Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 56. Public Service Companies |
CHAPTER 10. Heat, Light, Power, Water and Other Utility Companies Generally |
ARTICLE 2. Services, Rates, Charges, Etc |
SECTION 56-234. Duty to furnish adequate service at reasonable and uniform rates |
SECTION 56-234.1. Liability to customer for violation of duty to determine and charge lowest rate applicable |
SECTION 56-234.2. Review of rates |
SECTION 56-234.3. Approval of expenditures for and monitoring of new generation facilities and projected operation programs of electric utilities |
SECTION 56-234.4. Authority to investigate utility operations to determine efficiency |
SECTION 56-234.5. Required disclosure by certain officers and directors of certain utilities |
SECTION 56-235. When Commission may fix rates, schedules, etc.; conformance with chapter |
SECTION 56-235.1. Conservation of energy and capital resources |
SECTION 56-235.1.1. Rates for stand-by electric service at renewable cogeneration facilities |
SECTION 56-235.1.2. Costs of using small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses |
SECTION 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 |
SECTION 56-235.3. Procedures for investigation of rate applications |
SECTION 56-235.4. Prohibition of multiple rate increases within any twelve-month period; exception |
SECTION 56-235.5. Telephone regulatory alternatives |
SECTION 56-235.5.1. Local exchange telephone service competition policy |
SECTION 56-235.6. Optional performance-based regulation of certain utilities |
SECTION 56-235.7. Jurisdiction of Commission when federal governmental facility ceases to be retail customer of electric utility |
SECTION 56-235.8. Retail supply choice for natural gas customers |
SECTION 56-235.9. Recovery of funds used for capital projects prior to a rate case for strategic natural gas facilities |
SECTION 56-235.10. Recovery of eligible safety activity costs; administration; procedure |
SECTION 56-235.11. Retail rates of affiliated water utilities |
SECTION 56-235.12. Economic development programs |
SECTION 56-236. Public utilities required to file schedules of rates and charges; rules and regulations; when detariffing of telephone services to be permitted |
SECTION 56-236.1. Rates to be charged churches |
SECTION 56-236.2. Suspension of service to sewerage system |
SECTION 56-237. How changes in rates effected; notice required; changes to be indicated on schedules |
SECTION 56-237.1. Notification of intent to seek rate change in schedules required to be filed under § 56-236 |
SECTION 56-237.2. Public hearings on protests or objections to rate changes |
SECTION 56-238. Suspension of proposed rates, etc.; investigation; effectiveness of rates pending investigation and subject to bond; fixing reasonable rates, etc |
SECTION 56-239. Appeal from action of Commission |
SECTION 56-241. Rates of telephone companies |
SECTION 56-241.1. Flat and measured telephone rates; certain rates prohibited |
SECTION 56-241.2. Approval of rates for resale of telephone service |
SECTION 56-242. Temporary reduction of rates |
SECTION 56-243. Duration of such temporary reduction |
SECTION 56-244. Increase to make up for losses due to excessive temporary reduction |
SECTION 56-245. Temporary increase in rates |
SECTION 56-245.1. Meters to be kept in good working condition; defective meters |
SECTION 56-245.1.1. Customers to be notified about nuclear emergency evacuation plans |
SECTION 56-245.1.2. Customers to be notified of renewable power options |