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Youngkin has long called the nearly $5 monthly fee charged to Virginians by the state's power companies to be part of RGGI a tax. He pulled the state out of the program as a promise to reduce taxes.
There were efforts empowering localities to preserve or restore trees destroyed by construction, $11 million for oyster restoration, additional funds for the blue catfish industry, expanded invasive species management programs, and a ban on a toxic asphalt sealant.
The new law will add 150 MW to Dominion Energy’s program and create a shared solar program for Appalachian Power Company.
Virginia targets 30% renewable energy by 2030, and 100% by 2050. While much of the buildout thus far has been at the utility-scale, this legislation now opens a market for the buildout of shared solar for Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power .
State Senator Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon) joined four other representatives at McLean High School on Feb. 3 to hold a public hearing opposing Senator Dave Marsden’s (D-Burke) casino bill, SB 675.