Utility Facilities Act; definition of public utility.

Summary

The bill rewrites Virginia’s definition of “public utility” to leave out small, on‑site power generators and a range of other niche energy providers. Those excluded entities can keep operating without being regulated as utilities, but after five years they may voluntarily propose selling their facilities to the local electric utility. This change aims to clarify regulatory boundaries while giving utilities a chance to acquire on‑site assets if they wish.

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