§ 56-615. Right to occupy rights-of-way; location of rights-of-way
A. Every renewable generator shall have authority to occupy and use the public roads, works, turnpikes, streets, avenues, and alleys in any county, with the consent of the board of supervisors or other governing authority thereof, or in any incorporated city or town, with the consent of the council thereof, and the waterways within the […]
§ 56-611. Petition to establish or amend expansion plan; cost recovery; procedures
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 56-235.4, a natural gas utility may file a system expansion plan as provided in this chapter. Such a plan shall provide for (i) a business rationale explaining that the expansion plan is in the public interest and of benefit to the affected customers served under the system expansion plan, […]
§ 56-612. Deferral of eligible system expansion infrastructure costs
A. A natural gas utility shall account for the difference between actual monthly eligible system expansion infrastructure costs incurred on the cumulative investment in eligible system expansion infrastructure and revenue collected through a system expansion rider as a deferred cost. Such deferred costs shall be accounted for as a regulatory asset and shall not be […]
§ 56-613. Construction project compliance
In recognition of the importance of environmentally responsible practices when constructing utility infrastructure in the Commonwealth, each construction project that is undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be completed in compliance with the current Annual Standards and Specifications, as amended from time to time, that is filed with the Department of Environmental […]
§ 56-614. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Distribution facilities” includes poles and wires, or cables, or pipelines or other underground conduits by which a renewable generator is able to (i) supply electricity generated at its renewable energy facility to the electric distribution grid, (ii) distribute steam generated at its renewable […]
§ 56-610. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: “Affected customer” means any customer of a natural gas utility receiving service at a premises served by eligible system expansion infrastructure. Any customer receiving natural gas service for which the natural gas utility has received the entire amount required to cover the cost of the […]
§ 56-606. Infrastructure development
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary when the requirements set forth in the definition of qualifying project have been satisfied: 1. The natural gas utility certificated to serve the subject service territory may construct the necessary facilities subject to the provisions of this chapter; and 2. The natural gas utility constructing eligible infrastructure […]
§ 56-607. Application and administration
A. A natural gas utility shall account for the actual monthly EIDC incurred on the cumulative investment in eligible infrastructure in excess of any aid to construction contributed by the developer of the project or the person that will occupy the proposed project as a deferred cost until new base rates and charges that incorporate […]
§ 56-608. Certain contracts deemed prudent and reasonable
The transportation and storage quantities of the contracts entered into by a natural gas utility for the acquisition of upstream pipeline capacity to meet the reasonably anticipated service requirements of the qualifying projects and other service requirements to be served through the eligible infrastructure shall be deemed prudent and reasonable. 2012, cc. 51, 202.
§ 56-609. Upstream natural gas supply infrastructure projects
A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Eligible natural gas supply infrastructure costs” includes the investment in eligible natural gas supply infrastructure projects and the following: 1. Return on the investment. In calculating the return on investment, the Commission shall use the natural gas utility’s then in effect weighted […]