Code of VirginiaTitle 56. Public Service Companies8/5/2020 Title 56. Public Service Companies (2020 Updates) Chapter 1. General Provisions Article 1. In General § 56-1.2Persons, localities, and school boards not designated as public utility, public service corporation, etc. § 56-1.2:1Retail sale of electricity in connection with the provision of electric vehicle charging service Article 6. Companies in Which Commonwealth Is Interested § 56-46.1Commission to consider environmental, economic and improvements in service reliability factors in approving construction of electrical utility facilities; approval required for construction of certain electrical transmission lines; notice and hearings Chapter 5. Utility Transfers Act § 56-90.2Fair market valuations of water and sewer utility asset acquisitions Chapter 9.1. Utility Consumer Services Cooperatives and Utility Aggregation Cooperatives Article 1. Utility Consumer Services Cooperatives Act § 56-231.31:1Donation of certain patronage capital to the cooperative Chapter 10. Heat, Light, Power, Water and Other Utility Companies Generally Article 1. Definitions § 56-232.2:1Regulation of electric vehicle charging service Article 2. Services, Rates, Charges, Etc § 56-235.1:2Costs of using small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses Article 2.1. Regulation of Submetering and Energy Allocation Equipment § 56-245.3Commission to promulgate regulations and standards Article 3. Powers of Commission in Relation to Service § 56-247.1Commission to require public utilities to follow certain procedures § 56-249.6Recovery of fuel and purchased power costs Article 5. Pipelines and Other Works § 56-257.2:1(Effective January 1, 2021) Projects presenting material risk to public safety; licensed professional engineers; regulations § 56-257.5Manner of installing underground utility lines through agricultural operation Chapter 10.1. Utility Facilities Act § 56-265.1Definitions Chapter 15. Telegraph and Telephone Companies Article 7. Enhanced Public Safety Telephone Services Act § 56-484.12Definitions § 56-484.139-1-1 Services Board; membership; terms; compensation § 56-484.14Powers and duties of the 9-1-1 Services Board § 56-484.16:1PSAP dispatchers; training requirements § 56-484.17Wireless E-911 Fund; uses of Fund; enforcement; audit required Chapter 23. Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act § 56-576Definitions § 56-577.1Electric utilities; retail competition; pilot program § 56-585.1Generation, distribution, and transmission rates after capped rates terminate or expire § 56-585.1:3Pilot programs for community solar development § 56-585.1:4Development of solar and wind generation and energy storage capacity in the Commonwealth § 56-585.1:5Pilot program for underground transmission lines § 56-585.1:9Pilot program for broadband capacity to unserved areas of the Commonwealth § 56-585.1:11Development of offshore wind capacity § 56-585.1:12Multi-family shared solar program § 56-585.5Generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources § 56-585.6Universal service fee; Percentage of Income Payment Program § 56-585.7On-bill tariff program; electric cooperatives § 56-594Net energy metering provisions § 56-594.02Solar-powered or wind-powered electricity generation; power purchase agreements; pilot programs § 56-594.3Shared solar programs § 56-596.1New generating facilities utilizing energy derived from sunlight and from wind; report § 56-596.2Energy efficiency programs; financial assistance for low-income customers § 56-596.2:1Incentives for energy conservation measures and solar energy equipment Chapter 24. Electric Utility Integrated Resource Planning § 56-598Contents of integrated resource plans § 56-599Integrated resource plan required