Category Archives: Government Reform

FERC’s Mark Christie Warns Electricity Growing Unreliable

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Stephen D. Haner

Virginian Mark Christie is using his position on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a national pulpit to preach a message of energy reliability doom, and he is being heard. It helps that he is not alone in spreading the … Continue reading →

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Will a Simpler Electric Bill Lower Your Costs?

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Stephen D. Haner

Simpler is usually better.  Monthly electric bills for many Virginians are about to get less complex, and in the short run also lower.  Will that lower cost be long term?  It is too soon to tell. On July 1 Dominion … Continue reading →

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Government Protects Itself from Inflation, But Not You

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Stephen D. Haner

Virginia motor fuel taxes will rise again July 1, to just over 39 cents per gallon on gasoline and just over 40 cents per gallon on diesel. This will be the second automatic increase in gas taxes since the 2020 … Continue reading →

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How Broken is Virginia’s Energy Regulatory System?

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Stephen D. Haner

Let Us Count the Ways How badly broken is Virginia’s energy regulatory system? One recent State Corporation Commission decision on Dominion Energy Virginia’s proposed next wave of solar projects illustrates several of the problems. The projects are unimportant, routine. What matters are the policy failures … Continue reading →

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Youngkin Energy Reforms Killed Without Votes

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Stephen D. Haner

Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposal to ensure that any future wave of wind turbines built off Virginia must follow a real competitive bid process ended up dead as a beached whale. The General Assembly didn’t just kill his proposed amendment during … Continue reading →

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