West Virginia § 24-1-1c Legislative findings

West Virginia Statutes

§ 24-1-1c — Legislative findings

West Virginia § 24-1-1c

Ch. 24PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Art. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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W. Va. Code § 24-1-1c (2026).

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The Legislature finds:

(1)Helping retail electric customers invest in and install solar photovoltaic energy facilities of their choice on their properties is in the public interest;

(2)Free-market financing may provide more customers with opportunities to install solar photovoltaic energy facilities;

(3)Installation of solar photovoltaic energy facilities will stabilize long-term energy costs making the state more attractive for industry and commercial investment;

(4)Financing arrangements, including those in which payments are based on the performance and output of the solar photovoltaic energy facility installed on the property of a retail electric customer, will help reduce or eliminate upfront costs involved in the investments and installation by the customers; and

(5)Individ

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The Legislature finds:

(1) Helping retail electric customers invest in and install solar photovoltaic energy facilities of their choice on their properties is in the public interest;

(2) Free-market financing may provide more customers with opportunities to install solar photovoltaic energy facilities;

(3) Installation of solar photovoltaic energy facilities will stabilize long-term energy costs making the state more attractive for industry and commercial investment;

(4) Financing arrangements, including those in which payments are based on the performance and output of the solar photovoltaic energy facility installed on the property of a retail electric customer, will help reduce or eliminate upfront costs involved in the investments and installation by the customers; and

(5) Individuals and entities which offer or receive these types of financing arrangements should not be considered or treated as public utilities.