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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-28 - Rules To Govern Fees For Installation Of United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Grave Markers › Section 150-28-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				These Rules govern fees for installation of United States Department of
				Veterans Affairs Grave Markers provided free of charge to families of deceased
				United States Armed Service veterans.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									24F-1-1 et
				seq.
1.3. Filing Date. -- January
				23, 2006.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				March 24, 2006.
1.5. Purpose. --
				These Rules establish maximum fees that may be charged by service providers, as
				defined herein, for the setting and installation of United States Department of
				Veterans Affairs Grave Markers provided free of charge to families of deceased
				United States Armed Services veterans.
1.6. Application.
1.6.a. These Rules apply to service providers
				as defined herein.
1.6.b. If
				hardship results from the application of any rule or if unusual difficulty is
				involved in immediately complying with any rule, application may be made to the
				Commission for the modification of the rule or for temporary or permanent
				exemption from its provisions. Provided, that no application for modification
				or exemption will be considered by the Commission unless there is submitted
				therewith a full and complete justification for such action.
1.6.c. The Service Provider may make
				application for modification of these Rules. Grounds for modification may
				include, but are not limited to, changes in cost, market forces, price
				fluctuations, labor costs, and/or any other relevant market
				conditions.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-28 - Rules To Govern Fees For Installation Of United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Grave Markers › Section 150-28-2 - Prices

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2.1. Price.
2.1.a. Basic Installation - A Service
				Provider may charge a Customer no more than $100.00 for Basic Installation of a
				Veteran's Marker.
2.1.b. Granite
				Installation - A Service Provider may charge a Customer no more than $250.00
				for Granite Installation of a Veteran's Marker.
2.1.c. Granite Purchase Installation - A
				Service Provider may charge a Customer no more than $380.00 for Granite
				Purchase Installation of a Veteran's Marker including purchase of granite for a
				Veteran's Marker.
2.1.d. Extras -
				Those items requested by a Customer, in addition to Basic Installation, Granite
				Installation, and/or Granite Purchase Installation shall not be included in the
				maximum fee.
2.1.e. The maximum fee
				set forth herein does not preclude the addition of legally applicable
				incremental, revenue based taxes, which are submitted by a Service Provider to
				a federal, state or local taxing entity.
2.1.f. A Service Provider may not assess a
				separate or perpetual care fee for care of a Veteran's Marker over and above a
				perpetual care fee that would otherwise be applicable to a grave
				site.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-28 - Rules To Govern Fees For Installation Of United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Grave Markers › Section 150-28-3 - Discrimination

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3.1. Service
				Providers shall not discriminate against Customers requesting the installation
				of Veterans' Markers pursuant to these Rules by requesting terms and conditions
				of service, or additional fees, that would not be equally applicable to other
				customers.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-28 - Rules To Govern Fees For Installation Of United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Grave Markers › Section 150-28-4 - Procedure

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4.1.
4.1.a All Customer complaints shall be
				processed in accordance with the existing complaint procedures of the Public
				Service Commission.
4.1.b. Service
				Provider's Records - In order to assist the Commission and Commission Staff in
				the handling of these matters, it is necessary that the Service Provider
				maintain records that would assist in the resolution of these matters in a
				timely and orderly fashion. Service Provider should maintain copies of the
				standard price list for a period of two (2) years. Additionally, each standard
				price list should also clearly indicate on the document the effective dates for
				that particular list.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-28 - Rules To Govern Fees For Installation Of United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Grave Markers › Section 150-28-5 - Billing Statements

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5.1. A
				Service Provider must include on any contract or addendum thereto for
				installation of a Veteran's Marker, the following language prominently
				displayed in bold type:
The Pricing for the installation of Veterans' grave markers
				  must comply with the Rules of the Public Service Commission. If you believe
				  that these charges are in violation of those Rules, you may contact the Public
				  Service Commission at the following address:
Public Service Commission
201 Brooks Street
P. O. Box 812
Charleston, WV 25323
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-29 - Rules For Statewide Telephone Information And Referral 211 Service › Section 150-29-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule governs the establishment and operation of a statewide "211" Information
				and Referral call system in West Virginia.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									24-8-2.
1.3. Filing Date. -- June 9, 2005.
1.4. Effective Date. -- June 9,
				2005.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-29 - Rules For Statewide Telephone Information And Referral 211 Service › Section 150-29-2 - Definitions

