Dominion Energy – The Republican Standard

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John Hugh DeMastri - March 15, 2023

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California Climate Regulations Negatively Impact Virginians

Virginia is responsible for 3.7 million more tons of carbon dioxide to provide electricity to its citizens than when it first joined a multi-state climate initiative in 2021, according to a recent analysis by a former Trump administration official. Virginia formally joined the 12-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI ) in 2021, imposing a carbon cap on […]

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Austin Hamblen - August 8, 2022

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Dominion Power Gets the Okay for Planned Offshore Wind Farm

Virginia is about to be home to one of the largest offshore wind farms on the east coast after regulators have given Dominion Power the approval to build off the coast of Virginia Beach and recover the cost from ratepayers. The State Corporation Commission issued its approval order in the case on Friday for the […]

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Eric Burk - August 2, 2022

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Dominion Energy Opens Energy Storage Bank to Accompany Wind, Solar

Dominion Energy is now operating a 12-megawatt bank of three battery systems at its Scott Solar facility in Powhatan County. That’s the largest battery storage project the utility operates, according to a Thursday announcement, and is part of a pilot program aimed at developing energy storage alongside wind and solar power generation. “Battery storage is an […]

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Eric Burk - July 10, 2022

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Charlotte Board of Supervisors Approves Permit for Largest Solar Facility in Virginia (So Far)

The Charlotte County Board of Supervisors approved a use permit for an 800 megawatt solar facility — the largest in Virginia so far, according to SoVaNow. That moves the Randolph Solar Project close to its sale from developer SolUnesco to Dominion Energy, which needs to reduce carbon emissions after the General Assembly passed the Virginia Clean Economy […]

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Austin Hamblen - April 1, 2022

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Miyares Sees ‘Significant Risks’ With Green Energy Boondoggle

The Office of the Virginia Attorney General has told state regulators that Dominion Energy has overstated the economic benefits of a proposed offshore wind farm, and that he sees “significant risks” for customers from the costly project. The State Corporation Commission is considering Richmond-based Dominion’s plans for the approximately $9.8 billion, 180 turbine wind farm […]

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Patrick Houck - March 17, 2022

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Amid Soaring Energy Prices, Dominion Sticks It to Virginians

You’ve got to hand it to Dominion Energy. They do a magnificent job looking out for the little guy. Wait a minute, sorry, I was thinking of a hypothetical parallel universe where Virginia’s largest electric utility shows a modicum of fairness to its customers. In our current reality, it’s all about charging Virginians an arm […]

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Patrick Houck - February 26, 2022

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Dominion’s Involvement in Governor’s Race Greater Than Previously Thought

Back in October, Bacon’s Rebellion wrote in detail about a $200,000 donation by Dominion Energy to Virginia Accountability PAC, a benign-sounding but nefarious super PAC determined to keep Glenn Youngkin out of the governor’s office by any means necessary. The PAC had a particularly dastardly plot, even by the low standards we’ve come to expect […]

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Donny Ferguson - October 19, 2021

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Youngkin Calls Out McAuliffe After Dominion Bankrolls Fake Ads

Political outsider, successful business leader and Republican nominee for governor Glenn Youngkin’s campaign spokeswoman Macaulay Porter released the following statement after it was revealed that Dominion Energy has so far spent hundreds of thousands of dollars funding Accountability Virginia PAC, a deceptive political group airing false attack ads against Youngkin on behalf of Terry McAuliffe: […]

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TRS Staff - March 4, 2019

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Energy And Environmental Legislation Passed By Republicans In General Assembly

From securing the Commonwealth’s coal ash ponds to directing energy companies to provide incentives to low-income Virginians, Republicans passed a handful of bills that will directly impact energy usage and the environment.