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Energy Freedom

A “Free” Heat Pump Conversion for Oil and Propane Customers, Paid for by Virginia Ratepayers

A free heat pump for thousands of Virginians who are now using oil or propane to heat their homes, paid for by Virginia’s general population of electricity ratepayers. That is...

Stephen D. Haner
January 22, 2026

Proposed Commission Would Expand Beyond Electricity to Oversee All Forms of Energy in Virginia 

A legislative commission created in 2008 to oversee one narrow function of two electric utilities is about to expand its scope of oversight of all forms of energy in Virginia,...

Stephen D. Haner
January 19, 2026

The VCEA Renewable Certificate Mandate Reduces Energy Affordability

A key, but poorly understood, provision of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) is a requirement that Virginia’s two largest electric utilities must either generate or purchase a growing number...

Stephen D. Haner
January 12, 2026

Dominion Describes Efforts to Limit Turbine Radar Interference

Dominion Energy Virginia’s team building its offshore wind facility spent years working with the U.S. Navy and the air defense agency NORAD on ways to mitigate the problems that would...

Stephen D. Haner
January 5, 2026

Trump’s Pause on Offshore Wind: A Chance for Reform, or a Step Towards Cancellation

President Trump’s decision to suspend Dominion Energy’s massive Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project is sure to stir up another gale of political fights across the Commonwealth. While some will...

Derrick A. Max
December 23, 2025

Does Spending $62 Billion on Utility Batteries Lower Your Cost of Electricity? Of Course Not

The 2026 General Assembly is likely to amend the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) to greatly expand the construction of utility-scale batteries for our electric grid. Based on the current prices...

Stephen D. Haner
December 10, 2025

The SCC Decides: Dominion’s Rates and Profits Go Up, New Rules on Data Centers

The massive data centers behind a growing energy crunch in Virginia will begin to pay substantially more for electricity in Dominion Energy’s territory, but not until 2027. The State Corporation...

Stephen D. Haner
December 3, 2025

Approval of Gas Generation Plant Divides Two Big Donors Who Helped Democrats Win

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) was able to approve Dominion Energy Virginia’s application for a needed natural gas generation facility because the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) includes a safety...

Stephen D. Haner
December 1, 2025

SCC Notes Growing Cost of VCEA Compliance,Rejects One Project, Makes a Second Contingent

Citing the high cost, the Virginia State Corporation Commission on Friday denied a request to add a battery project to the Appalachian Power Company grid. In the same decision, an out-of-state...

Jefferson Forum
November 24, 2025

Jefferson Forum concentrates on policies that affect everyday life in Virginia

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