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Said engineer shall certify that the installation meets the standards of the National Electrical Code and the National Safety Code and that there is adequate equipment for standby purposes. The provisions of this section shall apply only to generation facilities used as a primary source of power and not to emergency supply systems. The provisions hereof shall not apply to municipally owned and operated facilities.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1381463,"text":"The owner or operator of any facility for the generation of electrical energy not subject to regulation under the Utilities Facilities Act but designed to generate electrical energy for the use by persons other than the owner or operator shall at his expense have the facility designed and inspected by a professional engineer licensed to work in the State of Virginia. Said engineer shall certify that the installation meets the standards of the National Electrical Code and the National Safety Code and that there is adequate equipment for standby purposes. The provisions of this section shall apply only to generation facilities used as a primary source of power and not to emergency supply systems. 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Said engineer shall certify that the installation meets the standards of the National Electrical Code and the National Safety Code and that there is adequate equipment for standby purposes. The provisions of this section shall apply only to generation facilities used as a primary source of power and not to emergency supply systems. The provisions hereof shall not apply to municipally owned and operated facilities.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSPECTION AND APPROVAL OF CERTAIN INSTALLATIONS NOT REGULATED PURSUANT TO THIS\nCHAPTER (\u00a7 56-265.8:1)\n\nThe owner or operator of any facility for the generation of electrical energy\nnot subject to regulation under the Utilities Facilities Act but designed to\ngenerate electrical energy for the use by persons other than the owner or\noperator shall at his expense have the facility designed and inspected by a\nprofessional engineer licensed to work in the State of Virginia. Said engineer\nshall certify that the installation meets the standards of the National\nElectrical Code and the National Safety Code and that there is adequate\nequipment for standby purposes. The provisions of this section shall apply only\nto generation facilities used as a primary source of power and not to emergency\nsupply systems. The provisions hereof shall not apply to municipally owned and\noperated facilities.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 363.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}