Overview

Pursuant to House Joint Resolution No. 30 (HJ30) and Senate Joint Resolution No. 47 (SJ47), Virginia Energy is conducting a stakeholder process to inform the State Corporation Commission's study of performance-based regulation and alternative regulatory tools. This page will host resources related to the stakeholder process. For inquiries regarding the stakeholder process contact jonika.rathi@energy.virginia.gov.

Final Comments

Advanced Energy United
  • The Virginia Evaluation of Performance-Based Ratemaking: Stakeholder Process (PDF)

Regulatory Assessment Responses

Virginia Organizing
  • EJ VA Regulatory Assessment (PDF)
Virginia Manufacturers Association (VMA)
  • PBR Regulatory Assessment Affordability (DOC)
  • PBR Regulatory Assessment Cost-efficiency (DOC)
  • PBR Regulatory Assessment Electricity Decarbonization (DOC)
  • PBR Regulatory Assessment Reliability and Resiliency (DOC)
Virginia Energy Purchasing Governmental Association (VEPGA)
  • VEnvironmental Justice and Equity (JRL) (DOC)
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
  • Decarbonization Regulatory Assessment (PDF)
  • EE Regulatory Assessment (PDF)
Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)
  • Regulatory Assessment Peak Demand Redux (DOC)
  • Regulatory Assessment Template Decarbonizing Electricity (DOC)
  • Regulatory Assessment Template Environmental Justice (DOC)
NRG Energy, Inc
  • Regulatory Assessment Template (Affordability for Customers) (DOC)
  • Regulatory Assessment Template (Cost-efficient Utility Investments and Operations) (DOC)
New Virginia Majority (NVM)
  • Regulatory Assessment Template 3.24.25 (DOC)
Dominion Energy
  • Dominion Energy VA Regulatory Assessment Template (DOC)
Clean Virginia
  • Regulatory Assessment Template [Affordability] Clean Virginia (DOC)
  • Regulatory Assessment Template [EE and DR] Clean Virginia (DOC)
Appalachian Voices
  • Regulatory Assessment - Peak Demand (DOC)
  • Regulatory Assessment Template - Decarbonization (DOC)
  • Regulatory Assessment Template - Energy Efficiency (DOC)
Appalachian Power (APCo)
  • Framework Assessment Demand Response (DOC)
  • Framework Assessment Electric Decarbonization (DOC)

Initial Comments

Prior to convening the stakeholder group, Virginia Energy solicited public input on performance-based regulation. Submissions can be viewed below.


  • Chesapeake Climate Action Network (PDF)
  • Chris Wiegard (PDF)
  • Climate Action Alliance of the Valley (PDF)
  • Dominion Energy (PDF)
  • Freedom Virginia (PDF)
  • New Virginia Majority (PDF)
  • NRG ENERGY (PDF)
  • Pacific Economics Group Research LLC (PDF)
  • Sarah Karush (PDF)
  • The Nature Conservancy (PDF)
  • The Virginia Grassroots Coalition (PDF)
  • Virginia Energy Purchasing Governmental Association (PDF)
  • Virginia Manufacturers Association (PDF)


  • New Virginia Majority, Solar United Neighbors, Virginia Energy Consumer Alliance, Virginia Organizing,Virginia Poverty Law Center
  • Group Comment (PDF)

  • Climate Action Alliance of the Valley, New Virginia Majority, Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, Virginia Organizing, Virginia Poverty Law Center
  • Group Comment (PDF)

  • Old Dominion Committee for Fair Utility Rates, Virginia Committee for Fair Utility Rates
  • Group Comment (PDF)

