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This bill modifies regulations for non-residential electricity customers who wish to group their energy demands, known as aggregation, to purchase electricity from licensed suppliers. Previously, customers had to petition the State Corporation Commission (the Commission) for approval to aggregate their demands if their individual demand exceeded five megawatts. Now, this bill allows two or more non-residential customers of a "Phase I or Phase II Utility" (terms defined in the bill's referenced section) to aggregate their demands if their individual noncoincident peak demand, meaning the highest demand not occurring at the same time as other demands, did not exceed five megawatts in calendar year 2024 or any year thereafter. Instead of petitioning the Commission, these customers are now only required to notify the Commission and their current electricity provider in writing that they meet the aggregation requirements. Additionally, the bill makes it optional, rather than mandatory, for the Commission to impose ongoing monitoring and reporting requirements on these aggregated groups to ensure they continue to meet the demand limitations.

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https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB509