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In developing such incentive program, each utility shall utilize the stakeholder process set forth in § 56-596.2. The utility may provide such incentives directly to customers or to organizations that assist low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals. Such incentive program shall be deemed to be a part of the $140 million in energy efficiency programs that a Phase I utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2 and a part of the $870 million in energy efficiency programs that a Phase II utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2; provided that no portion of such incentive programs shall be deemed to be a part of the required five percent of such energy conservation measures set aside for low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals.B\n\nFor (i) low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals or (ii) organizations providing residential services to low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals who participate in, or have already participated in, an incentive program, including the incentive program described in subsection A, for the installation of measures that reduce heating or cooling costs at any premises where people reside, each Phase I and Phase II Utility shall submit a petition for approval to design, implement, and operate a separate three-year incentive program, in an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate, to enable the installation of, or access to, equipment to generate electric energy derived from sunlight. The utility may provide such incentives directly to customers or to organizations that assist low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals. Such incentive program may include installation of equipment directly on the premises or access to equipment located elsewhere, provided such installation or access reduces the total energy costs for persons described in clause (i) or (ii). Such incentive program shall not be deemed to be a part of the $140 million in energy efficiency programs that a Phase I utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2 nor a part of the $870 million in energy efficiency programs that a Phase II utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2.C\n\nIn developing such incentive programs, each utility shall give consideration to low-income, elderly, and disabled persons residing in housing that a redevelopment and housing authority owns or controls.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":287847,"text":"Each Phase I and Phase II Utility, as such terms are defined in subdivision A 1 of § 56-585.1, shall submit a petition for approval to design, implement, and operate a three-year program of energy conservation measures providing incentives to low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals in an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate for the installation of measures that reduce residential heating or cooling costs and enhance the health and safety of residents, including repairs and improvements to home heating or cooling systems and installation of energy-saving measures in the house, such as insulation and air sealing. In developing such incentive program, each utility shall utilize the stakeholder process set forth in § 56-596.2. The utility may provide such incentives directly to customers or to organizations that assist low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals. Such incentive program shall be deemed to be a part of the $140 million in energy efficiency programs that a Phase I utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2 and a part of the $870 million in energy efficiency programs that a Phase II utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2; provided that no portion of such incentive programs shall be deemed to be a part of the required five percent of such energy conservation measures set aside for low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":287848,"text":"For (i) low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals or (ii) organizations providing residential services to low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals who participate in, or have already participated in, an incentive program, including the incentive program described in subsection A, for the installation of measures that reduce heating or cooling costs at any premises where people reside, each Phase I and Phase II Utility shall submit a petition for approval to design, implement, and operate a separate three-year incentive program, in an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate, to enable the installation of, or access to, equipment to generate electric energy derived from sunlight. The utility may provide such incentives directly to customers or to organizations that assist low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals. Such incentive program may include installation of equipment directly on the premises or access to equipment located elsewhere, provided such installation or access reduces the total energy costs for persons described in clause (i) or (ii). Such incentive program shall not be deemed to be a part of the $140 million in energy efficiency programs that a Phase I utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2 nor a part of the $870 million in energy efficiency programs that a Phase II utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":287849,"text":"In developing such incentive programs, each utility shall give consideration to low-income, elderly, and disabled persons residing in housing that a redevelopment and housing authority owns or controls.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13084,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act","identifier":"23","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12881,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 748<\/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, chapter 801<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":67687,"section_number":"56-585.1","catch_line":"Generation, distribution, and transmission rates after capped rates terminate or expire","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-585.1\/"},{"id":57383,"section_number":"56-596.2","catch_line":"Energy efficiency policy and programs; financial assistance for low-income customers","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-596.