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adjustment clause pursuant to subdivision A 6 of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Generation, distribution, and transmission rates after capped rates terminate or expire\" href=\"\/56-585.1\/\">56-585.1<\/a>, and shall not be eligible for a customer credit reinvestment offset pursuant to subdivision A 8 d of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Generation, distribution, and transmission rates after capped rates terminate or expire\" href=\"\/56-585.1\/\">56-585.1<\/a>. To the extent that the provisions of this section are inconsistent with the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Generation, distribution, and transmission rates after capped rates terminate or expire\" href=\"\/56-585.1\/\">56-585.1<\/a>, the provisions of this section shall control.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECOVERY OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH INVESTMENT IN TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION\n(\u00a7 56-585.1:13)\n\nBeginning July 1, 2021, any approved costs of any investor-owned electric\nutility associated with investment in transportation electrification, other than\nthose costs approved prior to July 1, 2021, shall be recovered only through the\nutility&#8217;s rates for generation and distribution, shall not be recovered\nthrough a rate adjustment clause pursuant to subdivision A 6 of \u00a7 56-585.1, and\nshall not be eligible for a customer credit reinvestment offset pursuant to\nsubdivision A 8 d of \u00a7 56-585.1. 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