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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>76982</law_id><section_number>56-232.2:1</section_number><catch_line>Regulation of electric vehicle charging service</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="56">Public Service Companies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="10">Heat, Light, Power, Water and Other Utility Companies Generally</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Definitions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> shall not regulate or prescribe the <span class="dictionary">rates</span>, charges, and fees for the provision of retail <span class="dictionary">electric vehicle charging service</span> provided by any agency as defined in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/2.2-128/">2.2-128</a>, <span class="dictionary">persons</span>, localities, park authority created by a locality pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Creation of authorities" href="/15.2-5702/">15.2-5702</a>, or school boards other than <span class="dictionary">public service corporations</span>. Sales of electricity by public utilities to an agency as defined in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/2.2-128/">2.2-128</a>, a <span class="dictionary">person</span>, a locality, park authority created by a locality pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Creation of authorities" href="/15.2-5702/">15.2-5702</a>, or a school board that (i) is not a <span class="dictionary">public service corporation</span> and (ii) provides <span class="dictionary">electric vehicle charging service</span> shall continue to be regulated by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> to the same extent as are other services provided by public utilities. The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may adopt regulations implementing this section.</p></section></text><history>2011, c. 408; 2017, c. 239; 2018, cc. 295, 446; 2019, c. 248; 2020, c. 490; 2022, c. 255.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
