The Emergency Utilities Protection Act went into effect July 1st, and it prevents utilities from cutting off customers on days of extreme weather, or other situations that warrant high usage. These protections address the ever growing threat of climate change’s consequences in a just manner that brings Virginia up to speed with the rest of the South.
PSE Health Energy developed a map highlighting the median energy cost burden across counties in Virginia.
PSE Healthy Energy released an issue brief discussing the extent of energy cost burdens in Virginia and how they affect the state's most vulnerable residents.
Small-scale nuclear reactors aka "SMRs" are one of the most expensive power projects to build, and several bills this session would allow utilities to push cost risk onto ratepayers.
VCN is supporting efforts to strengthen energy efficiency across the Commonwealth through the SAVE Act.
VCN and our Partners pursued legislation to defend our clean energy policies, reform utility rate regulation, and expand distributed solar energy.
See conservation policy updates on Clear-Cutting Forests, Bad Energy Development, and Budget Conferees from week 6 of the General Assembly session.
See conservation policy updates on Crossover, Expanding Solar Energy, and Transit Infrastructure/Electrification Funding from week 5 of the General Assembly session.
The Guide to the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act translates key parts of Virginia's Electric Utility Regulation code into plain language, provided by Reisinger and Gooch LLC.