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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 309 - RULES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Part V - Supplemental Rules, Etc › Section 20VAC5-309-165 - Operator's responsibilities for abandoned utility lines

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A. Upon receipt
				  of an additional locate request pursuant to §
										56-265.24C of the
				  Code of Virginia, if the operator determines that an abandoned utility line
				  exists, the operator shall provide the status of the utility line to the
				  excavator within 27 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays,
				  from the time the excavator makes the locate request. The excavator and
				  operator may negotiate a mutually agreeable time period in excess of 27 hours
				  for the operator to provide such information to the excavator if site
				  conditions prohibit the operator from making such a determination or
				  extraordinary or exigent circumstances exist, as defined in §
										56-265.15 of the Code of Virginia.
				  If the site conditions prohibit the operator from making such a determination
				  or extraordinary or exigent circumstances exist, the operator shall directly
				  notify the person who proposes to excavate or demolish and shall, in addition,
				  notify that person of the date and time when the status of the utility line
				  will be determined. The deferral to determine the status of the utility line
				  shall be no longer than 96 hours from 7 a.m. on the next working day following
				  the excavator's additional locate request.
B. The operator shall record and maintain the
				  location information of the abandoned utility line as determined by the
				  operator. Such records need not include abandoned underground electric,
				  telecommunications, cable television, water, and sewer lines connected to a
				  single family dwelling unit.
Statutory Authority: §§
												12.1-13 and
						56-265.30 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 309 - RULES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Part V - Supplemental Rules, Etc › Section 20VAC5-309-170 - Responsibility to protect and preserve marking

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Every excavator shall be responsible to reasonably protect
					 and preserve markings from the time the excavator begins work until markings
					 are no longer required for the proper and safe excavation near the utility
					 line.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13 and 56-265.30 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 309 - RULES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Part V - Supplemental Rules, Etc › Section 20VAC5-309-180 - Excavator site inspection

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Prior to excavation, excavators shall verify they are at
					 the correct location; shall verify locate markings with the positive response
					 system; and, to the best of their ability, check for unmarked utility lines. If
					 unmarked utility lines are identified, the excavator shall comply with the
					 requirements of §
										56-265.24C of the
					 Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority: §§
												12.1-13 and
						56-265.30 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 309 - RULES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Part V - Supplemental Rules, Etc › Section 20VAC5-309-190 - Delineating specific location of a proposed excavation or demolition

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A. Any person,
				  as defined in §
										56-265.15 of the Code of Virginia,
				  submitting a locate request shall clearly describe the limits of the proposed
				  excavation or demolition with sufficient detail to enable the operators to
				  ascertain the location of the proposed excavation. The specific location of the
				  proposed excavation or demolition may include:
1. GPS coordinates taken at a single point
				  where work is planned or GPS coordinates taken to delineate a line,
				  multi-segment line, or polygon. When providing a single point, line, or
				  multi-segment line, the person providing notice shall include an area measured
				  in feet from the coordinates that describe the work area. If a polygon is used,
				  the proposed work area shall be inside the polygon. GPS nomenclatures used for
				  providing coordinates to the notification center shall be as approved by the
				  advisory committee.
2. White lining
				  to delineate the area where excavation will take place. For single point
				  excavation, the area shall be marked using dots, dashes, or white flags to show
				  the operators the area of excavation. If utility markings are desired outside a
				  white lined area, the excavator shall provide clear instructions, to include
				  the distance in feet outside the white lined area, to the notification center.
				  For continuous excavations, such as trenching and boring, the excavator shall
				  mark the center line of excavation by the use of dots or dashes. The excavation
				  width, in feet, shall be indicated on either side of the center line in legible
				  figures or noted in the marking instructions given to the notification
				  center.
3. White lining performed
				  by electronic means using aerial imagery. White lining performed by electronic
				  means shall follow the same requirements as listed in subdivision 2 of this
				  subsection.
4. A reference to the
				  two nearest intersecting streets, if available, or driving
				  directions.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 309 - RULES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Part V - Supplemental Rules, Etc › Section 20VAC5-309-200 - Reporting damage by calling 911

