by Karuna | Apr 22, 2026 | Economic Impacts, Events, Health & Safety, Latest News, News
NO VALLEY LINK What is it? Dominion Energy has proposed the construction of “Joshua Falls to Yeat,” a 115-mile 765,000-volt transmission Powerline that would cut through Central Virginia from Culpeper to Campbell County. Nine counties risk being affected if it is...
by Karuna | Feb 26, 2026 | Climate Change, Conservation, Economic Impacts, Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, News, Regulatory Permit Process
We in Friends of Buckingham are grateful to our friends at the Piedmont Environmental Council for allowing us to share their insights into the dire costs this will bear for all of us across the Virginia Commonwealth. Coming: $1 billion, 115-mile Transmission Line Dear...
by Karuna | Oct 29, 2024 | Economic Impacts, Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, Industrial Solar, Regulatory Permit Process
A 60-day public comment period will begin on Monday, October 7, 2024, upon publication of the proposed regulatory action for HB 206 in Volume 41, Issue 3 of the Virginia Register. Additional dates associated with this action: The comment period will run from Oct. 7...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Apr 20, 2020 | Economic Impacts, Politics of energy
When announcing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, its owners, including Dominion Energy, said the project is essential for us to have the energy we need, will save us millions of dollars each year, foster economic development and be a windfall for shareholders. Events...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 19, 2020 | Economic Impacts, Politics of energy
Several bills have crossed over in the Virginia legislature that would hinder the State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) ability to rule whether or not clean energy projects would be in the ratepayers’ interest. By mandating that it is in the “public...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 14, 2019 | Economic Impacts
Chevron’s multibillion-dollar write-down of gas assets is the most recent sign that the gas supply has far outstripped demand. HOUSTON — A decade ago, natural gas was heralded as the fuel of the future. In shale fields across the country, hydraulic fracturing uncorked...