CHAPTER 677
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 56-249.01 , relating to electric utilities; disconnection reports; State Corporation Commission database; annual summary.
[S 516]
Approved April 13, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 56-249.01 as follows:
§ 56-249.01 . Disconnection reports by electric utilities; Commission database; annual summary.
A. As used in this section, "electric utility" means an investor-owned electric utility or electric cooperative formed under Article 1 of Chapter 9.1 (§ 56-231.15 et seq.).
B. Each electric utility operating in the Commonwealth shall provide a monthly report on residential account disconnections to the Commission. Such report shall include the following information with totals based on the last day of the month:
1. The total number of residential accounts served by the electric utility;
2. The total number and percentage of residential accounts involuntarily disconnected due to nonpayment;