Virginia — Title 56 · Chapter 10

• § 56-232 — Public utility and schedules defined
• § 56-232.1 — Regulation of service by certain gas pipeline companies to municipalities
• § 56-232.2 — Regulation of compressed natural gas service
• § 56-232.2:1 — Regulation of electric vehicle charging service
• § 56-232.3 — Regulation of service by certain gas distribution companies to federal, state and local governmental facilities
• § 56-233 — Service defined
• § 56-233.1 — Public utilities purchasing practices
• § 56-234 — Duty to furnish adequate service at reasonable and uniform rates
• § 56-234.1 — Liability to customer for violation of duty to determine and charge lowest rate applicable
• § 56-234.2 — Review of rates
• § 56-234.3 — Approval of expenditures for and monitoring of new generation facilities and projected operation programs of electric utilities
• § 56-234.4 — Authority to investigate utility operations to determine efficiency
• § 56-234.5 — Required disclosure by certain officers and directors of certain utilities
• § 56-235 — When Commission may fix rates, schedules, etc.; conformance with chapter
• § 56-235.1 — Conservation of energy and capital resources
• § 56-235.1:1 — Rates for stand-by electric service at renewable cogeneration facilities
• § 56-235.1:2 — Costs of using small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses
• § 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
• § 56-235.3 — Procedures for investigation of rate applications
• § 56-235.4 — Prohibition of multiple rate increases within any twelve-month period; exception
• § 56-235.5 — Telephone regulatory alternatives
• § 56-235.5:1 — Local exchange telephone service competition policy
• § 56-235.6 — Optional performance-based regulation of certain utilities
• § 56-235.7 — Jurisdiction of Commission when federal governmental facility ceases to be retail customer of electric utility
• § 56-235.8 — Retail supply choice for natural gas customers
• § 56-235.9 — Recovery of funds used for capital projects prior to a rate case for strategic natural gas facilities
• § 56-235.10 — Recovery of eligible safety activity costs; administration; procedure
• § 56-235.11 — Retail rates of affiliated water utilities
• § 56-235.12 — Economic development programs
• § 56-236 — Public utilities required to file schedules of rates and charges; rules and regulations; when detariffing of telephone services to be permitted
• § 56-236.1 — Rates to be charged churches
• § 56-236.2 — Suspension of service to sewerage system
• § 56-237 — How changes in rates effected; notice required; changes to be indicated on schedules
• § 56-237.1 — Notification of intent to seek rate change in schedules required to be filed under § 56-236
• § 56-237.2 — Public hearings on protests or objections to rate changes
• § 56-238 — Suspension of proposed rates, etc.; investigation; effectiveness of rates pending investigation and subject to bond; fixing reasonable rates, etc
• § 56-239 — Appeal from action of Commission
• § 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
• § 56-241 — Rates of telephone companies
• § 56-241.1 — Flat and measured telephone rates; certain rates prohibited
• § 56-241.2 — Approval of rates for resale of telephone service
• § 56-242 — Temporary reduction of rates
• § 56-243 — Duration of such temporary reduction
• § 56-244 — Increase to make up for losses due to excessive temporary reduction
• § 56-245 — Temporary increase in rates
• § 56-245.1 — Meters to be kept in good working condition; defective meters
• § 56-245.1:1 — Customers to be notified about nuclear emergency evacuation plans
• § 56-245.1:2 — Customers to be notified of renewable power options
• § 56-245.1:3 — Disconnection suspension for utilities
• § 56-245.1:4 — Notice procedures for nonpayment; disconnecting utility service
• § 56-245.2 — Definitions
• § 56-245.3 — Commission to promulgate regulations and standards
• § 56-246 — Tests and equipment therefor
• § 56-247 — Commission may change regulations, measurements, practices, services, or acts
• § 56-247.1 — Commission to require public utilities to follow certain procedures
• § 56-247.2 — Budget plan payment increase; notice required
• § 56-248 — Commission to prescribe standard units of products or service
• § 56-248.1 — Commission to monitor fuel prices and utility fuel purchases; fuel price index
• § 56-249 — Reports by utilities
• § 56-249.01 — Disconnection reports by electric utilities; Commission database; annual summary
• § 56-249.1 — Commission may require transfer of gas, water or electricity by one utility to another; compensation
• § 56-249.2 — Certain records to be maintained
• § 56-249.3 — Certain electric utilities to file reports in relation to fuel transactions, fuel purchases, fuel adjustment clauses, etc
• § 56-249.4 — How reports shall be filed; reports open to public; rules and regulations
• § 56-249.6 — Recovery of fuel and purchased power costs
• § 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
• § 56-249.7 — Certain directors and officers of utility to file shareholder information
• § 56-249.8 — Financing for certain securitized asset costs; Phase I Utility
• § 56-250 — Commission may authorize action by public utility in time of emergency or shortage; plans
• § 56-253 — Existing remedies retained
• § 56-254 — Sale or lease of plants to cities or towns
• § 56-255 — Extension of electric service to territory not being served
• § 56-256 — Powers of corporations generally; rights, powers, privileges and immunities, etc
• § 56-256.1 — Height of electric power distribution lines over agricultural land
• § 56-257 — Manner of installing underground utility lines
• § 56-257.1 — Means of locating nonmetallic underground conduits
• § 56-257.2 — Gas pipeline safety
• § 56-257.2:1 — Projects presenting material risk to public safety; licensed professional engineers; regulations
• § 56-257.4 — Report by the State Corporation Commission on investigation of natural gas utilities incident
• § 56-257.5 — Manner of installing underground utility lines through agricultural operation
• § 56-258 — Who to permit laying of pipelines in roads
• § 56-259 — Rights-of-way, etc., may be contracted for; location of easements of public service corporations
• § 56-259.1 — Instruments conveying easements to public service corporations
• § 56-260 — Compensation for damages
• § 56-260.1 — Contract provisions exempting company from liability unlawful
• § 56-261 — Duties of companies furnishing water or sewerage facilities
• § 56-261.1 — Duties of water and sewerage companies in certain counties
• § 56-261.2 — Hydrant connections and water supply for fire protection in certain counties
• § 56-262 — Proceeding upon failure of public service corporation to perform duties
• § 56-263 — Commission may order increase in service
• § 56-264 — Quo warranto in case of failure to comply with order of Commission
• § 56-264.1 — Collection of rates, fees and charges
• § 56-264.2 — Governing board of multistate entities operating certain sewage treatment facilities; arbitration of issues; condemnation of facilities
• § 56-264.3 — Cost allocation and rate design
• § 56-265 — Certain sections not to limit Commission's powers