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2.1. This rule
				adopts, and incorporates herein, the definitions of terms set forth in Section
				1.7 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations for the Government of Telephone
				Utilities, C.S.R. §
									150-6-1.7.
2.2. "AIRS" - Alliance for Information and
				Referral Systems. A national accrediting and professional oversight
				organization regulating the provision of I & R services and the training
				and operational requirements applicable to I & R providers.
2.3. "I & R" - Information and
				referral.
2.4. "I & R provider"
				- An individual or entity that furnishes, upon request and without charge to
				the caller, I & R services to individuals regarding community-based
				resources, such as social services and charities that provide housing, medical
				care, human services, financial assistance, and other social services that are
				available in the area served by the I & R provider. I & R providers
				furnish a comprehensive informational link between individuals seeking the
				afore-enumerated services and appropriate providers of such services.
2.5. "I & R specialist" - An individual
				employed by an I & R provider that provides I & R services directly to
				callers.
2.6. "Statewide 211
				system" - The system for providing access, via the 211 dialing arrangement, to
				a single call center, or functional equivalent, that provides callers with
				centralized I & R services, including, as appropriate, links to
				regionalized I & R services statewide. The statewide 211 system shall be
				implemented by utilizing a single, toll-free 8XX number, with all
				telecommunications carriers translating and routing 211 calls to the 8XX number
				assigned to the statewide 211 call center.
2.7. "211" - The three digit, abbreviated
				dialing arrangement designated by the Federal Communications Commission for use
				as the universal access number for contacting local, regional, or statewide I
				& R service providers.
2.8.
				"211 Collaborative" - A private, non-governmental West Virginia incorporated
				association whose members are drawn from local I & R providers, including
				call centers, and other stakeholders (e.g., social services and charitable
				organizations, governmental agencies and educational institutions) in the
				state.
2.9. "211 Provider" - A
				private, non-governmental entity, either stand-alone or part of a larger
				organization, selected by the 211 Collaborative and having responsibility for
				the operation and management of the statewide 211 system. The 211 Provider
				shall provide I & R services to members of the public who dial 211. Any I
				& R provider may petition the 211 Collaborative to be considered to be
				chosen the 211 Provider in West Virginia.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-29 - Rules For Statewide Telephone Information And Referral 211 Service › Section 150-29-3 - The 211 Collaborative

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3.1.
				The 211 Collaborative shall provide direction and oversight over the operation
				of the statewide 211 system established in West Virginia in accordance with the
				May 15, 2002, task force report in WVPSC Case No. 01-0689-T-GI and this
				rule.
3.2. The 211 Collaborative
				shall include I & R providers, including call centers, representatives of
				social services and charitable organizations, governmental agencies, public
				service answering points, educational institutions, and the public. In
				addition, the 211 Collaborative shall include, at all times, one (1) non-voting
				representative of the 211 Provider.
3.2.a.
				The 211 Collaborative shall maintain with the Commission, at all times, a list
				of its members, either in written form or in electronic format, which shall be
				revised as the 211 Collaborative's membership changes.
3.2.b. The 211 Collaborative shall maintain
				with the Commission, at all times, a current copy of the 211 Collaborative's
				articles of incorporation and by-laws, either in written form or in electronic
				format.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-29 - Rules For Statewide Telephone Information And Referral 211 Service › Section 150-29-4 - The 211 Provider

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4.1.
				Selection of an Initial 211 Provider.
4.1.a.
				The 211 Collaborative shall submit its written decision, together with
				supporting documents, selecting an initial 211 Provider to the Commission
				within one-hundred twenty (120) days of the effective date of this rule. No
				Commission approval of the 211 Collaborative's decision is required for the 211
				Provider to begin providing service.
4.1.b. The Commission shall cause notice of
				the 211 Collaborative's decision selecting an initial 211 Provider to be
				published, statewide within ten (10) days following receipt of such decision
				and supporting documents.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-29 - Rules For Statewide Telephone Information And Referral 211 Service › Section 150-29-5 - Standards Applicable to the 211 Provider

