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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>72152</law_id><section_number>56-234.4</section_number><catch_line>Authority to investigate utility operations to determine efficiency</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>56-265.13:7</reference></referred_to_by><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="2">Services, Rates, Charges, Etc</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> shall have the authority to investigate public utilities for the purpose of determining efficiency and economy of operations.</p></section></text><history>1977, c. 261.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
