Category Archives: Energy

Dominion Trims Clean Energy Conversion Cost By Removing Reliable Power from Its Plan

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

The projected consumer cost of Dominion Energy Virginia’s conversion to wind and solar power rises steeply in the utility’s latest capital spending plan.  Although slightly reduced from earlier estimates, the utility told the State Corporation Commission its residential customers may … Continue reading →

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Time To Reform Virginia’s Energy Policies

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

Dominion Energy Virginia’s announcement Friday that its proposed offshore wind project has jumped almost 25% in cost to $10 billion, with years to go before construction even starts, has put Virginia’s energy policy and its response to claims of climate disaster on … Continue reading →

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Richmond City May Cancel Gas Service For Its Citizens, Henrico and Chesterfield

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the (Richmond) Council hereby commits to working with the City’s Administration on an equitable plan to phase out reliance on gas and shift to accelerated investment in City-owned renewable energy and hereby recognizes that the … Continue reading →

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VIDEO STREAM: Virginia Energy Consumer Conference

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Jefferson Policy Journal

THURSDAY, SEP. 16,  9:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT. *If you don’t see the video stream yet, refresh this page after 9:30 am on Thurs, Sept. 16. *If you don’t see the video stream yet, refresh this page after 9:30 … Continue reading →

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Could Vineyard Wind Challenge Impact Dominion’s Virginia Project?

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

A group of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts residents have filed suit challenging the pre-construction environmental review on a massive offshore wind complex planned off its shores.  The issues raised may have a direct impact on the similar wind energy project planned off Virginia Beach Continue reading →

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