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- Va. Code § 56-231.43 · Powers
- Va. Code § 56-231.44 · Board of directors
- Va. Code § 56-231.45 · Officers
- Va. Code § 56-231.46 · Members
- Va. Code § 56-231.47 · Adoption of article
- Va. Code § 56-231.48 · Applicability of other laws
- Va. Code § 56-231.49 · Restructuring costs
- Va. Code § 56-231.50 · Regulation by State Corporation Commission
- Va. Code § 56-231.50:1 · Separation of regulated and unregulated businesses
- Va. Code § 56-231.50:2 · Right of action; violation of rules or regulations
- Va. Code § 56-231.51 · Construction of article and conflicting laws
- Va. Code § 56-231.52 · Citation to article
- Va. Code § 56-232 · Public utility and schedules defined
- Va. Code § 56-232.1 · Regulation of service by certain gas pipeline companies to municipalities
- Va. Code § 56-232.2 · Regulation of compressed natural gas service
- Va. Code § 56-232.2:1 · Regulation of electric vehicle charging service
- Va. Code § 56-232.3 · Regulation of service by certain gas distribution companies to federal, state and local governmental facilities
- Va. Code § 56-233 · Service defined
- Va. Code § 56-233.1 · Public utilities purchasing practices
- Va. Code § 56-234 · Duty to furnish adequate service at reasonable and uniform rates
- Va. Code § 56-234.1 · Liability to customer for violation of duty to determine and charge lowest rate applicable
- Va. Code § 56-234.2 · Review of rates
- Va. Code § 56-234.3 · Approval of expenditures for and monitoring of new generation facilities and projected operation programs of electric utilities
- Va. Code § 56-234.4 · Authority to investigate utility operations to determine efficiency
- Va. Code § 56-234.5 · Required disclosure by certain officers and directors of certain utilities
- Va. Code § 56-235 · When Commission may fix rates, schedules, etc.; conformance with chapter
- Va. Code § 56-235.1 · Conservation of energy and capital resources
- Va. Code § 56-235.1:1 · Rates for stand-by electric service at renewable cogeneration facilities
- Va. Code § 56-235.1:2 · Costs of using small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses
- Va. Code § 56-235.2 · All rates, tolls, etc., to be just and reasonable to jurisdictional customers; findings and conclusions to be set forth; alternative forms of regulation for electric companies
- Va. Code § 56-235.3 · Procedures for investigation of rate applications
- Va. Code § 56-235.4 · Prohibition of multiple rate increases within any twelve-month period; exception
- Va. Code § 56-235.5 · Telephone regulatory alternatives
- Va. Code § 56-235.5:1 · Local exchange telephone service competition policy
- Va. Code § 56-235.6 · Optional performance-based regulation of certain utilities
- Va. Code § 56-235.7 · Jurisdiction of Commission when federal governmental facility ceases to be retail customer of electric utility
- Va. Code § 56-235.8 · Retail supply choice for natural gas customers
- Va. Code § 56-235.9 · Recovery of funds used for capital projects prior to a rate case for strategic natural gas facilities
- Va. Code § 56-235.10 · Recovery of eligible safety activity costs; administration; procedure
- Va. Code § 56-235.11 · Retail rates of affiliated water utilities
- Va. Code § 56-235.12 · Economic development programs
- Va. Code § 56-236 · Public utilities required to file schedules of rates and charges; rules and regulations; when detariffing of telephone services to be permitted
- Va. Code § 56-236.1 · Rates to be charged churches
- Va. Code § 56-236.2 · Suspension of service to sewerage system
- Va. Code § 56-237 · How changes in rates effected; notice required; changes to be indicated on schedules
- Va. Code § 56-237.1 · Notification of intent to seek rate change in schedules required to be filed under § 56-236
- Va. Code § 56-237.2 · Public hearings on protests or objections to rate changes
- Va. Code § 56-238 · Suspension of proposed rates, etc.; investigation; effectiveness of rates pending investigation and subject to bond; fixing reasonable rates, etc
- Va. Code § 56-239 · Appeal from action of Commission