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In the event that damage to an underground utility line
					 results in the escape of any flammable, toxic, hazardous, or corrosive gas or
					 liquid, the excavator shall, in addition to complying with §
										56-265.24D and E
					 of the Code of Virginia, promptly report the damage to the appropriate
					 authorities by calling the 911 or official emergency telephone number if 911
					 service is unavailable for any reason. The excavator shall remain at or near
					 the site of the damage, at a safe distance from the escape of any flammable,
					 toxic, hazardous, or corrosive gas or liquid and shall make contact with the
					 utility line operator upon arrival on site.
Statutory Authority: §§
												12.1-13 and
						56-265.30 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 309 - RULES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Part V - Supplemental Rules, Etc › Section 20VAC5-309-205 - Commission authority

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Upon a finding that the public interest so requires, the
					 commission may, upon motion, grant exemptions from any of the provisions of
					 this chapter. The burden of proof shall be upon the movant to demonstrate, by
					 clear and convincing evidence, that such exemption is in the public interest.
					 The commission may, by order, require modification or elimination of any
					 granted exemption no longer required by the public interest.
Statutory Authority: §§ 12.1-13 and 56-265.30 of the Code
						of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 309 - RULES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Part V - Supplemental Rules, Etc › Section 20VAC5-309-210 - Provision of access to facilities and records

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Upon presenting appropriate credential, agents of the
					 division responsible for determining compliance with the Act or compliance with
					 49 USC §
											60101 et seq. or regulations or orders issued
					 thereunder shall be provided access to relevant excavation or demolitions
					 sites, incident or accident sites, facilities, or infrastructure to determine
					 compliance or jurisdiction upon request.
If agents of the division responsible for determining
					 compliance with the Act or compliance with
					 49 USC §
											60101 et seq. or regulations or orders issued
					 thereunder inspect or investigate an accident or incident involving facilities
					 jurisdictional to the commission authority, the operator or owner of those
					 facilities shall make available to the representative records and information
					 that pertain to the event, including procedures, records, and test
					 results.
Statutory Authority: §§
												12.1-13 and
						56-265.30 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 309 - RULES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Part V - Supplemental Rules, Etc › Section 20VAC5-309-215 - Enforcement of Section 56-265.24:1 of the Code of Virginia

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Enforcement of §
										56-265.24:1 of the Code of
					 Virginia shall reside with the circuit court of competent jurisdiction, unless
					 such court declines to exercise its authority.
Statutory Authority: §§
												12.1-13 and
						56-265.30 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 309 - RULES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Part V - Supplemental Rules, Etc › Section - DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (20VAC5-309)

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Virginia
					 Underground Utility Marking Standards, February 2020, Virginia State
					 Corporation Commission, Division of Utility and Railroad
					 Safety
Statutory Authority: §§ 12.1-13 and 56-265.30 of the Code
						of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - INTERIM RULES GOVERNING ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS RETAIL ACCESS PILOT PROGRAMS (REPEALED) › Section 20VAC5-311-10

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Statutory Authority: §
											12.1-13
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - INTERIM RULES GOVERNING ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS RETAIL ACCESS PILOT PROGRAMS (REPEALED) › Section 20VAC5-311-20

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Statutory Authority: §
											12.1-13
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - INTERIM RULES GOVERNING ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS RETAIL ACCESS PILOT PROGRAMS (REPEALED) › Section 20VAC5-311-30

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Statutory Authority: §
											12.1-13
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - INTERIM RULES GOVERNING ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS RETAIL ACCESS PILOT PROGRAMS (REPEALED) › Section 20VAC5-311-40

