Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 340 - RULES GOVERNING SHARED SOLAR PROGRAM › Section 20VAC5-340-110 - Licensing exemption process for subscriber organizations

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Each entity
				seeking to conduct business as a subscriber organization that provides less
				than a total of 500 kW AC solar at any one location or multiple locations shall
				provide notice to the commission prior to commencing any business operations.
				Each entity must notify the commission by electronic mail to
				PURUtilityReports@scc.virginia.gov and contemporaneously provide a copy of the
				information to the investor-owned utility. If the applicant becomes aware of
				any material changes to any information within the application, the applicant
				shall inform the commission within 10 calendar days. Notices shall include the
				following information:
1. Legal name of the
				applicant, as well as any trade names.
2. Physical business addresses and telephone
				numbers of the applicant's principal office and all offices in Virginia.
3. A description of the
				applicant's authorized business structure.
4. Name and business address of all principal
				entity officers and directors.
5.
				If a foreign corporation, a copy of the applicant's authorization to conduct
				business in Virginia from the commission or if a domestic corporation, a copy
				of the certificate of incorporation from the commission.
6. A list of the states, if any, in which the
				applicant and the applicant's affiliates conduct business related to
				participation in a multi-family shared solar program, the names under which
				such business is conducted, and a description of the business conducted.
7. Name, title, and address of the
				applicant's registered agent in Virginia for service of process.
8. Name, title, address, telephone number,
				and email address of the applicant's liaison with the commission.
9. Sufficient information to demonstrate
				viability to provide said service to its subscribers. (i.e., location and size
				of the solar installation, expected number of subscribers, expected in-service
				date, identity of solar developer and operator, contract term, facility
				maintenance agreement, revenue source, description of facility financing,
				nonprofit certification, etc.)
10.
				A copy of the applicant's dispute resolution procedure, including a telephone
				number.
11. A copy of the
				applicant's proposed standard agreement it plans to use with prospective
				subscribers.
12. A $100 notice fee
				payable to the commission.
13.
				Disclosure of any (i) civil, criminal, or regulatory sanctions or penalties
				imposed or in place within the previous five years against the
				applicant.
14. An affidavit from an
				appropriate officer of the applicant certifying that the applicant will
				indemnify and hold harmless any and all subscribers from and against claim,
				damage, loss, and expense arising out of the applicant's negligence or
				misconduct.
15. A copy of the
				applicant's low-income subscription plan, as applicable.