Stakeholders Group Meetings

  • Recorded Meeting
    • Presentation Material
    • PBR Stakeholders Meeting 7 Virginia Energy (PPTX)
    • Recommended MRP Design in VA 04/10/2025 (PDF)
    • VA PBR Stakeholder Workshop RMI (PPTX)
    Additional Resources
    • ALEC Energy Affordability 2025 (PDF)
    • Primer On Fuel-cost Through Reform Exhibition 302. Schedule LMM-S-2 (PDF)
    • RMI Strategies for Encouraging Good Fuel-cost Management (PDF)

  • Recorded Meeting
    • Presentation Material
    • PBR Stakeholders Meeting 6 Virginia Energy (PDF)
    Additional Resources
    • Depreciation Expsense: A Primer For Utility Regulators (PDF)
    • Final VPLC RACs Report (PDF)
    • 2024- Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act (PDF)
    • DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) Evaluation, Measurement and Verification Reports (Website)
    • Generation RACs Across States (Photo)
    • APCo Residential Bills 2007-24 (Photo)
    • DEV Residential Bill increase 2007-24 (Photo)
    • DEV Residential Bills 2007-24 (Photo)
    • DEV_5 year capital summary (Photo)
    Worksheet
    • Virginia PBR Mechanism Assessment Worksheet (Document)

  • Recorded Meeting
    • Presentation Material
    • PBR Stakeholders Meeting 5 Virginia Energy (PDF)
    • Natural Gas Revenue Decoupling (PDF)
    • RAP: Improving Utility Performance:A Multifaceted Problem (PDF)
    Additional Resources

    Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)

    • Utility Performance Incentives (PDF)
    • Multi-year Rate Plans (PDF)
    • Electric Utility Regulation (PDF)

    Examples of completed regulatory assessments from Hawaii and Connecticut


    Hawaii- - see Staff Report #2 - Docket No. 2018-0088, filed 9/18/2018. Section 5 of the report discusses the regulatory assessment, describes the process and assessment approach, and introduces the template that parties used in that process.

    • Blue Planet's example (PDF)
    • County of Hawaii's example (PDF)

    Connecticut - see Staff Concept Paper 2 - Case No. 21-05-15 .and the appendix regulatory assessment.

    • Office of Consumer Counsel's regulatory assessment (PDF)
    • Eversource's assessment (PDF)
    • More Here: (PDF)

  • Recorded Meeting
    • Presentation Material
    • PBR Stakeholders Meeting 4 Virginia Energy (PDF)
    • PBR Legislation Purpose and Requirements (PDF)
    Additional Resources
    • Meeting Notes (PDF)
    • Virginia Regulatory Assessment Template (PDF)

  • Recorded Meeting
    • Presentation Material
    • PBR Stakeholders Meeting 3 Virginia Energy (PDF)
    • Examples & Lessons Learned from PBR in Practice (PDF)
    Additional Resources
    Connecticut PBR Process
    • Regulatory Assessment Template (Appendix A) (PDF)
    • Staff Concept Paper 2 (PDF)
    • PBR investigatory process (PDF)

      • Nevada PBR Process
    • Concept Paper 2: Assessment of the Nevada Electric Utility Regulatory Framework (PDF)

      • Hawaii PBR Process
    • Assessing The Existing Regulatory Framework In Hawaii (PDF)
    • Existing Regulatory Framework Assessment Template (PDF)

  • Recorded Meeting
    • Presentation Material
    • VPLC Performance based Regulation (PDF)
    • Virginia Energy PBR Stakeholders Meeting (PDF)
    • TNC Performance Based Ratemaking (PDF)
    • SELC Opportunities for PBR Improvements (PDF)
    • SCC_DOE Ratemaking 101 (PDF)
    • NRG Presentation on PBR (PDF)
    • Dominion Discussion of Performance Incentive Mechanisms (PDF)
    • Clean Virginia PBR Slides (PDF)
    Survey

    Presentation Material
    • Virginia Energy PBR Stakeholders Meeting (PDF)
    • Existing Performance Evaluation and Regulation practices SCC (PDF)
    • PBR Overview - Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel (PDF)

    Presentation Material

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