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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - IN GENERAL › Section 20VAC5-10-10 - Rules on meter testing, bad check charges and late payment charges

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A. Meter Testing -
				Each public utility providing gas or electric service shall provide one free
				meter test during any 24 month period for any of its Virginia customers
				requesting same. For each additional test which may be requested during such
				period, the customer shall be required to deposit a reasonable sum of money
				with the utility to offset the cost of the test. If any additional requested
				test made during the aforesaid period reveals meter error greater than 102%, or
				less than 98%, of actual consumption, the deposit required herein shall be
				refunded; otherwise, the deposit shall be retained by the utility for the
				purpose aforesaid.
B. Bad Check
				Charge - Each public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the State
				Corporation Commission may impose and collect a service charge for every check
				received in payment of a customer's account, which check is lawfully dishonored
				by the payor bank. Provided, however, the service charge shall be uniformly
				applied to all customers of each utility and shall be based upon the estimated
				aggregate additional cost of handling dishonored checks, but, in no event,
				shall the individual charge exceed $6.00.
C. Late Payment Charge - Each public utility
				may charge up to one and one-half percent per month on any customer charges not
				timely paid. Appropriate calculation of this late payment charge shall be made
				at the time of each successive, usual billing date, and the amount of any such
				charge included as a separately identified item upon the current bill. Before
				implementing a late payment charge program, the utility must show on its
				customer bill, in addition to other necessary information, the date on which
				the bill is delivered to the United States mail, or delivered to the customer's
				premises, together with showing the date by which payment must be received in
				the utility's offices to avoid late payment charges. In no case shall payment
				for current service be considered overdue if received by the utility within 20
				days from the mailing date or delivered date of the bill.
The late payment charge shall not be applied to any amount
				  billed as taxes which utilities are required to collect on behalf of local
				  government.
Statutory Authority
§§ 56-245.1, 56-246, 56-247 and 56-247.1 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - IN GENERAL › Section 20VAC5-10-20 - Utility customer deposit requirements

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Each utility may require deposits from customers to protect
				  against uncollectible accounts. The maximum amount of any deposit shall not
				  exceed the equivalent of the customer's estimated liability for two months
				  usage. At the request of the commission, any public utility which bills in
				  advance for any part of its services, yet requires a deposit as herein
				  authorized, must justify the requirement as being reasonably necessary to
				  protect against uncollectibles from its customers.
Each utility shall be liable for interest on deposits held
				  longer than 90 days, to accrue from the date the deposit is made until it has
				  been refunded, or until a reasonable effort has been made to effect refund. All
				  investor-owned utilities will pay interest on deposits at a rate established
				  annually. The interest rate for such deposits in a given year will be
				  established in December of the preceding year to equal the average of the one
				  year Constant Maturity Treasury rate for September, October, and November of
				  the preceding year. Nonprofit utilities that are owned by their customers will
				  pay 75% of the above described interest rate. The commission's Director of
				  Utility Accounting and Finance shall notify utilities in December of each year
				  of the rate prevailing for the ensuing year. At the option of each customer
				  making a security deposit, each utility shall annually make either direct
				  payment to the customer of all accrued interest, or shall credit same to the
				  customer's account.
Customer deposits may be refunded by a utility at any time.
				  Residential customers' deposits should not be held longer than one year and all
				  other deposits should not be held longer than two years provided the customer
				  has established satisfactory credit during that period.
Whenever a utility requires a deposit from any residential
				  customer, the customer shall be permitted to pay it in three consecutive equal
				  monthly installments whenever the total amount of the required deposit exceeds
				  the sum of $40. However, each utility shall have the discretion to allow
				  payment of any deposit (more or less than $40 total) over a longer period of
				  time to avoid undue hardship.
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 200 - PUBLIC UTILITY ACCOUNTING › Section 20VAC5-200-50 - Rules governing ratemaking treatment of employee post-retirement benefits other than pensions

