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West Virginia
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State Planning and Incentive Structures | Energy Efficiency Actions | Energy Supply Actions
State Planning and Incentive Structures
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Energy Efficient Appliance and Equipment Purchase Requirements for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Clean Energy Goals for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency and Alternative Fuel Goals for Public Fleets
Status: Completed
Details: WV Statute (WVC 5A-2A-2) gives the Secretary of Administration the authority to implement EPAct requirements that state, county, and municipal government fleets purchase alternative fuel vehicles on the following schedule: 20% of new vehicles acquisitions in FY 1995, increasing to 50% in FY 1997, and 75% from FY 1998 thereafter.
State and Regional Energy Planning
Status: Completed
Details: In July 2008, at the request of the governor, the West Virginia Division of Energy published a new energy plan for the state entitled “West Virginia Energy Opportunities: A Blueprint for the Future" which contains a goal for the State to be energy independent by 2030. The blueprint outlines the kinds of regulations that may need to be changed, the kinds of incentives needed, and whether new legislation needs to be drafted to meet the goal.
- http://www.energywv.org/community/EOD.pdf
- http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/state_energy_program/project_brief_detail.cfm/pb_id=1331
- http://www.eere.energy.gov/states/state_news_detail.cfm/news_id=10398/state=WV
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (NOX Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (CAIR Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Efficiency Actions
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Public Benefit Funds for Energy Efficiency
Status: No Activity Identified
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Commercial Programs
Status: Meets ECPA
Details: 2000 IECC; can use COMcheck to show compliance. Voluntary adoption of 2003 IECC by jurisdictions. Does not go beyond ECPA because 2003 code is voluntary.
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Residential Programs
Status: Meets ECPA
Details: 2000 IECC, 2000 IRC with amendments; can use REScheck to show compliance. 2003 IECC, 2003 IRC with amendments, voluntary adoption by jurisdictions. Does not go beyond ECPA because 2003 codes are voluntary.
State Appliance Efficiency Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Supply Actions
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Public Benefit Funds for Clean Energy Supply
Status: No Activity Identified
Output-Based Environmental Regulations
Status: No Activity Identified
Interconnection Standards—Clean Distributed Generation
Status: No Activity Identified
Details: In January 2007, the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order accepting the state’s consensus agreement on interconnection and net metering; the agreement included provisions for interconnecting net metered systems only. On May 31, 2006, the PSC initiated an investigation to consider the adoption of net metering and interconnection standards, as required by EPAct 2005. In 2002, work groups of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia met several times to discuss General Order 255 related to distributed generation interconnection standards and net metering.
Interconnection Standards—Net Metering
Status: Completed
Details: Prompted by the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), the PSC approved consensus filings (Case No. 06-0708-E-GI) in December 2006 for interconnection and net-metering standards. Proposed rules apply to all electric utilities in the state. Net metering applies to residential and commercial systems up to 25 kW that use PV, wind, biomass, landfill gas, hydropower or fuel cells. Net excess generation will be carried over for up to 12 months, as a kWh credit. Net-metering tariffs must be identical in rate structure, retail-rate components, and monthly charges, to the contract or tariff for which the customer would qualify if that customer were not a customer-generator. Customers on a time-of-use tariff are permitted to net meter.