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February 21, 2025

Virginia

House of Delegates Commerce and Energy Committee
Virginia Panel Clears Bills to Increase SCC Rate Authority
The Virginia House Commerce and Energy Committee voted to tighten regulation of electric utility rates as disparate interests lined up behind two bills.
DCSEU
Bill to Expand Community Solar Target Clears Virginia Senate Panel
A Virginia Senate committee cleared a bill to expand Dominion’s "shared solar" target to 1.5 GW while changing how consumers who use the resource are charged.
Dominion Energy
Dominion-backed Bill Promises Savings, but Comes with Strings
Dominion is backing a bill that critics say would limit Virginia regulators' ability to set its rates, while the utility says it would save consumers millions.
State of Virginia
Virginia Gov. Youngkin Calls for Energy Policy Changes in Speech
Gov. Glenn Youngkin gave his State of the Commonwealth speech, which included calls to change Virginia’s climate law and end its ties to California regulations.
Daphne Munroe
Northeastern States Plan OSW Compensation Fund for Fisheries
Nine states are seeking input from fisheries and other stakeholders on a plan to compensate fishing-related businesses for losses caused by offshore wind.
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Va. Air Panel Votes to Exit RGGI
Appointees of Gov. Glenn Youngkin acted to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, likely setting up a legal showdown with environmentalists.
Dominion Energy
Dominion Announces Full Business Review During Q3 Earnings
Dominion Energy is embarking on a “top-to-bottom” review of its investments and operations to address underperforming share values, the company announced.
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Dominion, Va. Stakeholders File Settlement over Performance Req for OSW Project
Dominion filed a settlement agreement proposing an alternative to the performance requirement ordered by the SCC for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.
Office of the Governor of Virginia
Youngkin Announces Funding for Va. ‘Nuclear Innovation Hub’
Gov. Glenn Youngkin is doubling down on his efforts to bring the nation’s first commercial small modular nuclear reactor to abandoned coalfields in Virginia.
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Virginia Gov. Youngkin Releases 2022 Energy Plan
Gov. Youngkin's energy plan focuses on developing still-untested carbon-free resources alongside current renewable technology to make up for lost capacity.

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