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5.1. Operation of the statewide 211 system
				shall be the responsibility of the 211 Provider.
5.2. The 211 Provider shall be responsible
				for obtaining funding, implementing procedures, and meeting target dates for
				commencing its operation of the statewide 211 system.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-29 - Rules For Statewide Telephone Information And Referral 211 Service › Section 150-29-6 - Review of the Statewide 211 System

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6.1. The Commission may, at its discretion,
				periodically review the 211 Provider's operations in implementing a statewide
				211 system. At such time, the Commission may utilize its staff or may contract
				the review to an organization familiar with I & R operations.
6.2. Pursuant to its authority in W. Va. Code
				§
									24-2-7,
				the Commission may, by order, fix reasonable acts, practices, services or rules
				relating to the provision of 211 statewide.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-29 - Rules For Statewide Telephone Information And Referral 211 Service › Section 150-29-7 - Charges, Availability and Participation

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7.1. Calls from landline telephones to 211
				shall be free of charge to the caller, including calls made over public and
				semipublic telephones. Wireless carriers may elect to charge for calls over
				their systems to 211. Inmate facilities may block access to 211 by inmates. For
				purposes of access charges and other intercarrier compensation associated with
				the completion of 211 calls within the state, 211 calls shall be treated in the
				same manner as all other end user calls are treated.
7.2. All telephone companies providing
				telecommunications within the state shall reasonably cooperate in implementing
				any non-recurring network modifications (e.g., central office switch
				translations) required in order for end users to access the statewide 211
				system. Providers of Telecommunications Relay Service, and all providers of
				public and semipublic telephone service, shall likewise reasonably cooperate in
				implementing the statewide 211 system.
7.3. Initial capital and non-recurring costs
				associated with implementing network modifications required in order for end
				users to access the statewide 211 system, including central office switch
				translations, shall be absorbed by participating telephone companies and other
				entities set forth in subsection 2 of this section: Provided, however, that
				telephone companies and other entities set forth in subsection 2 may petition
				the Commission to recover such costs, which the Commission may grant upon a
				showing of good cause. Provided further, that wireless carriers are not
				required to obtain Commission approval to recover such costs.
7.4. Additional costs associated with
				participating in the statewide 211 system not described in subsections 2 and 3
				of this section, may not be imposed by landline carriers absent a lawful order
				of the Commission.
7.5. Within
				one-hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of this rule, calls to the
				statewide 211 system shall be answered by an I & R specialist, in a timely
				manner, on a 24-hours per day, 7-days per week basis.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-29 - Rules For Statewide Telephone Information And Referral 211 Service › Section 150-29-8 - Complaints

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8.1. Complaint Log.
				The 211 Provider shall keep a complaint log of consumer-reported problems
				concerning the operations of 211.
8.1.a. The
				complaint log shall include the complainant's name, address and telephone
				number, the date and nature of the complaint, the date the complaint is
				considered resolved, and the disposition of the complaint. Such complaints
				shall be resolved by the 211 Provider and reported in the complaint
				log.
8.1.b. Copies of the log shall
				be sent to Commission Staff and the 211 Collaborative at least
				quarterly.
8.1.c. The complaint log
				shall be maintained in electronic format suitable for transmittal as an email
				attachment or via other electronic means, consistent with federal or state
				privacy laws.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-29 - Rules For Statewide Telephone Information And Referral 211 Service › Section 150-29-9 - 911 Referral and Phone Directories

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9.1. All emergency calls received by the 211
				Provider shall be transferred to the appropriate 911 Public Safety Answering
				Point (PSAP) as expeditiously as possible, unless such transfer would result in
				loss of the call or would otherwise unduly jeopardize the physical or mental
				health, or the safety, of the caller. In the event an emergency call is not
				transferred to 911, the 211 Provider shall immediately contact the appropriate
				911 PSAP and seek advice regarding how to deal with the situation.
9.2. In each telephone directory provided to
				West Virginia telephone service subscribers as a primary directory, a listing
				for 211 shall appear on the directory page which contains non-emergency numbers
				listings for emergency services providers.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-29 - Rules For Statewide Telephone Information And Referral 211 Service › Section 150-29-10 - Statewide 211 Database

