Ban on utility cutoffs extended to Sept. 16
8/27/2020, 6 p.m.
A ban on cutting off electricity, water and other utility services of people who have not paid their bills has been extended from Monday, Aug. 31, to Wednesday, Sept. 16.
The State Corporation Commission ordered the two-week extension Monday to give the Virginia General Assembly more time during its special session to consider legislation related to utility customers impacted by the pandemic.
Dominion Energy was among the utilities urging the ban on disconnections be extended.
The SCC originally banned disconnections on March 16. The state agency noted that customers who have set up payment arrangements to pay off overdue bills and are paying as agreed would not be affected when the ban expires.
