Category Archives: Energy

More Gas in Dominion’s Electric Power Future

Posted on July 9, 2015 by matt ohern

Dominion Virginia Power asked the State Corporate Commission on July 1, for regulatory approval to build a $1.3 billion natural gas-fired power station in Greensville County. The station will generate about 1,600 megawatts, a substantial addition to the power company’s … Continue reading →

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Virginia Could Capture International Nuclear Power Market

Posted on June 10, 2015 by matt ohern

A new study by the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy shows that Virginia is in a position to capture a substantial share of the international nuclear power market. We are in a position to offer the technology, the engineering … Continue reading →

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Opposing Renewable Fuel Standards

Posted on February 18, 2015 by matt ohern

They say politics makes strange bedfellows. In a perfect example, U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) are cosponsoring the “Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act,” to abolish the corn ethanol Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which requires that increasing … Continue reading →

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End the Ban on Oil Exports

Posted on November 13, 2014 by matt ohern

The midterm elections underscore how much Americans value energy, job and economic revival – and how much they want less Washington control of their lives, livelihoods, and dreams for their children and grandchildren. If ever there was a time to … Continue reading →

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Ocean Drilling Makes Good Sense

Posted on October 2, 2014 by matt ohern

The economic benefits from drilling off Virginia’s coast for natural gas and oil far exceed the cost of possible environmental impacts. That is the conclusion of a new study by the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy. The estimates for … Continue reading →

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