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For public utilities providing electric, natural gas,
				  telephone and water service, employee post retirement benefits other than
				  pensions (OPEB), as defined in Financial Accounting Board Statement 106, shall
				  be subject to the following accounting and ratemaking treatment:
1. OPEB costs shall be accrued during the
				active employment of the employee. A portion of OPEB costs so accrued shall be
				capitalized as appropriate.
2. OPEB
				transition obligations, as defined if SFAS 106 shall be amortized over 40
				years, except that capitalized amounts may be amortized over 20 years.
				Telephone companies participating in the experimental plan may use a shorter
				amortization period for the OPEB transition obligation if the increased
				accruals do not place the company in a position which cause it to seek rate
				relief.
3. Recovery of OPEB cost
				accruals in rates shall not be permitted unless such accruals are fully funded.
				Any unfunded OPEB liability shall be deducted from rate base unless deferred
				for regulatory purposes.
4.
				Deferred income taxes shall reflect differences in OPEB cost recognition for
				ratemaking and tax purposes.
5. A
				regulatory asset may be recorded to recognize booking and ratemaking
				differences in the implementation of accrual accounting of OPEB expenses for
				reporting and ratemaking purposes.
6. Differences in implementation of accrual
				accounting for expenses for reporting and ratemaking purposes may be deferred
				only if (i) the company is earning below its authorized range of return on
				equity and will file for a change in rates within two years of implementing
				SFAS 106 or two years from the date of this order, whichever is later and (ii)
				the deferral is recognized in the transition obligation, amortized beginning
				with the effective date of the change in rates.
7. In the event of any conflict between this
				section and any other rule or regulation of the Commission, this section shall
				control.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13, 56-36, 56-235.2, 56-249 and 56-249.2 of the
					 Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 200 - PUBLIC UTILITY ACCOUNTING › Form - FORMS (20VAC5-200)

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Electric Utilities.
Annual Report, FERC Form 1 (eff. 12/93).
Schedules A-R.
Electric Cooperatives.
Annual Report.
Gas Utilities.
Annual Report, FERC Form 2 (eff. 12/92).
Schedules A-F.
Telephone Utilities.
Annual Report, FCC Form M (eff. 1989).
Composite Statistics (eff. 2/76).
Water/Sewer Utilities.
Annual Report - Class A.
Annual Report - Class C.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 201 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS AND WATER UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-201-10 - General filing instructions

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A. An applicant
				shall provide a notice of intent to file an application pursuant to
				20VAC5-201-20 to the State
				Corporation Commission (commission) 60 days prior to the application filing
				date.
B. Applications pursuant to
				20VAC5-201-20,
				20VAC5-201-30, and
				20VAC5-201-70 shall include:
1. The name and post office address of the
				applicant and the name and post office address of the applicant's
				counsel.
2. A full clear statement
				of the facts that the applicant is prepared to prove by competent
				evidence.
3. A statement of details
				of the objectives sought and the legal basis therefore.
4. All direct testimony by which the
				applicant expects to support the objectives sought.
5. Information or documentation conforming to
				the following general instructions:
a. Attach
				a table of contents of the company's application, including exhibits.
b. Each exhibit shall be labeled with the
				name of the applicant and the initials of the sponsoring witness in the upper
				right hand corner as follows:
Exhibit No. (Leave Blank)
Witness: (Initials)
Statement or
Schedule Number
c. The first page of all exhibits shall
				contain a caption that describes the subject matter of the exhibit.
d. If the accounting and statistical data
				submitted differ from the books of the applicant, then the applicant shall
				include in its filing a reconciliation schedule for each account or subaccount
				that differs, together with an explanation describing the nature of the
				difference.
e. The required
				accounting and statistical data shall include all work papers and other
				information necessary to ensure that the items, statements, and schedules are
				not misleading.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 201 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS AND WATER UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-201-15 - Applicability to applications of investor-owned electric utilities

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This chapter shall not apply to applications filed by
				  investor-owned electric utilities on or after January 1,
				  2021.
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 201 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS AND WATER UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-201-16 - Applicability to applications of investor-owned gas utilities

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This chapter shall not apply to applications filed by
				  investor-owned gas utilities on or after January 1, 2024.
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 201 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS AND WATER UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-201-20 - General and expedited rate increase applications

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A. An
				application for a general or expedited rate increase pursuant to Chapter 10 (§
									56-232 et seq.) of Title 56 of the
				Code of Virginia for a public utility having annual revenues exceeding $1
				million, shall conform to the following requirements:
1. Exhibits consisting of Schedules 1 through
				43 and the utility's direct testimony shall be submitted. Such schedules shall
				be identified with the appropriate schedule number and shall be prepared in
				accordance with the instructions contained in
				20VAC5-201-90.
2. An exhibit consisting of additional
				schedules may be submitted with the utility's direct testimony. Such exhibit
				shall be identified as Schedule 50 (this exhibit may include numerous
				subschedules labeled 50A et seq.).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 201 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS AND WATER UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-201-30 - Annual informational filings