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10.1.
				As part of its duties, the 211 Provider shall be responsible for creating,
				maintaining and updating an electronic database of all community-based social
				and other services providers within the state. The 211 Provider shall consult
				with the 211 Collaborative in fulfilling its duties under this
				Section.
10.2. The 211
				Collaborative shall establish procedures whereby community-based social and
				other services providers may directly submit information to the 211 Provider
				for inclusion in the database referred to in subsection 1 of this
				section.
10.3. The database shall
				be updated by the 211 Provider at least semi-annually. The 211 Collaborative
				may, in consultation with the 211 Provider, require the database to be updated
				more frequently.
10.4. The
				statewide 211 system's database created, maintained and updated in accordance
				with this Section shall, at all times, be considered the exclusive intellectual
				property of the 211 Collaborative. Upon any change in 211 Provider, as set
				forth in section 4 of this rule, the statewide 211 system's database shall be
				returned to the 211 Collaborative.
10.5. The 211 Collaborative shall keep the
				Commission apprized of all decisions or actions undertaken pursuant to
				subsections 1 through 4 of this section.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-30 - Rules Governing Siting Certificates for Exempt Wholesale Generators › Section 150-30-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative rule applies to any entity that intends to construct, or construct
				and operate, an electric generating facility as described in W.Va. Code §
									24-2-1(d). This
				rule does not apply to net-metering facilities covered by tariffs approved by
				this Commission.
1.2. Authority. --
				W. Va. Code §
									24-2-11c.
1.3. Filing Date. -- March 20, 2020
1.4. Effective Date. -- May 19,
				2020
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-30 - Rules Governing Siting Certificates for Exempt Wholesale Generators › Section 150-30-2 - Definitions

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2.1. EWG facility -
				An electric generating facility to be located in West Virginia that has been
				designated as an exempt wholesale generator under federal law, or will be so
				designated prior to commercial operation of the facility. As used herein, this
				term shall also include any Transmission support line associated with the EWG
				facility.
2.2. Siting certificate -
				A certificate issued by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia
				authorizing the construction and/or operation of an electric generating
				facility that is an exempt wholesale generator in the State.
2.3. 24-2-1(d) generating facility - An
				electric generating facility, including an EWG facility which is, or will be,
				located in West Virginia that generates electric energy solely for sale at
				retail outside this state or solely for sale at wholesale in accordance with
				any applicable federal law that preempts state law or solely for both such
				sales at retail and such sales at wholesale.
2.4. Transmission support line - A
				transmission line of less than 200 thousand volts that, except for Rule 3.5.,
				would be certificated by the Commission pursuant to W.Va. Code §
									24-2-11, and not pursuant to W.Va.
				Code §
									24-2-11a.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-30 - Rules Governing Siting Certificates for Exempt Wholesale Generators › Section 150-30-3 - Pre-filing and Filing Requirements

