Category Archives: Government Reform

On Slow Path to Repeal, RGGI Tax Passes $500 Million

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

The tax on each ton of carbon dioxide emitted by Virginia electricity plants dropped to below $13 a ton in the most recent sale of CO2 allowances conducted by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). That meant Virginia collected only … Continue reading →

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Richmond’s unfinished business: tax indexing

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Barbara Hollingsworth

Most Virginians are painfully aware ­­­­that it’s becoming much more difficult to make ends meet. Prices for fo­­­­od, housing, gasoline and other necessities have soared. Inflation hit a 40-year high of 9.1 percent in June, the largest yearly increase since … Continue reading →

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Jefferson Institute Legal Analysis: Performance Standard for Offshore Wind Farm is Proper

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

Despite Dominion Energy Virginia’s complaints that the Virginia State Corporation Commission has exceeded its authority, a legal analysis provided by the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy finds that the SCC’s proposed performance standard for an offshore wind project is … 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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Five Reasons To Reject Offshore Wind Project (The video shows Number Five)

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

Researchers at the University of Virginia are part of an ongoing effort to redesign wind turbines to be both more efficient and better protected from storm-scale winds, as described in this video you can find on a university website. What is the … Continue reading →

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