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Unless modified per a State Corporation Commission-approved
				  alternative regulatory plan, each utility not requesting a base rate increase
				  shall make an annual informational filing consisting of Schedules 1 through 7,
				  9, 11, 12, 14 through 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, and 40 a and b as identified
				  in 20VAC5-201-90. The test period
				  shall be the current 12 months ending in the same month used in the utility's
				  most recent rate application. This information shall be filed with the State
				  Corporation Commission (commission) within 120 days after the end of the test
				  period. Accounting adjustments reflected in Column (2) of Schedule 21 shall
				  incorporate the ratemaking treatment approved by the commission in the
				  utility's last rate case and shall be calculated in accordance with the
				  Expedited Rules of Schedule 25. Requirements found in
				  20VAC5-201-10 B 2, B 3, and B 4
				  may be omitted in Annual Informational Filings.
Applicants meeting each of the following criteria may omit
				  Schedules 9, 11, 12, 14, and 15 through 18 in Annual Informational Filings:
(i) the applicant has no Virginia
				jurisdictional regulatory assets on its books; and
(ii) the applicant is not seeking to
				establish a regulatory asset.
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 201 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS AND WATER UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-201-40

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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 201 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS AND WATER UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-201-50

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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 201 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS AND WATER UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-201-60

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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 201 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS AND WATER UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-201-70 - Temporary increases of rates

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Applicants that file a request for a temporary increase in
				  rates pursuant to §
									56-245
				  of the Code of Virginia shall include Schedules 1 through 9, 11, 12, 14, 16,
				  17, and 18 as identified and described in
				  20VAC5-201-90.
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 201 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS AND WATER UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-201-80

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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 201 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS AND WATER UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-201-85

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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 202 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FUNCTIONAL SEPARATION OF INCUMBENT ELECTRIC UTILITIES UNDER THE VIRGINIA ELECTRIC UTILITY RESTRUCTURING ACT › Section 20VAC5-202-20 - Definitions

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The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Act" means the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation
				  Act.
"Affiliated generation company" means a generation company
				  that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a local
				  distribution company. For purposes of this chapter, any unit or division
				  created by a local distribution company for the purpose of acting as a
				  generation company shall be treated as an affiliated generation company and
				  shall be subject to the same provisions and regulations.
"Commission" or "SCC" means the Virginia State Corporation
				  Commission.
"FERC" means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
"Generation company" means a person owning, controlling, or
				  operating a facility that produces electric energy for sale to wholesale
				  customers.
"Incumbent electric utility" shall have the same meaning as
				  set forth in § 56-576 of the Code of Virginia.
"Local distribution company" means an entity regulated by the
				  Virginia State Corporation Commission that owns or controls the distribution
				  facilities required for delivery of electricity to the end user.
"Market price" or "market value" means the value of
				  comparable goods or services determined through such methods as competitive
				  bidding, appraisals, catalog listings, sales to third parties and asset
				  replacement cost determinations.
"Person" shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 56-576
				  of the Code of Virginia.
"Transmission provider" means an entity regulated by the
				  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that owns or operates, or both,
				  transmission facilities.
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 202 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FUNCTIONAL SEPARATION OF INCUMBENT ELECTRIC UTILITIES UNDER THE VIRGINIA ELECTRIC UTILITY RESTRUCTURING ACT › Section 20VAC5-202-30 - Relations between affiliated functionally separated entities; SCC oversight

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A. The
				following practices are prohibited:
1. Cost
				shifting or cross subsidies between functionally separate units;
2. Anticompetitive behavior or self-dealing
				between functionally separate units; and
3. Discriminatory behavior by affiliated
				entities toward nonaffiliated units.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 202 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FUNCTIONAL SEPARATION OF INCUMBENT ELECTRIC UTILITIES UNDER THE VIRGINIA ELECTRIC UTILITY RESTRUCTURING ACT › Section 20VAC5-202-50 - Waiver or exemption requests; confidential information; other filings

