Virginia § 56-596.5 - Rate increases in certain months prohibited; Phase I Utility
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§ 56-596.5. Rate increases in certain months prohibited; Phase I Utility
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the rates for electric generation and distribution services by a Phase I Utility, as defined in subdivision A 1 of § 56-585.1, shall not be increased during the months of November through February.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the months of November through February, no new rate adjustment clause shall be applied to a Phase I Utility's residential customers' bills and no existing rate adjustment clause applicable to such customers' bills shall be increased. The Commission's final order regarding any petition for a rate adjustment clause that results in an increase to residential customer rates, including any petition filed pursuant to subdivision A 4, 5, or 6 of § 56-585.1 or § 56-585.1:15, 56-585.5, or 56-585.6, issued between September 1 and December 31 shall direct that the applicable rate adjustment clause be applied to customers' bills beginning on March 1 of the following year.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-596.5 ("Rate increases in certain months prohibited; Phase I Utility") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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