Code of Virginia
Chapter 23 - Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act
§ 56-581. Regulation of rates subject to Commission's jurisdiction

A. After the expiration or termination of capped rates except as provided in § 56-585.1, the Commission shall regulate the rates of investor-owned incumbent electric utilities for the transmission of electric energy, to the extent not prohibited by federal law, and for the generation of electric energy and the distribution of electric energy to retail customers pursuant to § 56-585.1.
B. Beginning July 1, 1999, and thereafter, no cooperative that was a member of a power supply cooperative on January 1, 1999, shall be obligated to file any rate rider as a consequence of an increase or decrease in the rates, other than fuel costs, of its wholesale supplier, nor must any adjustment be made to such cooperative's rates as a consequence thereof.
C. Except for the provision of default services under § 56-585 or emergency services in § 56-586, nothing in this chapter shall authorize the Commission to regulate the rates or charges for electric service to the Commonwealth and its municipalities.
1999, c. 411; 2000, c. 991; 2007, cc. 888, 933.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 56 - Public Service Companies

Chapter 23 - Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act

§ 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'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 Repealed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 Repealed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

§ 56-585.1:2. 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

§ 56-585.1:10. (Expires December 31, 2023) Pilot program for transmission facilities 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 electification

§ 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

§ 56-586. 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' 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

§ 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 programs; financial assistance for low-income customers

§ 56-596.2:1. Incentives for energy conservation measures and solar energy equipment

§ 56-596.3. Electric generation, transmission, and distribution; report

§ 56-596.4. Electric utilities; local reliability data