Category Archives: Energy

Dominion Will Only Build Wind Farm If Risk is on its Consumers

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

Now comes applicant Dominion Energy Virginia, petitioning the Virginia State Corporation Commission to reverse its recent decision to impose actual financial risk on the company and its stockholders. If a hurricane blows down its planned offshore wind farm in a … Continue reading →

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Renewables Subsidy Chaos Coming

Posted on August 24, 2022 by David Wojick

A funny thing happened on the way to the Senate. It is all about the so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which really should be named the Inflation Act. Only Democrats can believe that raising taxes reduces inflation. The Democrats writing … Continue reading →

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SCC Approves Dominion Wind Project, Cites “Will of the General Assembly”

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

Rejecting an agreement that its own staff reached with Dominion Energy Virginia, the State Corporation Commission has imposed at least some level of financial risk on the utility’s shareholders should its $10 billion offshore wind project fail to match the … Continue reading →

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No MVP in this Trading Deal?

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

And now, from our “I’ll believe it when I see it” department, comes the expectation that passage of President Joe Biden’s new corporate tax hike and green energy incentives package will be followed by a smooth path to completion for … Continue reading →

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Solar installations hasten loss of Virginia farmland

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Barbara Hollingsworth

Virginia lost about 2,000 acres of productive farmland per week in 2021, according to data released in February by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  There are many reasons why farmers sell off their land, including development pressures, lack of interest by younger … Continue reading →

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