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":250835,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80361,"identifier":"56-596.2:1","token":"56\/23\/56-596.2_1","url":"\/56-596.2_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-596.2_1\/","token":"56\/23\/56-596.2_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Incentives for energy conservation measures and solar energy equipment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-596.2:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each Phase I and Phase II Utility, as such terms are defined in subdivision A 1 of § 56-585.1<\/a>, shall submit a petition<\/span> for approval to design, implement, and operate a three-year program of energy conservation measures providing incentives to low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals in an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate for the installation of measures that reduce residential heating or cooling costs and enhance the health and safety of residents, including repairs and improvements to home heating or cooling systems and installation of energy-saving measures in the house, such as insulation and air sealing. In developing such incentive program, each utility shall utilize the stakeholder process set forth in § 56-596.2<\/a>. The utility may provide such incentives directly to customers or to organizations that assist low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals. Such incentive program shall be deemed to be a part of the $140 million in energy efficiency programs<\/span> that a Phase I utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2<\/a> and a part of the $870 million in energy efficiency programs<\/span> that a Phase II utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2<\/a>; provided that no portion of such incentive programs shall be deemed to be a part of the required five percent of such energy conservation measures set aside for low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For (i) low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals or (ii) organizations providing residential services to low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals who participate in, or have already participated in, an incentive program, including the incentive program described in subsection A, for the installation of measures that reduce heating or cooling costs at any premises where people reside, each Phase I and Phase II Utility shall submit a petition<\/span> for approval to design, implement, and operate a separate three-year incentive program, in an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate, to enable the installation of, or access to, equipment to generate electric energy derived from sunlight. The utility may provide such incentives directly to customers or to organizations that assist low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals. Such incentive program may include installation of equipment directly on the premises or access to equipment located elsewhere, provided such installation or access reduces the total energy costs for persons<\/span> described in clause (i) or (ii). Such incentive program shall not be deemed to be a part of the $140 million in energy efficiency programs<\/span> that a Phase I utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2<\/a> nor a part of the $870 million in energy efficiency programs<\/span> that a Phase II utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In developing such incentive programs, each utility shall give consideration to low-income, elderly, and disabled persons<\/span> residing in housing that a redevelopment and housing authority owns or controls. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINCENTIVES FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES AND SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT (\u00a7\n56-596.2:1)\n\nA. Each Phase I and Phase II Utility, as such terms are defined in subdivision A\n1 of § 56-585.1, shall submit a petition for approval to design, implement,\nand operate a three-year program of energy conservation measures providing\nincentives to low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals in an amount not to\nexceed $25 million in the aggregate for the installation of measures that reduce\nresidential heating or cooling costs and enhance the health and safety of\nresidents, including repairs and improvements to home heating or cooling systems\nand installation of energy-saving measures in the house, such as insulation and\nair sealing. In developing such incentive program, each utility shall utilize\nthe stakeholder process set forth in § 56-596.2. The utility may provide\nsuch incentives directly to customers or to organizations that assist\nlow-income, elderly, and disabled individuals. Such incentive program shall be\ndeemed to be a part of the $140 million in energy efficiency programs that a\nPhase I utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2 and a part of\nthe $870 million in energy efficiency programs that a Phase II utility is\nrequired to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2; provided that no portion of\nsuch incentive programs shall be deemed to be a part of the required five\npercent of such energy conservation measures set aside for low-income, elderly,\nand disabled individuals.\n\nB. For (i) low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals or (ii) organizations\nproviding residential services to low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals\nwho participate in, or have already participated in, an incentive program,\nincluding the incentive program described in subsection A, for the installation\nof measures that reduce heating or cooling costs at any premises where people\nreside, each Phase I and Phase II Utility shall submit a petition for approval\nto design, implement, and operate a separate three-year incentive program, in an\namount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate, to enable the installation\nof, or access to, equipment to generate electric energy derived from sunlight.\nThe utility may provide such incentives directly to customers or to\norganizations that assist low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals. Such\nincentive program may include installation of equipment directly on the premises\nor access to equipment located elsewhere, provided such installation or access\nreduces the total energy costs for persons described in clause (i) or (ii). Such\nincentive program shall not be deemed to be a part of the $140 million in energy\nefficiency programs that a Phase I utility is required to develop pursuant to\n§ 56-596.2 nor a part of the $870 million in energy efficiency programs\nthat a Phase II utility is required to develop pursuant to § 56-596.2.\n\nC. In developing such incentive programs, each utility shall give consideration\nto low-income, elderly, and disabled persons residing in housing that a\nredevelopment and housing authority owns or controls.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 748; 2020, c. 801.","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}}