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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TOTHE PUBLICOF A PROPOSEDAMENDMENT
TOTHE STATE CORPORATIONCOMMISSION'S
REGULATIONS GOVERNINGNET ENERGYMETERING
CASENO. PUR-2021-00251
The Regulations Governing Net Energy Metering, 20 VAC 5-315-10 et seq. ( " Net Energy Metering Rules " ), adopted by the State Corporation Commission
( " Commission " ) pursuant to § 56-594 of the Code of Virginia ( " Code " ), establish the requirements for participation by an eligible customer-generator in net
energymetering in the Commonwealth. The Net EnergyMeteringRules include conditions for interconnection andmetering, billing, and contract requirements
between net metering customers, electric distribution companies, and energy service providers.
Chapter 266 ofthe 2021 Acts ofAssembly, Special Session I ( " Chapter 266 " ), amended the definition of " [s]mall agricultural generator " in Code § 56-594.2
as follows (with changes noted in italics):
" Small agricultural generator " means a customer that:
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2. Operates a small agricultural generating facility as part of(i) an agricultural business or (ii) any businessgranteda manufacturer licensepursuant to
subdivisions 1 through 6of§ 4.1-206.1;
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The added language generally refers to types ofmanufacturing licensees [sic] issued to businesses by theVirginiaAlcoholic BeverageControl Authority pursuant
to Code § 4.1-206.1, including distilleries, limited distilleries, breweries, limited breweries, wineries, and farm wineries. The current Net Energy Metering Rules
must be revised to reflect this change.
OnNovember 12, 2021, the Commission docketed Case Number PUR-2021-00251 and issued an Order Establishing Proceeding seeking to amend the Net
Energy Metering Rules in keeping with the expanded definition of " [s]mall agricultural generator " in Chapter 266. The Commission Staffprepared a proposed
amendment to Rule 20 VAC 5-315-20 ofthe Net EnergyMetering Rules ( " Proposed Amendment " ). The Proposed Amendment is appended to the OrderNunc
ProTunc issued in that docket onNovember 16, 2021. TheCommission subsequently entered anOrderModifyingNotice Requirements and Procedural Schedule.
TAKE NOTICE THAT on or before May 27, 2022, any interested person may comment on, propose modifications or supplements to, or request a hearing
on the Proposed Amendment following the instructions on the Commission's website: scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments. Those unable,
as a practical matter, to submit such documents electronicallymay file such comments byU.S. mail to theClerk ofthe StateCorporationCommission, c/oDocument
Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All such documents shall refer to Case No. PUR-2021-00251. Individuals should be specific
in their comments, proposals, or supplements to the Proposed Amendment and should address only those issues pertaining to the amendment ofCode § 56-594.2
pursuant to Chapter 266. Issues outside the scope of this amendment will not be considered. Any request for hearing shall state with specificity why the issues
raised in the request for hearing cannot be adequately addressed in written comments. If a sufficient request for hearing is not received, the Commission may
consider the matter and enter an order based upon the comments, documents or other pleadings filed in this proceeding.
The Commission takes judicial notice ofthe ongoing public health issues related to the spread ofthe coronavirus, or COVID-19. The Commission has taken
certain actions, and may take additional actions going forward, that could impact the procedures in this proceeding. In accordance therewith, all comments and
other documents and pleadings filed in this matter shall be submitted electronically to the extent authorized by Rule 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies andformat, ofthe
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure ( " Rules of Practice " ), as modified and described in the Order Establishing Proceeding. Confidential and
Extraordinarily Sensitive Information shall not be submitted electronically and shall comply with Rule 5 VAC 5-20-170, Confidential information, ofthe Rules of
Practice. At this time, any person seeking to hand deliver and physically file or submit any pleading or other document shall contact the Clerk's Office Document
Control Center at (804) 371-9838 to arrange the delivery.
Any documents filed in paper formwith the Office ofthe Clerk ofthe Commission in this docket may use both sides ofthe paper. In all other respects, except
as modified by the Commission's Order Establishing Proceeding, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies andformat, ofthe
Commission's Rules ofPractice.
An electronic copy of the Order Establishing Proceeding, Order Nunc Pro Tunc, Order Modifying Notice Requirements and Procedural Schedule, and the
Proposed Amendment may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for Virginia's Electric Cooperatives, Samuel R. Brumberg, Esquire; 4201
Dominion Boulevard, Suite 101; Glen Allen, Virginia 23060, or via email to sbrumberg@vmdaec.com.
An electronic copy ofthe ProposedAmendment itselfmay be obtained by submitting a request toMichael A. Cizenski in the Commission's Division ofPublic
Utility Regulation at the following email address: mike.cizenski@scc.virginia.govg . An electronic copy ofthe Proposed Amendment can be found at the Division
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