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A. Any request for
				a waiver of any provision in this chapter shall be considered by the commission
				on a case-by-case basis and may be granted upon such terms and conditions as
				the commission may impose.
B. Where
				a filing made pursuant to this chapter contains information that the applicant
				claims to be confidential, the filing may be made under seal provided it is
				accompanied by both a motion for protective order or other confidential
				treatment and an additional five copies of a redacted version of the filing to
				be available for public disclosure. Unredacted filings containing the
				confidential information shall be maintained under seal unless and until the
				commission rules otherwise, except that such filings shall be immediately
				available to the commission staff for internal use at the commission.
Filings containing confidential (or redacted) information
				  shall be so stated on the cover of the filing, and the precise portions of the
				  filing containing such confidential (or redacted) information, including
				  supporting material, shall be clearly marked within the filing.
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 203 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SEPARATION OF REGULATED AND UNREGULATED BUSINESSES OF UTILITY CONSUMER SERVICES COOPERATIVES AND UTILITY AGGREGATION › Section 20VAC5-203-10 - Applicability and scope

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These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the provisions
				  of Chapter 9.1 (§ 56-231.15 et seq.) of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia, and
				  apply to Utility Consumer Services Cooperatives and Utility Aggregation
				  Cooperatives subject to the provisions thereof. Section 56-231.34:1, applicable
				  to Utility Consumer Services Cooperatives, and § 56-231.50:1, applicable to
				  Utility Aggregation Cooperatives, address relations between cooperatives
				  engaged in regulated utility services and their affiliates that are engaged in
				  businesses that are not regulated utility services.
These statutory provisions direct the Virginia State
				  Corporation Commission to promulgate regulations governing the conduct of
				  cooperatives for the purpose of promoting effective and fair competition
				  between such cooperatives' affiliates and other persons engaged in the same or
				  similar businesses that are not regulated utility services. Additionally, these
				  statutes direct the Virginia State Corporation Commission to establish codes of
				  conduct detailing permissible relationships between such cooperatives and their
				  affiliates. In establishing these codes, the commission is directed to address,
				  among other things, the sharing of customer information between such
				  cooperatives and affiliates; affiliate use of cooperative name, logo or
				  trademarks; and sharing of vehicles, office space and employees by such
				  cooperatives and affiliates.
These regulations are in addition to and do not limit the
				  applicability of other provisions of the Code of Virginia and the Virginia
				  Administrative Code, including, but not limited to, Chapter 4 (§ 56-76 et seq.)
				  of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia, and Chapter 311 (20VAC5-311-10 et seq.) of Title 20
				  of the Virginia Administrative Code.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13, 56-231.34:1 and 56-231.50:1 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › 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 › Section 20VAC5-203-20 - Definitions

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The following words and terms when used in this chapter
				  shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Affiliate" shall have the meanings set forth in §§
				  56-231.15 and 56-231.38 of the Code of Virginia.
"Commission" means the Virginia State Corporation
				  Commission.
"Competing supplier" means any supplier of the same or
				  similar types of goods or services that are offered, or intended to be offered,
				  for sale by a nonregulated affiliate of a cooperative.
"Cooperative" shall have the meanings set forth in §§
				  56-231.15 and 56-231.38 of the Code of Virginia.
"Nonregulated affiliate" means any affiliate of a
				  cooperative engaged in businesses that are not regulated utility
				  services.
"Regulated utility services" means utility services that are
				  subject to regulation as to rates or service by the Virginia State Corporation
				  Commission.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13, 56-231.34:1 and 56-231.50:1 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › 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 › Section 20VAC5-203-30 - Relations between cooperatives and affiliates thereof not engaged in regulated utility services

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A. The
				following practices are prohibited:
1. Cost
				shifting or cross subsidies between a cooperative and its nonregulated
				affiliates;
2. Anticompetitive
				behavior or self-dealing between a cooperative and its nonregulated affiliates;
				and
3. Discriminatory behavior by a
				cooperative toward competing suppliers.
Virginia Administrative Code › 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 › Section 20VAC5-203-40 - Codes of conduct governing cooperatives and affiliates thereof not engaged in regulated utility services

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Except as otherwise provided in any commission order or
				  regulation, any cooperative subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be
				  governed by the following codes of conduct when transacting business within
				  this Commonwealth with a nonregulated affiliate.
1. A cooperative shall not give any
				preference related to the provision of its regulated electric service to a
				nonregulated affiliate over the interest of any competing supplier.
2. A cooperative shall be prohibited from
				providing sales leads, customer lists and other customer information to its
				nonregulated affiliate unless:
a. Such
				disclosure is authorized by the customer or other entity whose information is
				to be disclosed; and
b. Such
				information is made available to competing suppliers upon the same price, terms
				and conditions.
Virginia Administrative Code › 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 › Section 20VAC5-203-50 - Requests for waiver

