TITLE 20. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TITLE 20. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
Notice of Suspension of Effective Date
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The State Corporation Commission is claiming an exemption from the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4002 A 2 of the Code of Virginia, which exempts courts, any agency of the Supreme Court, and any agency that by the Constitution is expressly granted any of the powers of a court of record.
Title of Regulation: 20VAC5-340. Rules Governing Shared Solar Program (amending 20VAC5-340-10 through 20VAC5-340-90, 20VAC5-340-110; adding 20VAC5-340-65; repealing 20VAC5-340-100).
Statutory Authority: §§ 12.1-13 and 56-594.3 of the Code of Virginia.
AT RICHMOND, DECEMBER 13, 2024
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, ex rel.
CASE NO. PUR-2024-00122
STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
Ex parte: In the matter of amending regulations
governing shared solar programs
ORDER GRANTING RECONSIDERATION
On November 25, 2024, the State Corporation Commission ("Commission") entered an Order Adopting Regulations in this case. On December 12, 2024, the Coalition for Community Solar Access filed a Petition for Reconsideration and Clarification ("Petition").
NOW THE COMMISSION, upon consideration of this matter, and pursuant to 5VAC5-20-220 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 5VAC5-20-10 et seq., find that reconsideration should be granted for the purpose of continuing jurisdiction over this matter and considering the Petition. The Order Adopting Regulations should be suspended pending the Commission's reconsideration.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) Reconsideration is granted for the purpose of continuing jurisdiction over this matter and considering the Petition.
(2) Pending the Commission's consideration of the Petition, the Order Adopting Regulations is suspended.
(3) This matter is continued generally.
A COPY hereof shall be sent electronically by the Clerk of the Commission to all persons on the official Service List in this matter. The Service List is available from the Clerk of the Commission.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Case No. PUR-2024-00122, Order Granting Reconsideration that, as of December 13, 2024, the State Corporation Commission is suspending the effective date of the final regulatory stage amending Rules Governing Shared Solar Program (20VAC5-340) to address a request for reconsideration and clarification of the final rules pursuant to 5VAC5-20-220. This regulation was adopted by the State Corporation Commission on November 25, 2024, and published in 41:9 VA.R. 1053-1068 December 16, 2024. The final regulatory action implements Chapters 715, 716, 763, and 765 of the 2024 Acts of Assembly and (i) extends the existing shared solar program to customers of a Phase I Utility, (ii) increases the caps on participation by customers of a Phase II Utility, and (iii) requires the commission to recalculate the minimum bill that prescribes the amount a participating customer must pay the utility each month after accounting for any bill credits. After reconsideration, the commission will publish an Order Adopting Regulations and associated notification in the Virginia Register.
Agency Contact: Matthew Unger, Senior Analyst, Division of Public Utility Regulation, State Corporation Commission, P.O. Box 1197, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 371-9849, FAX (804) 371-9350, or email matthew.unger@scc.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R25-7988; Filed January 23, 2025