CHAPTER 444
An Act to convene a work group to evaluate cybersecurity as it relates to the provision of electric service by investor-owned electric utilities and electric cooperatives.
[S 1239]
Approved March 24, 2025
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. 1. The State Corporation Commission (the Commission) shall convene a work group to evaluate cybersecurity as it relates to the provision of electric service by investor-owned incumbent electric utilities and electric cooperatives. Such work group shall consider (i) actions each investor-owned incumbent electric utility or electric cooperative may take if a customer experiences an emergency condition that, as determined by such utility or cooperative, could compromise the reliability or security of electric service to such utility's or cooperative's other customers and (ii) any other topics the Commission deems relevant. The Commission shall facilitate and document the proceedings of the work group, submit a written report, including any findings and recommendations, to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor on or before November 30, 2025, and make a copy of such report publicly available on the Commission's website at the same time as such submission.