Walton Shepherd and Dawone Robinson
There’s reason to celebrate in Richmond today, for both the climate and the consumer, as we turn the page on an outdated regulatory model that was becoming a drag on Virginia’s economy.
Significant energy legislation now sits at Governor Northam’s desk for his signing that will vault the state out of the energy efficiency laggard category, with smart investments of over $1 billion in efficiency in the next decade. That will pave the way for the state to finally lower its rising electric bills, create the jobs that make the economy hum along more smoothly, and reduce costly climate change pollution from power plants.
