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Q&A: A Virginia lawmaker challenges utility over customer charges

Virginia state Sen. J. “Chap” Petersen is challenging Dominion Virginia Power over the outsized influence he says it has with policymakers and a controversial provision of a law that became effective in 2015.

By Jim Pierobon . 12 April 2017
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Q&A: A Virginia lawmaker challenges utility over customer charges

Virginia state Sen. J. “Chap” Petersen is challenging Dominion Virginia Power over the outsized influence he says it has with policymakers and a controversial provision of a law that became effective in 2015.

By Jim Pierobon . 12 April 2017
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Appalachian coal mine waste could provide key ingredients for clean energy

Researchers at state universities in the Southeast are closing in on whether one of the region’s biggest liabilities – coal mine waste – might become a valuable asset by supplying rare earth elements needed for clean energy and other applications.

By Jim Pierobon . 29 March 2017
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Amid setbacks in other states, Virginia utility moves forward with nuclear plan

While cost overruns at two Southeast nuclear projects have brought the contractor building them to bankruptcy, a Virginia utility is forging ahead with plans for a new reactor provided by a different company.

By Jim Pierobon . 27 March 2017
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Commentary: Virginia should take advantage of vast clean energy opportunities

With dozens of Fortune 500 companies looking to run their facilities on renewable energy, Virginia has a golden opportunity to ensure that these investments — and the jobs that come with them — are being made in the Old Dominion State.

20 March 2017
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Virginia ‘community solar’ plan leaves out the ‘community,’ advocates say

A recently passed “community solar” bill in Virginia should not be confused with programs in states like Colorado and Minnesota, advocates say.

By Jim Pierobon . 16 March 2017
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In Virginia push for pumped hydro storage, questions arise about viability

While bills to promote pumped hydro storage in Virginia's abandoned coal mines drew virtually unanimous support from both chambers, researchers, coal reclamation experts and even some renewable energy advocates say the idea is still unproven.

By Jim Pierobon . 13 March 2017
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Efficiency advocates try again to update Virginia building codes

Home efficiency advocates and homebuilders are squaring off in Virginia over what many stakeholders say is an overdue update to energy codes for new home construction.

By Jim Pierobon . 1 March 2017
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Q&A: Why energy policy in Virginia is 'still depressing'

Ivy Main has long helped Virginians make sense of the how energy policy is made during its annual legislative sessions, including the current General Assembly – which concludes this weekend – and the resulting regulations that flow from them.

By Jim Pierobon . 23 February 2017
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Q&A: Why energy policy in Virginia is 'still depressing'

Ivy Main has long helped Virginians make sense of the how energy policy is made during its annual legislative sessions, including the current General Assembly – which concludes this weekend – and the resulting regulations that flow from them.

By Jim Pierobon . 23 February 2017