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3.1. Any entity intending to file an
				application for a Siting certificate pursuant to W.Va. Code §
									24-2-11c shall, at least thirty
				days prior to the date it intends to file its application, give the Commission
				notice of its intent to file an application by filing with the Commission's
				Executive Secretary, an original and twelve (12) copies of, a letter of
				notification. The Commission may modify or waive this requirement. A prefiling
				notice shall expire after 90 days.
3.2. An applicant for a Siting certificate
				may request that information it files in response to discovery requests, or
				pursuant to Rules 4.1.1. through 4.1.5. hereof, be accorded proprietary
				treatment. The Commission will review such requests pursuant to applicable
				statutory and case law. Any party asserting confidentiality for such
				information must:
3.2.1 File with the
				Executive Secretary's office an unredacted hard copy version of each document
				that contains the confidential information and clearly marks each page,
				including cover page, for which a confidential designation is claimed, with a
				bold header stating "Confidential Version." In addition, all information for
				which confidential treatment is requested must be identified with the use of
				bold double square brackets ([[ ]]) at the beginning and end of redacted
				material in the public version. The party claiming confidentiality should
				restrict its designations to encompass only the specific information that it
				asserts is confidential. If a confidential designation is challenged, the party
				claiming confidentiality shall have the burden to prove that the documents
				designated as confidential fall under the standards for nondisclosure
				enunciated in the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W.Va. Code §
										29B-1-1, et.seq. and that the
				designation is narrowly tailored to encompass only confidential
				information.
3.2.2 File with the
				Executive Secretary's office a public version of each document containing
				confidential information that redacts any confidential information and clearly
				marks each page, including the cover page, of the redacted public version with
				a bold header stating "Public Version." The redaction may be actual blacked-out
				sections, or, blank sections beginning and ending with bold double square
				brackets and the phrase "redacted material" within the brackets. The redaction
				shall cover the entire length of redacted text.
3.2.3 The confidential version must be filed
				on the same day as the public, redacted version.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-30 - Rules Governing Siting Certificates for Exempt Wholesale Generators › Section 150-30-4 - Application

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4.1. In addition to
				Form No. 1, a completed application shall include the following:
4.1.1. Project summary and
				24-2-1(d)
				generating facility overview. In general, the summary should be suitable as a
				reference for state and local governments and for the public. The summary and
				overview shall include the following:
4.1.1.a. A statement explaining the general
				purpose of the
				24-2-1(d)
				generating facility;
4.1.1.b. A
				description of the proposed
				24-2-1(d)
				generating facility;
4.1.1.c. A
				list of all required government (state, local, federal) approvals and/or
				permits for the
				24-2-1(d)
				generating facility, and the filing status of each.
4.1.1.d. An explanation of the project
				schedule; and
4.1.1.e. Information
				filed by the applicant in response to the requirements of this section shall be
				deemed responses to any other section of the application requirements provided
				that a cross-reference notation is included in both locations.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-30 - Rules Governing Siting Certificates for Exempt Wholesale Generators › Section 150-30-5 - Application Fee

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5.1. Each
				application filed pursuant to section 3.1 et seq. of these rules shall be
				accompanied with an application fee equaling the lesser of $500.00 per megawatt
				or $200,000.00.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-30 - Rules Governing Siting Certificates for Exempt Wholesale Generators › Section 150-30-6 - Requirements of Other Agencies and Conditions

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6.1. If the applicant has not obtained
				required permits or approvals from other governmental agencies prior to the
				Commission issuing a decision, the Commission may issue a Siting certificate
				contingent upon receipt of such permits/approvals. The Commission may also
				grant a Siting certificate subject to other conditions determined to be
				reasonable and necessary by the Commission.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-30 - Rules Governing Siting Certificates for Exempt Wholesale Generators › Section 150-30-7 - Modification or Amendment to Siting Certificates

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7.1 An owner or operator of a
				24-2-1(d)
				generating facility must obtain Commission approval prior to making any
				modifications related to any terms, conditions or limitations applicable to the
				construction and/or operation of the
				24-2-1(d)
				generation facility specifically set forth in the Commission order, or prior to
				making any material modification to the
				24-2-1(d)
				generating facility as approved by the Commission by constructing the facility
				using engineering design plans different from those filed with its original
				Siting certificate application, modifying the footprint of the
				24-2-1(d)
				generating facility or increasing the transmission or generation of the
				24-2-1(d)
				generating facility. If the owner or operator believes that, when considering
				the totality of the circumstances surrounding any such modification, the
				modification is not material it may petition the Commission for waiver of the
				requirement to obtain a modification or amendment to its Siting certificate.
				The Commission may deny or grant such request or it may limit the information
				required to be filed, depending on the circumstances of the proposed
				modification.
7.2. An owner or
				operator shall request Commission approval of a modification or amendment to a
				Siting certificate using Form No. 3, attached to these Rules.
7.3. Any application for Commission approval
				of a waiver or modification of a condition previously ordered by the Commission
				and accepted by the original applicant shall be accompanied with an application
				fee equaling the greater of $1,000.00 or one tenth of one percent (.001) of the
				projected capital cost incurred or eliminated of by the proposed waiver or
				modifications, provided, however, that the fee shall not exceed
				$200,000.00.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-30 - Rules Governing Siting Certificates for Exempt Wholesale Generators › Section 150-30-8 - Transfer or Assignment of Siting Certificate