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Any request for a waiver of any of the provisions in this
				  chapter shall be considered by the commission on a case-by-case basis and may
				  be granted upon such terms and conditions as the commission may
				  impose.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13, 56-231.34:1 and 56-231.50:1 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 204 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-204-5 - Purpose and applicability

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This chapter sets forth minimum filing requirements for
				  Virginia's investor-owned electric utilities related to annual informational
				  filings, rate case filings, and prudency determinations under Chapter 10 (§
									56-232
				  et seq.) and Chapter 23 (§
									56-576 et
				  seq.) of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia. Forms are prescribed or adopted for
				  purposes of implementing Chapter 10 (§
									56-576 et
				  seq.) and Chapter 23 (§
									56-576 et
				  seq.) of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia. When so prescribed or adopted, use
				  of the forms is mandatory. This chapter should not be construed as limiting the
				  ability of the commission or its staff to evaluate information in addition to
				  or beyond that identified in this chapter.
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 204 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-204-20 - Base rate increase applications pursuant to Chapter 10 of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia

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A. An
				application for a base rate increase pursuant to Chapter 10 (§
									56-232
				et seq.) of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia shall conform to the following
				requirements:
1. Exhibits consisting of
				Schedules 1 through 43 and the utility's direct testimony shall be submitted.
				Such schedules shall be identified with the appropriate schedule number and
				shall be prepared in accordance with the instructions contained in
				20VAC5-204-90.
2. An applicant
				subject to §
										56-585.1
				of the Code of Virginia shall file Schedules 44, 45, 47, and 48A in addition to
				the schedules required in 20VAC5-204-20 A 1 in accordance with the instructions
				accompanying such schedules in 20VAC5-204-90.
3. An exhibit consisting of additional
				schedules may be submitted with the utility's direct testimony. Such exhibit
				shall be identified as Schedule 49 (this exhibit may include numerous
				subschedules labeled 49A et seq.).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 204 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-204-30 - Annual informational filings

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Each utility not subject to §
									56-585.1
				  of the Code of Virginia, and which is not requesting a base rate increase,
				  shall make an annual informational filing consisting of Schedules 1 through 7,
				  9, 11, 12, 14 through 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 36, and 40 a and b as
				  identified in 20VAC5-204-90. The test period shall be the current 12 months
				  ending in the same month used in the utility's most recent rate application.
				  This information shall be filed with the commission within 120 days after the
				  end of the test period. Accounting adjustments reflected in Column (2) of
				  Schedule 21 shall incorporate the ratemaking treatment approved by the
				  commission in the utility's last rate case and shall be calculated in
				  accordance with the rules of Schedule 25. Requirements found in 20VAC5-204-10 B
				  2, B 3, and B 4 may be omitted in Annual Informational Filings.
Applicants meeting each of the following criteria may omit
				  Schedules 9 through 18 in Annual Informational Filings:
(i) the applicant has no Virginia
				jurisdictional regulatory assets on the applicant's books subject to an
				earnings test; and
(ii) the
				applicant is not seeking to establish a regulatory asset.
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 204 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-204-40 - Prudency determination filings

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
An application pursuant to Chapter 23 (§
									56-576 et
				  seq.) of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia for a prudency determination that
				  does not request approval of an associated rate adjustment clause shall include
				  Schedule 46 as identified and described in 20VAC5-204-90, which shall be
				  submitted with the utility's direct testimony.
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 204 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-204-50 - Base rate review applications pursuant to Section 56-5851 of the Code of Virginia

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. A base
				rate review application filed pursuant to §
									56-585.1
				of the Code of Virginia shall include the following:
1. Exhibits consisting of Schedules 3; 6; 7;
				9 through 18; 29 a, b, c, and f; 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 40a, 44, and 48 as
				identified in 20VAC5-204-90 shall be submitted with the utility's direct
				testimony for each of the successive 12-month test periods. Schedule 35 for the
				final 12-month test period shall be filed no later than April 30 of the
				application filing year.
2.
				Exhibits consisting of Schedules 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19 through 28, 29 d, 29 e, 33,
				37, 38, 39, 40b, 40c, 41, 42, 43, 45, and 47 as identified in 20VAC5-204-90
				shall be submitted with the utility's direct testimony for the final 12-month
				test period.
3. An exhibit
				consisting of additional schedules may be submitted with the utility's direct
				testimony. Such exhibit shall be identified as Schedule 49 (this exhibit may
				include subschedules as needed labeled 49A et seq.).
4. A reconciliation of the total company
				amounts in Schedules 19 and 22 to the statement of income and comparative
				balance sheet contained in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Form No. 1
				shall be filed with the commission no later than April 30 of the application
				filing year.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 204 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-204-60 - Rate adjustment clause filings