- Va. Code § 56-240 · Proposed rates, etc., or changes thereof, not suspended effective subject to later change by Commission; refund or credit; appeal; investor-owned public utilities required to show increase complies with § 56-235.2
- Va. Code § 56-241 · Rates of telephone companies
- Va. Code § 56-241.1 · Flat and measured telephone rates; certain rates prohibited
- Va. Code § 56-241.2 · Approval of rates for resale of telephone service
- Va. Code § 56-242 · Temporary reduction of rates
- Va. Code § 56-243 · Duration of such temporary reduction
- Va. Code § 56-244 · Increase to make up for losses due to excessive temporary reduction
- Va. Code § 56-245 · Temporary increase in rates
- Va. Code § 56-245.1 · Meters to be kept in good working condition; defective meters
- Va. Code § 56-245.1:1 · Customers to be notified about nuclear emergency evacuation plans
- Va. Code § 56-245.1:2 · Customers to be notified of renewable power options
- Va. Code § 56-245.1:3 · Disconnection suspension for utilities
- Va. Code § 56-245.1:4 · Notice procedures for nonpayment; disconnecting utility service
- Va. Code § 56-245.2 · Definitions
- Va. Code § 56-245.3 · Commission to promulgate regulations and standards
- Va. Code § 56-246 · Tests and equipment therefor
- Va. Code § 56-247 · Commission may change regulations, measurements, practices, services, or acts
- Va. Code § 56-247.1 · Commission to require public utilities to follow certain procedures
- Va. Code § 56-248 · Commission to prescribe standard units of products or service
- Va. Code § 56-248.1 · Commission to monitor fuel prices and utility fuel purchases; fuel price index
- Va. Code § 56-249 · Reports by utilities
- Va. Code § 56-249.1 · Commission may require transfer of gas, water or electricity by one utility to another; compensation
- Va. Code § 56-249.2 · Certain records to be maintained
- Va. Code § 56-249.3 · Certain electric utilities to file reports in relation to fuel transactions, fuel purchases, fuel adjustment clauses, etc
- Va. Code § 56-249.4 · How reports shall be filed; reports open to public; rules and regulations
- Va. Code § 56-249.5 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 56-249.6 · Recovery of fuel and purchased power costs
- Va. Code § 56-249.6:1 · Financing for certain deferred fuel costs; Phase I Utilities.
- Va. Code § 56-249.6:2 · Financing for certain deferred fuel costs; Phase II Utilities
- Va. Code § 56-249.7 · Certain directors and officers of utility to file shareholder information
- Va. Code § 56-249.8 · Financing for certain securitized asset costs; Phase I Utility
- Va. Code § 56-250 · Commission may authorize action by public utility in time of emergency or shortage; plans
- Va. Code § 56-251 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 56-253 · Existing remedies retained
- Va. Code § 56-254 · Sale or lease of plants to cities or towns
- Va. Code § 56-255 · Extension of electric service to territory not being served
- Va. Code § 56-256 · Powers of corporations generally; rights, powers, privileges and immunities, etc
- Va. Code § 56-256.1 · Height of electric power distribution lines over agricultural land
- Va. Code § 56-257 · Manner of installing underground utility lines
- Va. Code § 56-257.1 · Means of locating nonmetallic underground conduits
- Va. Code § 56-257.2 · Gas pipeline safety
- Va. Code § 56-257.2:1 · Projects presenting material risk to public safety; licensed professional engineers; regulations
- Va. Code § 56-257.3 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 56-257.4 · Report by the State Corporation Commission on investigation of natural gas utilities incident
- Va. Code § 56-257.5 · Manner of installing underground utility lines through agricultural operation
- Va. Code § 56-258 · Who to permit laying of pipelines in roads
- Va. Code § 56-259 · Rights-of-way, etc., may be contracted for; location of easements of public service corporations
- Va. Code § 56-259.1 · Instruments conveying easements to public service corporations
- Va. Code § 56-260 · Compensation for damages
- Va. Code § 56-260.1 · Contract provisions exempting company from liability unlawful
- Va. Code § 56-261 · Duties of companies furnishing water or sewerage facilities