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8.1. If an owner or operator of a
				24-2-1(d)
				generating facility plans to transfer or assign its Siting certificate to
				another entity, the owner or operator shall, at least 30 days prior to the
				closing date of such transfer or assignment, provide the Commission with notice
				of the identity of the transferee, the mailing address of the transferee, the
				names and mailing addresses of the managing members or officers of the
				transferee, and an affidavit of the transferee stating that the transferee
				agrees that it is bound by all terms and conditions of the Siting certificate
				for the 24-2-1(d)
				generating facility.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-30 - Rules Governing Siting Certificates for Exempt Wholesale Generators › Section 150-30-9 - Civil Penalties

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9.1. Civil
				penalties imposed and collected by the Commission pursuant to W. Va. Code
				§
									24-2-11c(f) shall
				be deposited in a special fund designated public service commission fund as
				established in subsection (a), section six [§
									24-3-6], article three of Chapter
				24 of the West Virginia Code, to be used for the purposes set forth in that
				subsection.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-32 - Rules Governing Billing, Collection And Remission Of E911 Fees By Providers Of Voice over Internet Protocol Service › Section 150-32-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				These rules govern the billing, collection, and remission of enhanced 911
				monthly fees by providers of Voice over Internet Protocol service.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §§
									7-1-3cc,
				24-1-1, 24-1-7, 24-2-1, 24-2-2, 24-6-7, 24-6-8 and 24-6-11.
1.3. Filing Date. -- June 22, 2009.
1.4. Effective Date. -- August 21,
				2009.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-32 - Rules Governing Billing, Collection And Remission Of E911 Fees By Providers Of Voice over Internet Protocol Service › Section 150-32-2 - Definitions

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2.1. Statutory
				definitions adopted.
2.1.a. The Commission
				adopts the definitions set forth in W. Va. Code §
										24-6-2.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-32 - Rules Governing Billing, Collection And Remission Of E911 Fees By Providers Of Voice over Internet Protocol Service › Section 150-32-3 - Billing and Collection of E911 Fees

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3.1. Billing agency and administrative
				charges.
3.1.a. Subject to the regulations in
				these rules, each provider of VoIP service may act as a billing agent for the
				lawful county E911 fee on the bills rendered by the VoIP provider to its
				customers in each county in which the provider of VoIP service provides
				service. The provider of VoIP service may retain an administrative charge of up
				to three percent (3%) of the fees collected.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-33 - Rules Governing Electric Utility Net Metering Arrangements and Interconnections › Section 150-33-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- The
				following rules govern the net metering arrangements and interconnections
				between electric utilities and electric utility customers that are also
				generators of electricity using alternative and renewable resources. The rules
				also govern interconnection standards between electric utilities and small
				power producers, including net metering customers.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									24-2F-8.
1.3. Filing Date. -- October 16,
				2019.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				November 15, 2019.
1.5. Application
				of Rules.
1.5.1. If hardship results from the
				application of any rule contained herein or if unusual difficulty is involved
				in immediately complying with any rule, or upon other good cause shown,
				application may be made to the Commission for a temporary or permanent
				exemption or waiver from its provisions. No application for modification or
				exemption will be considered by the Commission unless the application includes
				a full and complete justification for such action. Furthermore, to the extent
				the rule is based on a specific statutory requirement, the Commission is unable
				to waive such a rule based upon specific statutory requirement.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-33 - Rules Governing Electric Utility Net Metering Arrangements and Interconnections › Section 150-33-2 - Definitions

