Title 12 — Conservation
21 chapters · 371 sections in this title.
12 V.I.C. § 1101 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(a) “Alternative energy” means fuel sources that are other than those derived from fossil fuels.(b) “Department” means the Department of Planning and Natural Resources.(c) “Director” means the director of the Ener…
12 V.I.C. § 1102 Purpose; strategies or projects
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(a) The intent of this chapter is to encourage the development of renewable and alternative energy generation sources on two levels: large, utility scale infrastructure development; and small, homeowner scale and commercial renewable energy use. (b) In carrying out this section, …
12 V.I.C. § 1103 Duties of Director
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(a) To achieve the purposes of this chapter, the Director may:(a) Identify, plan, organize, initiate, and sponsor studies, research, and experimental, pilot, and demonstration facilities and projects that would lead to the development and more efficient utilization of present, ne…
12 V.I.C. § 1104 Interagency Advisory Committee
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(a) The Virgin Islands Energy Office shall establish an interagency advisory committee consisting of representatives from:(1) government agencies and instrumentalities, including the University of the Virgin Islands;(2) The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority;(3) The private…
12 V.I.C. § 1121 Incentive Program
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The Solar and Wind Energy System Incentive Program is established to provide financial incentives for the purchase and installation of solar and wind energy systems.
12 V.I.C. § 1122 Installation of solar equipment in new developments
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(a) In the construction of new developments or substantially modified developments after the effective date of this subchapter, the developer shall use energy-efficient solar systems or heat pump water heaters for providing not less than 70% of water heating, unless the Commissio…
12 V.I.C. § 1123 Rebate incentives for expenses incurred in the purchase and installation of solar or wind equipment [Repealed]
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12 V.I.C. § 1123 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
12 V.I.C. § 1124 Customs duty excise tax exemption
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, equipment or component parts brought into the Virgin Islands for the purpose of manufacturing of solar water heaters or wind or solar energy systems are exempt from…
12 V.I.C. § 1125 Eligibility requirements [Repealed]
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12 V.I.C. § 1125 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
12 V.I.C. § 1126 [Reserved.]
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12 V.I.C. § 1126 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
12 V.I.C. § 1127 Renewable sources inventory
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(1) Not later than six months after the effective date of this chapter, the Director shall submit to the Legislature a report containing-(1) an inventory of renewable and alternative energy sources available in the Virgin Islands for consumers; and(2) a projection of future inven…
12 V.I.C. § 1128 Training of employees
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A solar energy training program must be established within two years after the effective date of this subchapter, within the Virgin Islands Career and Technical Education Program under the Department of Education, including a training program for the construction of solar hot wat…
12 V.I.C. § 1129 Solar and renewable energy in public buildings and energy efficient vehicles
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(a) To accelerate the growth of a commercially viable solar energy industry to make this system available to the public as an option that can reduce the fossil fuel consumption and costs to the Government, each government agency and instrumentality, including all branches of gove…
12 V.I.C. § 1130 Energy efficiency standards
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(a) Each agency and instrumentality of the Government to the extent practicable shall design and construct buildings to incorporate energy-efficiency measures to optimize solar heating for water heating. This section applies to new residential facilities built using any portion o…
12 V.I.C. § 1131 Exemption for alternative fuel vehicles
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As provided in 33 V.I.C. § 42(e)(7) and 33 V.I.C. § 533, from the effective date of this section until January 1, 2021, the importation of electric vehicles and the lithium-ion batteries they use, hybrid vehicles, and other alternative fuel vehicles, is exempt from the payment of…
12 V.I.C. § 1141 Short title
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This subchapter may be referred to as the “Net Energy Metering Act.”
12 V.I.C. § 1142 Legislative intent
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(a) It is declared to be the purpose and policy of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands in enacting this subchapter to:(a) encourage private investment in renewable and alternative energy resources;(b) stimulate the economic growth of Virgin Islands;(c) enhance the continued div…
12 V.I.C. § 1143 Definitions
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(a) As used in this subchapter:(a) “Commercial customer” means a person, persons jointly or a legal entity receiving electrical service from the Utility under the Utility’s criteria established for commercial service and who owns the property where the net metering facility is lo…
12 V.I.C. § 1144 Net metering; availability
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(a) A utility shall offer net metering as set forth in this subchapter. The aggregate capacity of the net metering offered must not exceed 5 mega watts on the island of St. Croix and must not exceed 10 mega watts collectively on the islands of St. Thomas and St. John and Water Is…
12 V.I.C. § 1145 Net metering safety standards
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(a) A net metering system used by a customer-generator must meet all applicable safety and power quality standards established by:(1) The National Electric Code;(2) Underwriter's Laboratories, UL 1741;(3) The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, IEEE-929 and IEEE-154…
12 V.I.C. § 1146 Billing
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(a) The billing period for net metering may be either a monthly period, a quarterly, semi-annual or annual period as determined by the billing cycle of the Utility. (b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the net energy measurement must be calculated…
12 V.I.C. § 1147 Utilization of renewable technologies by electric utility
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(a) The utility shall develop a plan to minimize dependence on one fuel source and to ensure that the electric energy it sells to consumers is generated using a diverse range of fuels and technologies where feasible and cost effective, including renewable technologies. (b) Each e…
12 V.I.C. § 1148 Interconnection
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Interconnection, as it relates to this subchapter, must be done in accordance with the Utility’s adopted interconnection procedures. The Commission may take such action as is necessary to enforce this section.