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
An application for a rate adjustment clause filed pursuant to
				  Chapter 23 (§
									56-576 et
				  seq.) of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia shall include Schedule 46 as
				  identified and described in 20VAC5-204-90, which shall be submitted with the
				  utility's direct testimony. Additionally, applications requiring an overall
				  cost of capital shall include Schedules 3, 4, 5, and 8.
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 204 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-204-70 - Temporary increases of rates

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Applicants that file a request for a
				temporary increase in rates pursuant to §
									56-245
				of the Code of Virginia shall include Schedules 1 through 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16,
				17, and 18 as identified and described in 20VAC5-204-90.
B. Applicants subject to §
									56-585.1
				of the Code of Virginia that file a request for a temporary increase in rates
				pursuant to §
									56-245
				shall file Schedules 10, 13, 44, 45, 47, and 48A as identified and described in
				20VAC5-204-90 in addition to the schedules required in subsection A of this
				section.
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 204 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-204-80 - Fuel factor filings

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. In
				the event that an electric utility files an application to change the fuel
				factor, fuel factor projections shall be filed at least six weeks prior to the
				proposed effective date. The filing shall include projections required by the
				commission's fuel monitoring system as well as the testimony and exhibits
				supporting the fuel factor projections. At a minimum, the filing shall include
				the following for each month of the forecast period in which the proposed fuel
				factor is expected to be in effect:
(i)
				Projections of system sales and energy supply requirements (MWh);
(ii) Projections of generation and purchased
				power levels (MWh) by source;
(iii)
				Projections of fuel requirements by generating unit (MMBtu);
(iv) Projections of fuel and purchased power
				costs by source;
(v) Projections of
				off-system sales volumes and margins;
(vi) Projections of generating unit outage
				rates and heat rates; and
(vii)
				Total fuel factor costs by source by month.
The filing shall further include the following information
				  for each month for the most recent historical 12-month period:
1. Actual system sales and energy supply
				(MWh).
2. Actual generation and
				purchased power levels (MWh) by source.
3. Actual fuel burns by generating units
				(MMBtu).
4. Actual fuel and
				purchased power costs by source.
5.
				Actual off-system sales volumes and margins along with support for calculation
				of margins.
6. Actual generating
				unit planned and forced outage rates and heat rates along with brief
				descriptions and durations of outages.
7. Discussion of any abnormal operating
				events and actions taken to minimize fuel and purchased energy costs.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 204 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section - FORMS (20VAC5-204)

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Forms
				  - Schedule 1 - Historical Profitability and Market Data (eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 2 - Interest and Cash Flow Coverage Data (eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 3 - Capital Structure & Cost of Capital Statement - Per Books
				  and Average (eff. 1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 9 - Rate of Return Earnings Statement Test - Per Books
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 10 - Rate of Return - Earnings Test - Generation and Distribution
				  Per Books
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 11 - Rate of Return Statement - Earnings Test - Adjusted to a
				  Regulatory Accounting Basis
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 12 - Rate of Return Earnings Statement Test - Per
				  Books
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 13 - Rate Base Statement - Earnings Test - Generation and
				  Distribution Per Books
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 14 - Rate Base Statement - Earnings Test - Adjusted to a Regulatory
				  Accounting Basis
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 15 - Schedule of Regulatory Assets (eff. 1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 16 - Detail of Regulatory Accounting Adjustments (eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 17 - Lead/Lag Cash Working Capital Calculation - Earnings
				  Test
(eff. 1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 18 - Balance Sheet Analysis - Earnings Test (eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 19 - Rate of Return Earnings Statement Test - Per Books - For the
				  Test Year
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 20 - Rate of Return Statement - Generation and Distribution Per
				  Books
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 21 - Rate of Return Statement - Reflecting Ratemaking
				  Adjustments
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 22 - Rate Base Statement - Per Books
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 23 - Rate Base Statement - Generation and Distribution Per
				  Books
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 24 - Rate Base Statement - Reflecting Ratemaking Adjustments
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 25 - Detail of Ratemaking Adjustments
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 26 - Revenue Requirement Reconciliation
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 26 - Revenue Requirement Reconciliation Supporting Schedule - FOR
				  ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY (eff. 1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 27 - Lead/Lag Cash Working Capital Calculation - Adjusted
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 28 - Balance Sheet Analysis - Adjusted
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule - 40a and b - Jurisdictional Cost of Service Study
(eff.
				  1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 40C - Class Cost of Service Study (eff. 1/2021)
Forms
				  - Schedule 44 - Detail of Rate Adjustment Clauses (eff.
				  1/2021)
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 205 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-205-5 - Purpose and applicability

