{"data":{"id":"us-va/20vac5-203-30","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"20VAC5-203-30","heading":"Relations between cooperatives and affiliates thereof not engaged in regulated utility services","body":"A. The following practices are prohibited:\n\n1. Cost shifting or cross subsidies between a cooperative and its nonregulated affiliates;\n\n2. Anticompetitive behavior or self-dealing between a cooperative and its nonregulated affiliates; and\n\n3. Discriminatory behavior by a cooperative toward competing suppliers.\n\nB. A cooperative shall include with each application seeking approval of affiliate contracts or arrangements filed with the commission pursuant to Chapter 4 (§ 56-76 et seq.) of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia:\n\n1. A listing and description of internal controls that prevent the practices enumerated in subsection A of this section; and\n\n2. A listing and description of internal controls effecting the Codes of Conduct set forth in 20VAC5-203-40.","path":["Title 20. Public Utilities And Telecommunications","Agency 5. State Corporation Commission","Chapter 203. Regulations Governing the Separation of Regulated and Unregulated Businesses of Utility Consumer Services Cooperatives and Utility Aggregation Cooperatives"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title20/agency5/chapter203/section30/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:24Z","sha256":"6241c8a70cdd01c01ae7b63775c32498084592bd0347bc9bf36628cd43f689c0","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/20vac5-203-20","next":"us-va/20vac5-203-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}