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The Virginia Clean Economy Act (HB 1526 and SB 851) was signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam in 2020. The bill establishes a renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS), which mandates that the two utilities in the state, Dominion Energy Virginia and Appalachian Electric Power, produce 100 percent renewable electricity by 2045 and 2050, respectively. [1]
A 2020 state law set a target for 100% of Virginia’s electricity to come from carbon-free sources by 2050. Speaking at Wednesday's news conference, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said it's important to ...
As a majority-Democratic state with Republican power over elections, Virginia could draw challenges to election results in 2024. ... Tennessee podcast host Shawn Farash, who also goes by ...
Encouraged conservation efforts in homes, schools, and other public buildings; Restricted new power plants using oil or natural gas (repealed in 1987) Opened electric markets to alternative power producers; Taxed "gas guzzlers", gave income tax credits for alternative fuel use; Phased deregulation of gas wellhead prices; 1978
The Economist summarized the plan as containing some culture war issues, alongside others that are more sweeping in scope and break with past Republican orthodoxy, expanding deficits and the national debt. [124] Anna North of Vox describes it as a plan to consolidate power and push through unpopular policies. [125]
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HEATHSVILLE, Va. -- A Virginia man is telling his story after he discovered he has been overcharged by Dominion Virginia Power since 2001. Don Lee of Healthsville, Virginia runs a barbershop on ...
The Virginia City Hybrid Energy Plant has an excellent track record for safety. It was discovered that in 5 million hours of working the plant, there were no accidents that resulted in a loss of time. [7] The plant began generating electric power in July 2012, and has provided jobs around the area of St. Paul, Virginia. [8]