12 V.I.C. § 1149 Expiration of program
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The net metering program expires January 1, 2025, for a customer-generator that has a generating capacity larger than 10 kilowatts residential.
12 V.I.C. § 1151 General goals of program
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(a) In order to achieve the purposes of this chapter, the Director shall conduct programs for energy research, development, demonstration and commercial application with the general goals of-(1) increasing the efficiency of all energy intensive sectors through conservation and im…
12 V.I.C. § 1152 Reliance upon renewable energy technologies
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(a) The peak demanded generating capacity of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority must be derived from technologies utilizing renewable energy as defined in section 1101(f) of this title and as follows: 20% by January 1, 2015; 25% by January 1, 2020; and 30% by January 1,…
12 V.I.C. § 1153 Updating of Comprehensive Energy Plan of the Virgin Islands
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(a) The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall facilitate the establishment of the “Comprehensive Energy Plan of the Virgin Islands” as required by 48 U.S.C. 1492, in conjunction with the Secretary of [the] Interior and the United States Secretary of Energy. (b) The Virgin Islands …
12 V.I.C. § 1154 Declaration of findings and policy
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The Legislature declares that it is in the public interest to develop and expand solar and wind energy systems to meet the present and future energy needs of the Virgin Islands. The owner of a solar or wind energy system would be permitted to negotiate for assurance of the contin…
12 V.I.C. § 1155 Definitions
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(a) “Solar or Wind Energy Systems” means any system that converts, stores, collects protects, or distributes the energy of the sun or wind into mechanical, chemical or electrical energy to provide power generation for the heating of water, the heating of cooling of buildings or o…
12 V.I.C. § 1156 Prohibited conveyances for solar and wind systems
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(a) Any covenant, condition, or restriction contained in any deed, contract, mortgage, security instrument, or other instrument pertaining to a conveyance, sale or transfer of real property or interest therein which prohibits or unreasonably limits the installation or use of a so…
12 V.I.C. § 1157 Energy system height limitation
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Notwithstanding the provisions of title 29 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 3, a tower used in a solar or wind energy system is limited in height only by regulations for small wind energy system and by FAA regulations for utility scale energy systems.
12 V.I.C. § 1161 Short title
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This subchapter may be cited as “The Feed-in Tariff Act”.
12 V.I.C. § 1162 Purpose
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(1) The purpose of the Tariff established in section 1164 is to:(1) Allow all Virgin Islanders the opportunity to participate in renewable energy generation by requiring that the Utility purchase such energy at a fair and reasonable price;(2) Authorize the Commission to determine…
12 V.I.C. § 1163 Definitions
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(a) As used in this subchapter:(a) “Adequate renewable energy development” means a rate of development necessary to accomplish the renewable energy objectives and standards in title 12 V.I.C., chapter 23.(b) “Avoided costs” means the incremental costs to an electric utility of el…
12 V.I.C. § 1164 Tariff established
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A tariff is established when a qualified owner enters into a power purchase agreement with the utility for renewable energy generation projects through grid interconnection. The utility purchases actual electrical energy generated by qualified owners’ projects at a percentage dis…
12 V.I.C. § 1165 Tariff, commission action
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(a) Authority to offer tariff. No later than sixty days after the effective date of this subchapter, the Utility shall file for Commission approval a tariff and a proposed Power Purchase Agreement consistent with this section. The Commission within sixty days after receipt, shall…
12 V.I.C. § 1166 Limitations on aggregate renewable energy
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(a) A Utility shall enter into power purchase agreements pursuant to this subchapter with owners of renewable electricity generators until such time as the aggregate amount of renewable electricity generated or to be generated in that district by renewable electricity generators …
12 V.I.C. § 1167 Meter installation and cost recovery
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(a) Meter installation. The utility shall supply, at no cost to the qualified owner, a meter or such other properly calibrated and tested device, as is needed to monitor and record the amount of power, in kilowatt hours, generated by the renewable electricity generator and delive…
12 V.I.C. § 1168 Alternative energy systems as chattel or real property
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no renewable electricity system, whether affixed to structures or improvements on real property or otherwise, may be deemed to be real property or a fixture of real property, and therefore may be conveyed or encumbered only as are other i…