","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":222539,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12713,"identifier":"45.2","token":"45.2","url":"\/45.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":83614,"structure_id":16223,"section_number":"45.2-1700","catch_line":" Definitions","url":"\/45.2-1700\/","token":"45.2\/V\/17\/1\/45.2-1700","metadata":false},{"id":65131,"structure_id":16223,"section_number":"45.2-1701","catch_line":"Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency established; powers and duties","url":"\/45.2-1701\/","token":"45.2\/V\/17\/1\/45.2-1701","metadata":false},{"id":70008,"structure_id":16223,"section_number":"45.2-1701.1","catch_line":" Public disclosure of certain electric generating facility closures","url":"\/45.2-1701.1\/","token":"45.2\/V\/17\/1\/45.2-1701.1","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":65131,"structure_id":16223,"section_number":"45.2-1701","catch_line":"Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency established; powers and duties","url":"\/45.2-1701\/","token":"45.2\/V\/17\/1\/45.2-1701","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/45.2-1700\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0939\">939<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0657\">657<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0658\">658<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0960\">960<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83614,"section_number":"45.2-1700","catch_line":" Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1700\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83614,"section_number":"45.2-1700","catch_line":" Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1700\/"},{"id":68009,"section_number":"45.2-1714","catch_line":" Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium established; board of directors","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1714\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224893,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83614,"identifier":"45.2-1700","token":"45.2\/V\/17\/1\/45.2-1700","url":"\/45.2-1700\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1700\/","token":"45.2\/V\/17\/1\/45.2-1700","dublin_core":{"Title":" Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1700","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Consortium<\/span>&#8221; means the Virginia Coastal Energy Research <span class=\"dictionary\">Consortium<\/span> established pursuant to Article 5 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\" Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium established; board of directors\" href=\"\/45.2-1714\/\">45.2-1714<\/a> et seq.).\n\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Division<\/span>&#8221; means the <span class=\"dictionary\">Division<\/span> of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Energy.\n\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Plan<\/span>&#8221; means the Virginia Energy <span class=\"dictionary\">Plan<\/span> prepared pursuant to Article 4 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\" Definitions\" href=\"\/45.2-1700\/\">45.2-1700<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n DEFINITIONS (\u00a7 45.2-1700)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t&#8220;Consortium&#8221; means the Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium\nestablished pursuant to Article 5 (\u00a7 45.2-1714 et seq.).\n\t\t&#8220;Division&#8221; means the Division of Renewable Energy and Energy\nEfficiency of the Department of Energy.\n\t\t&#8220;Plan&#8221; means the Virginia Energy Plan prepared pursuant to Article\n4 (\u00a7 45.2-1700 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 939, \u00a7 67-200; 2020, cc. 657, 658, 960; 2021, Sp. 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