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2.1. "Alternative
				energy resources" -- The following resources, methods, projects or technologies
				for the production or generation of electricity:
2.1.1. Advanced coal technology -- A
				technology used in a new or existing energy generating facility to reduce
				airborne carbon emissions associated with the combustion or use of coal and
				includes, but is not limited to, carbon dioxide capture and sequestration
				technology, supercritical technology, advanced supercritical technology as that
				technology is determined by the Public Service Commission, ultrasupercritical
				technology and pressurized fluidized bed technology and any other resource,
				method, project or technology certified by the Commission as advanced coal
				technology.
2.1.2. Coal bed
				methane;
2.1.3. Natural
				gas;
2.1.4. Fuel produced by a coal
				gasification or liquification facility;
2.1.5. Synthetic gas;
2.1.6. Integrated gasification combined cycle
				technologies;
2.1.7. Waste coal --
				A technology by which electricity is produced by the combustion of the
				by-product, waste or residue created from processing coal (such as
				gob);
2.1.8. Tire-derived fuel;
				and
2.1.9. Pumped storage
				hydroelectric projects.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-33 - Rules Governing Electric Utility Net Metering Arrangements and Interconnections › Section 150-33-4 - Continuing Obligations

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4.1. A
				Customer-generator shall maintain general liability insurance providing the
				following coverage:
4.1.1. A
				Customer-generator with a Customer-generator facility with a nameplate capacity
				of up to 50 kW shall maintain general liability insurance in the amount of one
				hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
4.1.2. A Customer-generator with a
				Customer-generator facility with a nameplate capacity of greater than 50 kW and
				up to 500 kW shall maintain general liability insurance in the amount of five
				hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
4.1.3. A Customer-generator with a
				Customer-generator facility with a nameplate capacity of greater than 500 kW
				shall maintain general liability insurance in the amount of one million dollars
				($1,000,000).
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-33 - Rules Governing Electric Utility Net Metering Arrangements and Interconnections › Section 150-33-5 - Netting Monthly Charges

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5.1. Monthly
				charges for energy, and demand where applicable, to serve the
				Customer-generator net or total load shall be determined according to the
				electric utility net metering tariff for Customer-generators.
5.1.1. Charges for energy consumption
				contained in the net metering tariff for Customer-generators shall be the same
				as charges for energy consumption contained in the standard service tariff
				under which the Customer-generator would otherwise be served.
5.1.2. The fixed monthly minimum bills and
				charges contained in the net metering tariff for Customer-generators shall not
				exceed comparable charges contained in the standard service tariff under which
				the Customer-generator would otherwise be served by more than the costs
				directly incurred by the electric utility in accommodating a net metering
				system. Charges may include: customer charges; other monthly charges not
				related to energy consumption; and charges for incremental cost of
				interconnection and the net difference in the cost of a traditional meter and
				the bi-directional meter requirement for net metering directly incurred by the
				electric utility in accommodating a net metering system to electric retail
				customers who are not Customer-generators.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-33 - Rules Governing Electric Utility Net Metering Arrangements and Interconnections › Section 150-33-7 - Report to the Commission

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7.1. An
				electric utility that offers net metering shall submit an annual net metering
				report to the Commission. The report shall be submitted by July 30 of each
				year, and shall include the following information for the twelve (12) months
				ending May 31 of that year:
(i) the total
				number of net metered Customer-generator facilities, by resource
				type;
(ii) the total rated
				generating capacity of net metering Customer-generators by resource
				type;
(iii) net kW hours by month
				received from or delivered to net metered Customer-generators served through
				single bi-directional meters and an estimate of total kW hours by month
				produced by those single bi-directional metered Customer-generators with an
				explanation of the basis for the electric utility estimate; and
(iv) kW hours by month delivered to and
				received from net metered Customer-generators served through separate inflow
				and outflow meters.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-33 - Rules Governing Electric Utility Net Metering Arrangements and Interconnections › Section 150-33-8 - Interconnection Obligation

