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Code of Virginia
Title 56. Public Service Companies
10/1/2023

Title 56. Public Service Companies (2023 Updates)

  • Chapter 1. General Provisions
    • Article 4. Crossings and Connections
    • § 56-16.3
      Fiber optic broadband lines crossing railroads
  • Chapter 10. Heat, Light, Power, Water and Other Utility Companies Generally
    • Article 3. Powers of Commission in Relation to Service
    • § 56-249.6:1
      Financing for certain deferred fuel costs; Phase I Utilities.
      § 56-249.6:2
      Financing for certain deferred fuel costs; Phase II Utilities
  • Chapter 10.1. Utility Facilities Act
    • § 56-265.4:7
      Discontinuing natural gas service; municipal corporation
  • Chapter 10.3. Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act
    • § 56-265.15
      Definitions; calculation of time periods
      § 56-265.16:1
      Operators to join notification centers; certification
      § 56-265.17
      Notification required prior to excavation or demolition; waiting periods; marking of proposed site
      § 56-265.17:3
      Procedures for operators in response to a designer notice
      § 56-265.18
      Notification requirements
      § 56-265.19
      Duties of operator; regulations
      § 56-265.22
      Duties of notification center upon notification by person intending to excavate; record of notification made by telephone required
      § 56-265.24
      Duties of excavator
      § 56-265.24:1
      Request to cease operation; immediate threat; penalty
      § 56-265.31
      Commission to establish advisory committee
      § 56-265.32
      Commission to impose civil penalties for certain violations; establishment of Underground Utility Damage Prevention Special Fund
  • Chapter 13. Railroad Corporations
    • Article 1. Creation, Changes of Corporate Structure, Etc
    • § 56-345.1
      Notice; consolidation, merger, abandonments, or discontinuances
  • Chapter 23. Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act
    • § 56-576
      Definitions
      § 56-581
      Regulation of rates subject to Commission's jurisdiction
      § 56-585.1
      Generation, distribution, and transmission rates after capped rates terminate or expire
      § 56-585.1:4
      Development of solar and wind generation and energy storage capacity in the Commonwealth
      § 56-585.1:10
      Program for electric infrastructure serving business parks
      § 56-585.1:11
      Development of offshore wind capacity
      § 56-585.5
      Generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources
      § 56-585.8
      Biennial rate reviews
      § 56-596.2:2
      (Expires January 1, 2031) Energy efficiency savings targets for certain customers
  • Chapter 24. Electric Utility Integrated Resource Planning