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Statutory Authority: §
											12.1-13
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - INTERIM RULES GOVERNING ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS RETAIL ACCESS PILOT PROGRAMS (REPEALED) › Section 20VAC5-311-50

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Statutory Authority: §
											12.1-13
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - INTERIM RULES GOVERNING ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS RETAIL ACCESS PILOT PROGRAMS (REPEALED) › Section 20VAC5-311-60

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Statutory Authority: §
											12.1-13
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - RULES GOVERNING RETAIL ACCESS TO COMPETITIVE ENERGY SERVICES › Section 20VAC5-312-60 - Customer information

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A. A
				competitive service provider shall adequately safeguard all customer
				information and shall not disclose such information unless the customer
				authorizes disclosure or unless the information to be disclosed is already in
				the public domain. This provision, however, shall not restrict the disclosure
				of credit and payment information as currently permitted by federal and state
				statutes.
B. The local distribution
				company shall provide, upon the request of a competitive service provider, a
				mass list of eligible customers. A competitive service provider shall
				adequately safeguard all of the information included on the mass list and shall
				not disclose such information unless the customer authorizes disclosure or
				unless the information to be disclosed is already in the public domain.
1. The mass list shall include the following
				customer information:
(i) customer name;
(ii) service address;
(iii) billing address;
(iv) either an account number, a service
				delivery point, or universal identifier, as applicable;
(v) meter reading date or cycle;
(vi) wholesale delivery point, if applicable;
(vii) rate class and subclass or
				rider, as applicable;
(viii) load
				profile reference category, if not based on rate class; and
(ix) up to twelve months of cumulative
				historic energy usage and annual peak demand information as
				available.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - RULES GOVERNING RETAIL ACCESS TO COMPETITIVE ENERGY SERVICES › Section 20VAC5-312-80 - Enrollment and switching

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A. A
				competitive service provider may offer to enroll a customer upon:
(i) receiving a license from the State
				Corporation Commission;
(ii)
				receiving EDI certification as required from the VAEDT or completing other data
				exchange testing requirements as provided by the local distribution company's
				tariff approved by the State Corporation Commission, including the subsequent
				provision of a sample bill as required by
				20VAC5-312-20 L; and
(iii) completing registration with the local
				distribution company.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - RULES GOVERNING RETAIL ACCESS TO COMPETITIVE ENERGY SERVICES › Section 20VAC5-312-90 - Billing and payment

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A. A
				competitive service provider may offer separate billing service or consolidated
				billing service, where either the local distribution company or the competitive
				service provider would be the billing party, to prospective customers pursuant
				to the local distribution company's tariff approved by the State Corporation
				Commission. Where a competitive service provider would be the billing party,
				prior to an initial offering of consolidated billing service to customers
				within the service territory of each local distribution company, and after
				certification as required by
				20VAC5-312-20 K, the competitive
				service provider shall abide by the following requirements:
1. The competitive service provider shall
				provide written notice, at least 30 days in advance, to the local distribution
				company and to the State Corporation Commission's Division of Energy
				Regulation. The written notification to the Division of Energy Regulation shall
				include:
a. The anticipated date of the
				initial consolidated billing service offering in each local distribution
				company service territory in which the service will be offered.
b. Any changes in information provided by the
				competitive service provider in its original license application pursuant to
				20VAC5-312-40 A that have not been
				reported to the State Corporation Commission pursuant to
				20VAC5-312-20 P and
				20VAC5-312-20 Q.
c. The expected maximum market penetration
				for the provision of consolidated billing service to electricity customers
				during the following 12 months, including the estimated number of customers and
				associated annual consumption by customer type or load profile
				classification.
d. A representation
				that the electric competitive service provider has undertaken the necessary
				preliminary coordination efforts with tax officials of each potentially
				affected locality regarding the competitive service provider's obligation to
				collect and remit local consumption taxes and local utility consumer
				taxes.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - RULES GOVERNING RETAIL ACCESS TO COMPETITIVE ENERGY SERVICES › Section 20VAC5-312-100 - Load profiling

