CHAPTER 248
An Act to amend and reenact §56-245.1:2 of the Code of
Virginia, relating to electric utilities; notice of renewable power options.
[H 444]
Approved March 7, 2016
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §56-245.1:2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and
reenacted as follows:
§56-245.1:2. Customers to be notified of renewable power
options.
Beginning January 1, 2009, at A. The Commission
shall post on its website the names, telephone numbers, and available
hyperlinks of suppliers of electric energy licensed to sell retail electric
energy pursuant to §56-587, that (i) expressly state in their applications for
licensure, or for any renewal thereof, that they offer electric energy supplied
from renewable energy to retail customers in the Commonwealth as described in
subdivision A 5 of §56-577 and (ii) request in any such applications that they
be identified on the Commission's website as making such offers.
Provided, however, that by posting such information on its website, the
Commission shall not be deemed to provide any guarantees or assurances
concerning the bona fides of such offers or that any such offers are in
conformance with the laws of the Commonwealth.
B. At least once each calendar quarter, each
investor-owned electric utility in the Commonwealth shall include in or on the
customer bills a notice directing them to a toll-free telephone number or
Internet website that will provide information on the options to purchase
electric energy provided from renewable energy sources from the utility or from
any supplier of electric energy licensed to sell retail electric energy within
the applicable service territory, pursuant to subdivision A 5 of § 56-577.
The notice shall include instructions for purchasing electric energy from
renewable sources from the utility or other licensed supplier of electric
energy. The option shall be exercisable, at the customer's option, either via
the company's Internet website or toll-free telephone number the
Commission website described in subsection A. Each investor-owned electric
utility shall also feature available options for purchasing electric energy
from renewable sources offered by the utility prominently on its
Internet site website.
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