Chapter 23: Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:

§56-576 Definitions
§56-577 Schedule for transition to retail competition; Commission authority; exemptions; pilot programs
§56-577.1 Electric utilities; retail competition; pilot program
§56-578 Nondiscriminatory access to transmission and distribution system
§56-579 Regional transmission entities
§56-580 Transmission and distribution of electric energy
§56-581 Regulation of rates subject to Commission&#8217;s jurisdiction
§56-581.1 Repealed
§56-582 Rate caps
§56-583 Repealed
§56-584 Stranded costs
§56-585 Default service
§56-585.1 Generation, distribution, and transmission rates after capped rates terminate or expire
§56-585.1:1 Transitional Rate Period: review of rates, terms and conditions for utility generation facilities
§56-585.1:10 Program for electric infrastructure serving business parks
§56-585.1:11 Development of offshore wind capacity
§56-585.1:12 Multi-family shared solar program
§56-585.1:13 Recovery of costs associated with investment in transportation electrification
§56-585.1:14 (Effective until December 31, 2029) Recovery of development costs associated with small modular reactor
§56-585.1:15 (Effective until July 1, 2034) Recovery of development costs associated with small modular nuclear facility
§56-585.1:16 Virtual power plant pilot program
§56-585.1:2 Pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization
§56-585.1:3 Pilot programs for community solar development
§56-585.1:4 Development of solar and wind generation and energy storage capacity in the Commonwealth
§56-585.1:5 Pilot program for underground transmission lines
§56-585.1:6 Pilot Programs to deploy electric power storage batteries
§56-585.1:7 Pilot program for electric generation by public schools
§56-585.1:8 Pilot program for municipal net energy metering
§56-585.1:9 Provision of broadband capacity to unserved areas of the Commonwealth
§56-585.2 Repealed
§56-585.3 Regulation of cooperative rates after rate caps
§56-585.4 Net energy metering transition provisions for electric cooperatives
§56-585.5 Generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources
§56-585.6 Universal service fee; Percentage of Income Payment Program and Fund
§56-585.7 On-bill tariff program; electric cooperatives
§56-585.8 Biennial rate reviews
§56-586 Emergency service provider
§56-586.1 Electric energy emergencies
§56-587 Licensure of retail electric energy suppliers and persons providing other competitive services
§56-588 Licensing of aggregators
§56-589 Municipal and state aggregation
§56-589.1 Energy generation by public school buildings and facilities
§56-590 Divestiture, functional separation and other corporate relationships
§56-591 Application of antitrust laws
§56-592 Consumer education and marketing practices
§56-592.1 Consumer education program; scope and funding
§56-593 Retail customers&#8217; private right of action; marketing practices
§56-594 Net energy metering provisions
§56-594.01 Net energy metering provisions for electric cooperative service territories
§56-594.01:1 Local facilities usage charges; electric cooperatives
§56-594.02 Solar-powered or wind-powered electricity generation; power purchase agreements; pilot programs
§56-594.1 Interconnection by farms
§56-594.2 Small agricultural generators
§56-594.3 Shared solar programs; Phase II Utility
§56-594.4 Shared solar programs; Phase I Utility
§56-595 Repealed
§56-596 Consideration of economic development; report
§56-596.1 New generating facilities utilizing energy derived from sunlight and from wind; report
§56-596.2 Energy efficiency policy and programs; financial assistance for low-income customers
§56-596.2:1 Incentives for energy conservation measures and solar energy equipment
§56-596.2:2 (Expires January 1, 2031) Energy efficiency savings targets for certain customers
§56-596.3 Electric generation, transmission, and distribution; report
§56-596.4 Electric utilities; local reliability data
§56-596.5 Rate increases in certain months prohibited; Phase I Utility
§56-596.6 Distribution cost sharing program