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8.1.
				Subject to the requirements of these rules and the authorizing statute, an
				electric utility is obligated to interconnect a Customer-generator facility to
				its system. The electric utility and the customer must enter into an
				interconnection agreement, as set forth in the interconnection standards and
				technical requirements incorporated by reference in these rules as Form No.
				2.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-34 - Rules Governing Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard › Section 150-34-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				These rules govern the alternative and renewable energy Portfolio Standard
				applicable to electric utilities.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									24-2F-1 et
				seq.
1.3. Filing Date. -- July 28,
				2014.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				September 26, 2014.
1.5.
				Application of Rules.
1.5.a. If hardship
				results from the application of any rule contained herein or if unusual
				difficulty is involved in immediately complying with any rule, or upon other
				good cause shown, application may be made to the Commission for a temporary or
				permanent exemption or waiver from its provisions. No application for
				modification or exemption will be considered by the Commission unless the
				application includes a full and complete justification for such action.
				Furthermore, to the extent the rule is based on a specific statutory
				requirement, the Commission is unable to waive such a rule based upon specific
				statutory requirement.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-34 - Rules Governing Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard › Section 150-34-2 - Definitions

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2.1. The Act. --
				The Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Act codified in Article 2F of
				Chapter 24 of the West Virginia Code, as it may be amended in the
				future.
2.2. Advanced Coal
				Technology. -- A technology that is used in a new or existing energy generating
				facility to reduce airborne carbon dioxide emissions associated with the
				combustion or use of coal and includes, but is not limited to, carbon dioxide
				capture and sequestration technology, supercritical technology, advanced
				supercritical technology as that technology is determined by the Public Service
				Commission, ultrasupercritical technology and pressurized fluidized bed
				technology and any other resource, method, project or technology certified by
				the Commission as advanced coal technology. For new energy generating
				facilities, in determining whether a particular technology constitutes
				"advanced coal technology," the Commission will include in its determination
				the baseline for determining reductions in airborne carbon dioxide emissions
				which shall be the most efficient coal-fired energy generating facility,
				measured in pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per megawatt hour of net
				generation, owned by a West Virginia utility in operation before July 1, 2009,
				as certified by a responsible utility officer.
2.3. Alternative and Renewable Energy
				Portfolio Standard or Portfolio Standard. -- A requirement in any given year
				that requires an electric utility to own credits in an amount equal to a
				certain percentage of electric energy sold in the preceding calendar year by
				the electric utility to retail customers in this state.
2.4. Alternative Energy Resources. -- Any of
				the following resources, methods or technologies for the production or
				generation of electricity:
2.4.a. Advanced
				coal technology;
2.4.b. Coal bed
				methane;
2.4.c. Natural
				gas;
2.4.d. Fuel produced by a coal
				gasification or liquefaction facility;
2.4.e. Synthetic gas;
2.4.f. Integrated gasification combined cycle
				technologies;
2.4.g. Waste
				coal;
2.4.h. Tire-derived
				fuel;
2.4.i. Pumped storage
				hydroelectric projects;
2.4.j. Any
				other resource, method, project or technology certified as an alternative
				energy resource by the Public Service Commission.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-34 - Rules Governing Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard › Section 150-34-3 - Electric Utility Obligations

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3.1. Each electric utility doing business in
				West Virginia shall meet the alternative and renewable energy portfolio
				standard set forth in this rule. In order to meet these standards, an electric
				utility each year shall own an amount of certified credits equal to a certain
				percentage of electricity, as set forth in this rule, sold by the electric
				utility in the preceding year to retail customers in West Virginia.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-34 - Rules Governing Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard › Section 150-34-4 - Qualified Energy Resources Application and Certification

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4.1. In order to be
				a qualified energy resource, an electricity generator or project seeking
				entitlement to credits must be certified as such by the Commission. If the
				Commission determines an energy resource qualifies to generate credits under W.
				Va. Code §
									24-2F-4,
				the Commission will issue a certification number for the qualified energy
				resource to be recorded in the registry system referenced in Rule
				6.1.
4.2. The following types of
				facilities may apply to be a qualified energy resource:
4.2.a. A facility that generates electricity
				from an alternative energy resource as defined in Rule 2.4.
4.2.a.1. A facility will not be qualified if
				it operates outside the PJM Region.
4.2.a.2. Customer-sited generation,
				demand-response, whether new or existing, that the customer commits for
				integration into the electric utility's demand-response, energy efficiency or
				peak demand reduction programs will not be qualified if it has previously been
				certified as an energy efficiency or demand-side energy initiative
				project.