The Issues

Energy Freedom

Time To Reform Virginia’s Energy Policies

Dominion Energy Virginia’s announcement Friday that its proposed offshore wind project has jumped almost 25% in cost to $10 billion, with years to go before construction even starts, has put...

Stephen D. Haner
November 8, 2021

Richmond City May Cancel Gas Service For Its Citizens, Henrico and Chesterfield

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the (Richmond) Council hereby commits to working with the City’s Administration on an equitable plan to phase out reliance on gas and shift to accelerated...

Stephen D. Haner
September 20, 2021

VIDEO STREAM: Virginia Energy Consumer Conference

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Jefferson Forum
September 14, 2021

Could Vineyard Wind Challenge Impact Dominion’s Virginia Project?

A group of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts residents have filed suit challenging the pre-construction environmental review on a massive offshore wind complex planned off its shores. The issues raised may have...
Stephen D. Haner
August 27, 2021

New Electricity Tax is Leading Edge of Rising Energy Costs

Next month, Dominion Energy Virginia customers will begin paying Virginia’s first direct carbon tax on their bills. The amount they pay to buy carbon dioxide allowances from the Regional Greenhouse...

Stephen D. Haner
August 11, 2021

Ready to Spend $26,000 to Eliminate Your Gas Appliances?

Maybe not today or tomorrow, but soon the War on Fossil Fuels will be fought in the equipment room or garage of your house. A push to prohibit new natural...

Stephen D. Haner
August 5, 2021

Digging Beyond the #1 Ranking

Virginia ranks #1 in the “Top States for Business 2021” ranking produced by the business network CNBC, but it is important to dig into the ten measurement categories....
Stephen D. Haner
July 14, 2021

Northam Administration Still Avoiding Discussion of TCI

Why do Virginia’s leaders run away from the Transportation and Climate Initiative? Could it be because the first state legislature to consider it, in reliably Democratic Connecticut, just adjourned without...
Stephen D. Haner
June 15, 2021

Renewable Energy? Here’s the Transmission Bottleneck!

You want more renewable energy? You’re going to need more high-voltage transmission lines to move intermittent wind and solar power around the country to balance fluctuating supply and demand. And...

Jim Bacon
March 31, 2021

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More choices for Virginia families

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Reliable, affordable energy

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Protecting Virginia’s right-to-work tradition

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