The Issues

Energy Freedom

Enhanced Democratic Trifecta in Richmond Grants Them Control Over Energy Policy

The return of the political trifecta Democrats enjoyed during the 2020 and 2021 General Assembly sessions – now bolstered with a 64-36 majority in the House of Delegates – leaves...

Stephen D. Haner
November 7, 2025

Behind the Rallies, Slogans and Rhetoric, Clean Virginia Pushes Its Energy Agenda with Voters

“The energy bills are…” shouts the emcee on the stage. “Too damn high,” comes the immediate response from a crowded meeting room in the east end of Richmond, October 16....

Stephen D. Haner
October 19, 2025

The Virginia Clean Economy Act is Causing Higher Electricity Prices, Not the Data Centers

No, Virginia, we cannot blame the data centers. The impact of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) on rising electricity bills is more significant and destined to grow. With the...

Stephen D. Haner
September 26, 2025

Election 2025: Virginia’s Energy Future Is on the Ballot: Will Voters Choose Reliability or Risk?

For several years now, Virginians have been told that the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) is necessary to save Virginia and is a necessary step to save the planet. We’ve been told...

Derrick A. Max
September 14, 2025

Cost of Democrat-Supported Carbon Tax Reaches $500 Million Per Year

Based on the most recent carbon tax imposed on the member states of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Virginians will pay about $500 million more per year for electricity if Virginia...

Stephen D. Haner
September 6, 2025

It is Time to End Northern Virginia’s Outdated and Unnecessary Vehicle Emissions Program

Since 1982, residents of these Northern Virginia counties: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park, have been subject to...

Derrick A. Max
September 3, 2025

Poor Solar Energy Performance is More Evidence the VCEA is Failing

Every solar facility in Dominion Energy Virginia’s expanding fleet of silicone panels is failing to perform up to its initial energy promises, according to a State Corporation Commission staff analysis. In...

Stephen D. Haner
August 22, 2025

Fate of Dominion Gas Plant Depends On Which Experts, Models the SCC Believes 

The State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) decision on whether Dominion Energy can build a new natural gas-fired power plant will depend on which expert or set of experts it believes, and...

Stephen D. Haner
August 6, 2025

Dominion’s Gas-Dependent Energy Plan Neither Endorsed nor Rejected by SCC

The State Corporation Commission has judged Dominion Energy Virginia’s latest integrated resource plan (IRP) – the one with controversial proposals for additional use of natural gas— to be merely “legally...

Stephen D. Haner
July 17, 2025

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.