Virginia Legislature Bucks Governor’s Amendments to Dominion-Backed Bill
Key takeaways
- The legislation, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, and Del.
- The two lawmakers receive campaign contributions from Dominion and are considered allies of the utility.
- “I think we got to a good place,” said Josephus Allmond, Spanberger’s recently appointed chief energy officer, in a brief interview last Wednesday, adding that the bills are “still under review.”
Why this matters: environmental and climate reporting with long-term consequences.
Republish Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers remarks on Feb. 24 in Williamsburg. Credit: Mike Kropf/Getty Images Related NOAA Defends Cuts to Research and Climate Monitoring at Budget Hearing Trump Takes a ‘Wrecking Ball’ to Independent Scientific Advisory Board Duke Energy Received Tax Breaks on Its Three N.C. Data Centers Share This Article Republish Most Popular Nearly One-Fifth of Americans Are Consuming Water With High Levels of Nitrates A Bill to Gut Endangered Species Protections Faced a Major Setback This Week The Next El Niño Could Lock Earth Into a Hotter Climate RICHMOND, Va.—A bill backed by Virginia’s largest and most powerful electric utility is on Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk for final action after the legislature rejected some of her cost-saving suggestions.
The legislation, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, and Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling, D-Henrico, would assign certain electric grid upgrade costs to data centers and allow Dominion Energy to spend $900,000 a mile burying local distribution lines.
The two lawmakers receive campaign contributions from Dominion and are considered allies of the utility.