VA SB339

State Corporation Commission must initiate proceedings to determine if transmission cost allocations require non-high-load customers to unreasonably subsidize high-load customers, with completion required by January 1, 2027

Commission must conduct separate proceedings on generation and distribution cost allocations for Phase II Utilities, requiring utilities to propose at least three alternative cost allocation methods, with completion by January 1, 2028

"High-load customer" is defined as commercial/industrial customers contracting for 25+ megawatts of demand with 75%+ load factor who did not employ at least 200 full-time manufacturing workers at a Virginia facility as of January 1, 2026

Transmission projects classified as supplemental by the regional transmission entity are presumed to primarily serve high-load customers unless proven otherwise by clear and convincing evidence

Costs of transmission projects designed solely or primarily to serve high-load customers must not be recovered from other utility customers to the maximum extent possible