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A. The
				local distribution company shall conduct its load profiling activities in a
				nondiscriminatory and reasonably transparent manner.
B. The local distribution company shall
				ensure that profile classes are easily identifiable, that load profiles used
				are representative of the customer class being profiled, and that customer
				loads are represented in a nondiscriminatory manner. Load profiles and load
				profiling methodologies shall be reviewable and verifiable by the State
				Corporation Commission.
C. The
				local distribution company shall provide a competitive service provider,
				through the appropriate regulatory process, access to sample data, excluding
				any customer-specific identifier, that is necessary to verify the validity and
				reliability of load profiles and methodologies.
D. The local distribution company shall use a
				load profiling method that balances ease of implementation with the need for
				the load profile to reasonably represent and predict the customer's actual use.
				The method used shall balance the need for accuracy, cost-effectiveness for the
				market, predictability, technical innovation, lead time to implement,
				demonstrated need for market data, and sample bias. The validity of the
				approach needs to be reconfirmed periodically or as markets evolve, and
				corresponding load profiles shall be updated accordingly and made available to
				competitive service providers.
E.
				The local distribution company shall make available to a competitive service
				provider the validated and edited customer class or segment load profile via a
				website in a read-only, downloadable format or by other appropriate
				cost-effective electronic media. The information shall be date stamped with the
				date posted and the date created, and the website or other electronic media
				shall clearly indicate when updated information has become available.
F. A customer's assigned load profile shall
				remain the same regardless of the provider of electricity supply service.
				Customer loads that are not metered, such as streetlights, may be represented
				by load profiles deemed to closely reflect their known patterns of
				usage.
G. The load sample may
				include both customers served by the local distribution company, or the default
				service provider as determined by the State Corporation Commission pursuant to
				§ 56-585 of the Code of Virginia, and customers served by a competitive service
				provider, such that a customer is not automatically removed from the load
				sample when the customer begins to receive service from a competitive service
				provider.
H. The local distribution
				company shall post its distribution and transmission loss factors via the
				appropriate electronic methodology.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13 and 56-235.8 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - RULES GOVERNING RETAIL ACCESS TO COMPETITIVE ENERGY SERVICES › Section 20VAC5-312-110 - Dispute resolution

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A. A
				competitive service provider shall establish an explicit dispute resolution
				procedure that clearly identifies the process that shall be followed when
				resolving customer disputes. A copy of such dispute resolution procedure shall
				be provided to a customer or the State Corporation Commission upon
				request.
B. A competitive service
				provider shall furnish to customers an address and 24-hour toll-free telephone
				number for customer inquiries and complaints regarding services provided by the
				competitive service provider. The 24-hour toll-free telephone number shall be
				stated on all customer-billing statements and shall provide customers the
				opportunity to speak to a customer representative during normal business hours.
				Outside of normal business hours, a recorded message shall direct customers how
				to obtain customer assistance.
C. A
				competitive service provider shall immediately direct a customer to contact the
				appropriate local distribution company if the customer has a service emergency.
				Such direction may be given either by a customer service representative or by a
				recorded message on its 24-hour toll-free telephone number.
D. A competitive service provider shall
				retain customer billing and account records and complaint records for at least
				three years, and provide copies of such records to a customer or the State
				Corporation Commission upon request.
E. In the event that a customer has been
				referred to the local distribution company by a competitive service provider,
				or to a competitive service provider by the local distribution company, for
				response to an inquiry or a complaint, the party that is contacted second
				shall:
(i) resolve the inquiry or complaint
				in a timely fashion or
(ii) contact
				the other party to determine responsibility for resolving the inquiry or
				complaint.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 313 - RULES GOVERNING EXEMPTIONS TO MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS AND WIRES CHARGES › Section 20VAC5-313-10 - Applicability

