Author Archives: Stephen D. Haner

About Stephen D. Haner

Stephen D. Haner is Senior Fellow for State and Local Tax Policy at the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy. He may be reached at [email protected]

Will RGGI Tax Return to Your Dominion Bill?

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Stephen D. Haner

The on again, off again, direct tax on your Dominion Energy Virginia bills to pay for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) may be on again.  If you feel like you are watching a shell game and just cannot find … Continue reading →

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Small Customers In Danger When Energy Elephants Dance

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Stephen D. Haner

The Virginia House of Delegates is expected to vote this week to exempt certain Virginia manufacturers, which ones to be determined later, from the coming wave of energy costs created by Virginia’s rapid transition to unreliable forms of power generation. … Continue reading →

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Complex Energy Bill Will Raise Costs to Customers

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Stephen D. Haner

The headlines in the coming General Assembly may be captured by fights over abortion and taxes, but the deepest reach into your pockets will involve your energy bills. The state’s dominant electric utility appears to once again be seeking to amend … Continue reading →

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Here’s the Tax Cuts Youngkin Proposes: Will the General Assembly Say Yes?

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

The set of Virginia tax changes Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) has baked into his proposed 2023 budget amendments is far more extensive and involves substantially more tax relief than the descriptions he offered in his December 15 presentation. “Baked into” … Continue reading →

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On Slow Path to Repeal, RGGI Tax Passes $500 Million

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

The tax on each ton of carbon dioxide emitted by Virginia electricity plants dropped to below $13 a ton in the most recent sale of CO2 allowances conducted by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). That meant Virginia collected only … Continue reading →

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