The Issues

Energy Freedom

Power Lines Divide the Beach

One four-hour public hearing was not enough. Virginia Beach City Council wants another such debate before it votes on a wind company’s request to bring power cables ashore at Sandbridge...

Stephen D. Haner
May 11, 2023

Will a Simpler Electric Bill Lower Your Costs?

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? ...

Stephen D. Haner
May 8, 2023

Refusing to Pay Your Debts is Not “Bill Relief”

Whether customers pay a lot more for one year starting this July, or just a little bit more for ten years starting next winter, Dominion Energy Virginia’s entire backlog of accumulated fuel...

Stephen D. Haner
May 4, 2023

Dominion Changes Course on Natural Gas, SMR Nukes

Dominion Energy Virginia has long been warning, albeit somewhat quietly, that the dream of running Virginia’s economy on nothing but solar, wind and battery power was not based on reality. ...

Stephen D. Haner
May 3, 2023

Virginia Beach Residents Fighting Wind Project Cables

Opposition to offshore wind is stirring in Virginia Beach, but the focus is on a North Carolina proposal that will bring its power ashore at Sandbridge Beach, not the Dominion...

Stephen D. Haner
April 28, 2023

How Broken is Virginia’s Energy Regulatory System?

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...

Stephen D. Haner
April 20, 2023

Youngkin Energy Reforms Killed Without Votes

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....

Stephen D. Haner
April 14, 2023

Youngkin Seeks Competitive Bid on Future Ocean Wind

Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) has proposed a stronger requirement in state law that any second wave of offshore wind serving Virginia be subjected to a competitive procurement process, rather than...

Stephen D. Haner
March 29, 2023

Consumer Cost Estimates Rise Higher for Green Economy

Customer cost projections for compliance with the Virginia Clean Economy Act have increased again from the first such estimates made in 2020. The bill for 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity from Dominion...

Stephen D. Haner
March 20, 2023

Jefferson Forum concentrates on policies that affect everyday life in Virginia

Economic Freedom

Lower taxes and fewer regulations

Education Freedom

More choices for Virginia families

Energy Freedom

Reliable, affordable energy

Worker Freedom

Protecting Virginia’s right-to-work tradition

These are the building blocks of a more competitive and prosperous Virginia.