Study of the impacts of regulations affecting the acceptance of Integrated Community Energy Systems: public utility, energy facility siting and municipal franchising regulatory programs in Virginia. Preliminary background report
The authority to regulate public utilties is vested generally in the State Corporation Commission. The Commission is comprised of three members elected by a joint vote of the two houses of the general assembly. Commissioners serve six-year terms. They must be free from any employment or pecuniary interests in any company subject to the supervision and regulation of the Commission. The Commission is charged with the primary responsibility of supervising and regulating public utilities. However, local governments retain the power to grant franchises and otherwise regulate the use of streets and other public property. In addition, municipally-owned utilities are not within the jurisdiction of the Commission to the extent that they operate within corporate limits. Public utility regulatory statutes, energy facility siting programs, and municipal franchising authority are examined to identify how they may impact on the ability of an organization, whether or not it be a regulated utility, to construct and operate an ICES.
- Research Organization:
- Ross, Hardies, O'Keefe, Babcock and Parsons, Chicago, IL (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Division of Buildings and Community Systems
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-78CS20289
- OSTI ID:
- 5573403
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/CS/20289-47
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ICES
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HUMAN POPULATIONS
IMPLEMENTATION
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LAWS
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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