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A. The existing
				Rules Governing Retail Access to Competitive Energy Services (20VAC5-312)
				remain enforceable unless further qualified by the following additional
				rules.
B. This chapter applies to
				suppliers of electric services including investor-owned local distribution
				companies and competitive service providers, and are in addition to the
				existing rules of 20VAC5-312. The provisions in this chapter shall be
				applicable to the provision of generation service to the qualifying customers
				electing exemption to the current minimum stay provisions.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13 and 56-576 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 313 - RULES GOVERNING EXEMPTIONS TO MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS AND WIRES CHARGES › Section 20VAC5-313-20 - Exemption to minimum stay provisions

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A. This section applies to an investor-owned
				electric local distribution company imposing minimum stay provisions on certain
				customers as applicable under
				20VAC5-312-80 Q and
				20VAC5-312-80 R and to competitive
				service providers serving such customers.
B. An investor-owned electric local
				distribution company shall offer any customer with an annual peak demand of 500
				kW or greater that returns to the service of the local distribution company the
				option to accept the service pursuant to the prices, terms, and conditions of
				its tariffs approved by the State Corporation Commission and abide by the
				current minimum stay requirements or to accept the service at market-based
				costs without the obligation of a minimum stay requirement.
C. The investor-owned electric local
				distribution company shall provide written notice, in a clear and conspicuous
				manner, as approved by the staff of the State Corporation Commission to
				qualified customers of the options identified in subsection B of this section.
				In addition, the investor-owned local distribution company shall supplement
				such written notice by providing information on its website, as approved by the
				staff of the State Corporation Commission, detailing the options identified in
				subsection B of this section.
D.
				The investor-owned local distribution company's notification to the customer
				advising that it has received a cancellation notice from the customer's
				competitive service provider, as required by
				20VAC5-312-80 N, shall also in a
				clear and conspicuous manner, as approved by the staff of the State Corporation
				Commission, advise the customer of the options identified in subsection B of
				this section.
E. The investor-owned
				electric local distribution company shall employ the methodology to determine
				its market-based costs as provided in
				20VAC5-313-40 and approved by the
				State Corporation Commission in Case No. PUE-2004-00068 for any customer
				electing such option and subsequently returning to the local distribution
				company.
F. The investor-owned
				electric local distribution company shall submit a tariff containing the
				market-based prices determined in subsection E of this section to the State
				Corporation Commission for approval prior to implementing such
				prices.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13 and 56-576 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 313 - RULES GOVERNING EXEMPTIONS TO MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS AND WIRES CHARGES › Section 20VAC5-313-40 - Methodology to determine market-based costs

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The following elements shall be considered to determine the
				  appropriate market-based costs applied to certain customers electing to exempt
				  the minimum stay requirements or wires charges:
1. Actual energy expenses of procuring such
				electric energy based on real-time or day ahead hourly prices calculated and
				published by the respective RTO for the appropriate price zone of the local
				distribution company;
2. Actual
				capacity expenses of procuring such electric capacity based on prices
				calculated and published by the respective RTO for the currently defined
				capacity market;
3. Incremental
				administrative and incremental transaction costs associated with procuring such
				energy, including but not limited to:
a. Costs
				of transmission line losses; and
b.
				Costs of ancillary services; and
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERCONNECTION OF SMALL ELECTRICAL GENERATORS › Section 20VAC5-314-30 - Siting of distributed generation facilities

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Prior to installing an SGF, the IC must ensure compliance
				  with local, state, and federal laws and regulations, including all applicable
				  easements and permits, and §§
									56-265.2
				  and
				  56-580
				  of the Code of Virginia, as applicable.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-578
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERCONNECTION OF SMALL ELECTRICAL GENERATORS › Section 20VAC5-314-39 - Modification of the interconnection request