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
This chapter sets forth minimum filing requirements for
				  Virginia's investor-owned gas utilities related to annual informational
				  filings, rate case filings, and other filings under Chapter 10 (§
									56-232 et seq.), Chapter 25 (§
									56-600 et seq.), Chapter 26 (§
									56-603 et seq.), Chapter 27 (§
									56-605 et seq.), Chapter 28 (§
									56-610 et seq.), and Chapter 30 (§
									56-625) of Title 56 of the Code of
				  Virginia. Forms are prescribed or adopted for purposes of implementing Chapter
				  10 (§
									56-232 et seq.), Chapter 25 (§
									56-600 et seq.), Chapter 26 (§
									56-603 et seq.), Chapter 27 (§
									56-605 et seq.), Chapter 28 (§
									56-610 et seq.), and Chapter 30 (§
									56-625) of Title 56 of the Code of
				  Virginia. When so prescribed or adopted, use of the forms is mandatory. This
				  chapter should not be construed as limiting the ability of the State
				  Corporation Commission or its staff to evaluate information in addition to or
				  beyond that identified in this chapter.
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 205 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-205-20 - General and expedited rate increase applications

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. An
				application for a base rate increase pursuant to Chapter 10 (§
									56-232 et seq.) of Title 56 of the
				Code of Virginia shall conform to the following requirements:
1. Exhibits consisting of Schedules 1 through
				9, 11, 12, 14 through 19, 21, 22, 24 through 30, 31, and 34 through 44 and the
				utility's direct testimony shall be submitted. Such schedules shall be
				identified with the appropriate schedule number and shall be prepared in
				accordance with the instructions contained in
				20VAC5-205-90.
2. An exhibit consisting of additional
				schedules may be submitted with the utility's direct testimony. Such exhibit
				shall be identified as Schedule 52 (this exhibit may include numerous
				subschedules labeled 52A et seq.).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 205 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-205-30 - Annual informational filings

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Unless modified per a State Corporation Commission-approved
				  alternative regulatory plan, each utility not requesting a base rate increase
				  shall make an annual informational filing consisting of Schedules 1 through 7,
				  9, 11, 12, 14 through 18, 29, 36, and 40 a as identified in
				  20VAC5-205-90. The test period
				  shall be the current 12 months ending in the same month used in the utility's
				  most recent rate application. This information shall be filed with the State
				  Corporation Commission within 120 days after the end of the test period.
				  Requirements found in
				  20VAC5-205-10 B 2, B 3, B 4, and B
				  7 may be omitted in annual informational filings.
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 205 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-205-40 - Optional performance-based applications

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
An applicant that files an application for performance-based
				  regulation pursuant to §
									56-235.6 of the Code of Virginia
				  shall file Schedules 1 through 32 and 34 through 43 as identified in
				  20VAC5-205-90.
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 205 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-205-50 - Upstream natural gas supply infrastructure plans

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
An applicant that files an initial or amended upstream
				  natural gas supply infrastructure plan pursuant to Chapter 27 (§
									56-605 et seq.) of Title 56 of the
				  Code of Virginia, shall file Schedule 49 as identified and described in
				  20VAC5-205-90, which shall be
				  submitted with the utility's direct testimony. Additionally, applications in
				  which the utility seeks a return on investment based on the last authorized
				  cost of capital shall include Schedule 3, Parts B through E. Applications in
				  which the utility seeks an updated return on investment shall include Schedules
				  3, 4, 5, and 8 for only the year requested. If Schedule 8 is filed, the
				  application shall provide schedules that support the amount and cost rate of
				  each component of the proposed capital structure and explain all assumptions
				  used.
Statutory Authority: §
											12.1-13 of the Code of
					 Virginia.