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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78550</law_id><section_number>15.2-2316.6</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="22">Planning, Subdivision of Land and Zoning</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="7.3">Siting of Solar Projects and Energy Storage Projects</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Energy storage facilities</span>&#x201D; means the energy storage equipment and technology within an <span class="dictionary">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.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Energy storage project</span>&#x201D; means the <span class="dictionary">energy storage facilities</span> within the project site.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Host locality</span>&#x201D; means any locality within the jurisdictional boundaries of which construction of a commercial <span class="dictionary">solar project</span> or an <span class="dictionary">energy storage project</span> is proposed.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Solar facilities</span>&#x201D; means commercial solar photovoltaic (electric energy) generation facilities. &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Solar facilities</span>&#x201D; does not include any <span class="dictionary">solar project</span> that is (i) described in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Net energy metering provisions" href="/56-594/">56-594</a>, <a class="law" title="Net energy metering provisions for electric cooperative service territories" href="/56-594.01/">56-594.01</a>, <a class="law" title="Solar-powered or wind-powered electricity generation; power purchase agreements; pilot programs" href="/56-594.02/">56-594.02</a>, or <a class="law" title="Small agricultural generators" href="/56-594.2/">56-594.2</a>, or (ii) five megawatts or less.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Solar project</span>&#x201D; means the <span class="dictionary">solar facilities</span>, subject to this chapter, that are within the project site.</p></section></text><history>2020, c. 802; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 57, 58.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