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A. As used in this chapter, "material
				modification" means a modification to machine data or equipment configuration
				or to the interconnection site of the SGF that has a material impact on the
				cost, timing, or design of any customer interconnection facilities or upgrades
				or that may adversely impact other interdependent interconnection requests with
				higher queue numbers. Material modifications include certain project revisions
				as defined in subsection B of this section, but exclude certain project
				revisions as defined in subsection C of this section.
B. Changes that qualify as material
				modifications are described as follows:
1. A
				change in point of interconnection to a new location, unless the change in a
				point of interconnection is on the same circuit less than two poles away from
				the original location, and the new point of interconnection is within the same
				protection zone as the original location;
2. A change or replacement of generating
				equipment, such as generators, inverters, transformers, relaying, or controls,
				that is not a like-kind substitution in size, ratings, impedances,
				efficiencies, or capabilities of the equipment specified in the original or
				preceding interconnection request;
3. A change from certified to noncertified
				devices ("Certified" means certified by an Occupational Safety and Health
				Administration recognized Nationally Recognized Test Laboratory, to relevant
				Underwriters Laboratories and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
				standards, authorized to perform tests to such standards.);
4. A change of transformer connections or
				grounding from that originally proposed;
5. A change to certified inverters with
				different specifications or different inverter control specifications or set-up
				than originally proposed;
6. An
				increase of the maximum generating capacity of an SGF; or
7. A change reducing the maximum generating
				capacity of the SGF (i) by more than 25% before the Feasibility Study Agreement
				or Combined Study Agreement has been executed or (ii) by more than 10% after
				the Feasibility Study Agreement or Combined Study Agreement has been
				executed.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERCONNECTION OF SMALL ELECTRICAL GENERATORS › Section 20VAC5-314-70 - Level 3 interconnection process

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A. The Level 3 interconnection process shall
				be used by an IC proposing to interconnect an SGF with the utility system if
				the SGF does not pass or qualify for the Level 1 or Level 2 interconnection
				processes. As needed, a scoping meeting, feasibility study, system impact
				study, and facilities study shall precede the preparation of an SGIA (Schedule
				10 of
				20VAC5-314-170
				). Any of the studies may be combined by mutual, written agreement of the
				parties along with payment of applicable interconnection study deposit, set
				forth in Schedule 6 of
				20VAC5-314-170.
				Such agreement for a combined study shall, at a minimum, include milestones for
				completion. The combined study timeframes and fees shall not exceed the
				aggregate timeframes and fees of the individual studies as specified in this
				section. To maintain its position in the utility's interconnection queue, the
				IC must execute the agreement for combined study, return it to the utility, and
				pay the interconnection request study deposit set forth in Schedule 6 of
				20VAC5-314-170
				within 15 business days after receipt of the agreement. If the IC fails to
				return the executed agreement for combined study or make the full payment of
				the interconnection request study deposit within 15 business days after receipt
				of the agreement, the interconnection request shall be deemed withdrawn, and
				the interconnection request shall lose its place in the utility's
				interconnection queue.
B. Scoping
				meeting.
1. The purpose of the scoping meeting
				is to discuss the interconnection request and the utility's preliminary
				interdependency determination. The parties shall discuss the studies
				potentially required to safely and reliably interconnect the IC to the
				utility's system, including the cost responsibilities for the
				studies.
2. A scoping meeting shall
				be held no later than 10 business days after the Interconnection Request Form
				is deemed complete or as otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by the
				parties. The utility and the IC shall bring to the meeting all resources as may
				be reasonably required to accomplish the purpose of the meeting, such as system
				engineers and other personnel.
3.
				The scoping meeting may be omitted by mutual, written agreement of the
				parties.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERCONNECTION OF SMALL ELECTRICAL GENERATORS › Section 20VAC5-314-80 - Interconnection metering

