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Green New Deal Still Rules in Virginia
The elections of a Republican Virginia governor and a new Republican majority in the House of Delegates have not changed Virginia’s status as one of the greenest of Green New Deal states in the country. Every effort to reverse the … Continue reading
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Repeal of VCEA, RGGI, EV Mandates Pass House, Face Hostile Senate
Virginia’s House of Delegates Republicans have passed a series of bills retreating from Virginia’s rush toward a fossil-fuel free future, but they were party-line votes and Democrats in the Virginia Senate, who hold a majority on that side, may promptly … Continue reading
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Energy Reform Agenda Inspires Multiple Pending Bills
The highest priority on a Virginia energy reform agenda proposed a few weeks ago was restoring State Corporation Commission oversight over decisions on massive renewable energy investments. Under current law, the General Assembly has basically dictated billions of dollars in … Continue reading
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A Regulatory Path to Repeal the RGGI Carbon Tax
Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) will proceed to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative carbon tax compact by the same route Virginia entered it: He will push to repeal the underlying regulation. As with much else in his promised … Continue reading
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Dominion Trims Clean Energy Conversion Cost By Removing Reliable Power from Its Plan
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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