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Any metering, including telemetering, necessitated by the use
				  of the SGF and any additional utility metering requested by the IC and agreed
				  to in writing by the utility shall be provided by the utility at the IC's
				  expense in accordance with commission requirements or the utility's
				  specifications. The IC shall be responsible for the utility's reasonable and
				  necessary cost for the purchase, installation, operation, maintenance, testing,
				  repair, and replacement of metering and telemetering
				  equipment.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-578
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERCONNECTION OF SMALL ELECTRICAL GENERATORS › Section 20VAC5-314-90 - Commissioning tests

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Commissioning tests of the IC's installed equipment shall be
				  performed pursuant to applicable codes and standards, including IEEE 1547.1 ,
				  Standard Conformance Test Procedures for Equipment Interconnecting Distributed
				  Resources with Electric Power Systems, 2005. The utility shall be given at
				  least five business days written notice, or notice as otherwise mutually agreed
				  to in writing by the parties, of the tests to be performed, and the utility
				  shall be allowed to witness the commissioning tests. The utility shall not be
				  compensated by the IC for witnessing commissioning tests.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-578
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERCONNECTION OF SMALL ELECTRICAL GENERATORS › Section 20VAC5-314-100 - Disputes

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A. The parties
				agree to attempt to resolve all disputes arising out of the interconnection
				process according to the provisions of this section.
B. In the event of a dispute, either party
				shall provide the other party with a written notice of dispute. The notice
				shall describe in detail the nature of the dispute. The parties shall make a
				good faith effort to resolve the dispute informally within 10 business
				days.
C. If the dispute has not
				been resolved within 10 business days after receipt of the notice, either party
				may seek resolution assistance from the Division of Public Utility Regulation
				where the matter will be handled as an informal complaint.
Alternatively, the parties may, upon mutual agreement, seek
				  resolution through the assistance of a dispute resolution service. The dispute
				  resolution service will assist the parties in either resolving the dispute or
				  in selecting an appropriate dispute resolution venue (e.g., mediation,
				  settlement judge, early neutral evaluation, or technical expert) to assist the
				  parties in resolving their dispute. Each party shall conduct all negotiations
				  in good faith and shall be responsible for one-half of any costs paid to
				  neutral third parties.
D.
				If the dispute remains unresolved, either party may petition the commission to
				handle the dispute as a formal complaint or may exercise whatever rights and
				remedies it may have in equity or law.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-578
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERCONNECTION OF SMALL ELECTRICAL GENERATORS › Section 20VAC5-314-110 - Confidential information

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A.
				Confidential information shall mean any confidential or proprietary information
				provided by one party to the other party that is clearly marked or otherwise
				designated "Confidential." All design, operating specifications, and metering
				data provided by the IC shall be deemed confidential information regardless of
				whether it is clearly marked or otherwise designated as such.
B. Confidential information does not include
				information previously in the public domain, required to be publicly submitted
				or divulged by governmental authorities (after notice to the other party and
				after exhausting any opportunity to oppose such publication or release), or
				necessary to be divulged in an action to enforce an agreement between the
				parties. Each party receiving confidential information shall hold such
				information in confidence and shall not disclose it to any third party nor to
				the public without the prior written authorization from the party providing
				that information, except to fulfill obligations under agreements between the
				parties, or to fulfill legal or regulatory requirements.
1. Each party shall employ at least the same
				standard of care to protect confidential information obtained from the other
				party as it employs to protect its own confidential information.
2. Each party is entitled to equitable
				relief, by injunction or otherwise, to enforce its rights under this section to
				prevent the release of confidential information without bond or proof of
				damages and may seek other remedies available at law or in equity for breach of
				this provision.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERCONNECTION OF SMALL ELECTRICAL GENERATORS › Section 20VAC5-314-120 - Equal treatment

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The utility shall receive, process, and analyze all
				  interconnection requests in a timely manner as set forth in this chapter. The
				  utility shall use the same reasonable efforts in processing and analyzing
				  interconnection requests from all ICs, whether the SGF is owned or operated by
				  the utility, its subsidiaries or affiliates, or others.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-578
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERCONNECTION OF SMALL ELECTRICAL GENERATORS › Section 20VAC5-314-130 - Record retention and reporting requirements

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A. The utility shall maintain, subject to
				audit, records for three years of (i) all interconnection requests received
				pursuant to this chapter, (ii) the times required to complete interconnection
				request approvals and disapprovals, and (iii) justification for the actions
				taken on the interconnection requests.
B. Each utility shall annually, on or before
				January 31, submit a written report to the commission staff that includes the
				utility's small generating facilities queue and a listing of those facilities
				interconnected during the preceding calendar year. This report shall include
				the following data for each SGF:
1. Queue
				number.
2. The physical address or
				geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the SGF.
3. Fuel type.
4. The capacity of the SGF, in terms of
				megawatts.
5. The substation and
				transformer to which the project will be interconnected.
6. The feeder or circuit to which the project
				will be interconnected.
7. The date
				of submission of final completed Interconnection Request Form.
8. Interdependency status (e.g., Project A or
				Project B).
9. Status of the
				request in the interconnection process (e.g., SGIA executed, connected,
				canceled).
10. The date of final
				completed signed SGIA.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERCONNECTION OF SMALL ELECTRICAL GENERATORS › Section 20VAC5-314-140 - Coordination with affected systems

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The utility shall coordinate the conduct of any studies
				  required to determine the impact of the SGF on affected systems with affected
				  system operators and, if possible, include those results (if available) in its
				  applicable interconnection studies within the timeframe specified in this
				  chapter. The utility will include such affected system operators in all
				  meetings held with the IC as required by this chapter. The IC shall cooperate
				  with the utility in all matters related to the conduct of studies and the
				  determination of modifications to affected systems. A utility that may be an
				  affected system shall cooperate with the utility with which interconnection has
				  been requested in all matters related to the conduct of studies and the
				  determination of modifications to affected systems. The utility owning or
				  operating the system to which the IC desires to interconnect shall not be held
				  responsible or liable for any delays in the interconnection process
				  attributable to the lack of information or cooperation from the owners or
				  operators of affected systems.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-578
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERCONNECTION OF SMALL ELECTRICAL GENERATORS › Section 20VAC5-314-150 - Capacity of the small generating facility

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A. If the interconnection request is for an
				increase in capacity for an existing SGF, the interconnection request shall be
				evaluated on the basis of the new total capacity of the SGF.
B. If the interconnection request is for a
				facility that includes multiple energy production or storage devices at a site
				for which the IC seeks a single point of interconnection, the interconnection
				request shall be evaluated on the basis of the maximum generating capacity of
				the facility .
C. The
				interconnection request shall be evaluated using the maximum capacity that the
				SGF is capable of injecting into the utility's electric system. However, if the
				maximum generating capacity that the SGF is capable of injecting into the
				utility's electric system is limited (e.g., through use of a control system,
				power relays, or other similar device settings or adjustments), then the IC
				must obtain the utility's agreement, with such agreement not to be unreasonably
				withheld, that the manner in which the IC proposes to implement such a limit
				will not adversely affect the safety and reliability of the utility's system.
				If the utility does not so agree, then the interconnection request must be
				withdrawn or revised to specify the maximum capacity that the SGF is capable of
				injecting into the utility's electric system without such limitations. Nothing
				in this section shall prevent a utility from considering an output higher than
				the limited output, if appropriate, when evaluating system protection
				impacts.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-578
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERCONNECTION OF SMALL ELECTRICAL GENERATORS › Section - DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (20VAC5-314)

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IEEE Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of
				  Distributed Energy Resources with Associated Electric Power Systems Interfaces,
				  The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., Standard 1547,
				  2018.
IEEE Standard Conformance Test Procedures for Equipment
				  Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems, The
				  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., Standard 1547.1, July
				  1, 2005.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-578
					 of the Code of Virginia.