by Bob Day | Sep 24, 2015 | Politics of energy
The commonwealth’s highest court rejects a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Source: Virginia’s contempt for transparency – The Washington Post While FOB is spending much of its time currently fighting the ACP project, there are occasionally gems...
by Bob Day | Sep 7, 2015 | Politics of energy
A member of Beyond Extreme Energy (BXE) who was arrested inside the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission building in May and charged with illegal entry was declared not guilty last week (Aug. 20) in a bench trial before Judge John F. McCabe Jr. in D.C. Superior Court....
by Bob Day | Sep 5, 2015 | Politics of energy
Since 2007, the bill for a typical residential consumer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month has increased more than 20 percent, with more than half that increase coming from the generation-rate riders, which have been allowed since 2009. Source: Dominion Va. Power...
by Bob Day | Sep 5, 2015 | Politics of energy
Richmond’s politically muscular electric utility has been under assault from grass-roots movements for proposed natural gas pipelines and not pushing renewable energy such as wind and solar fast enough. Source: Dominion Power’s confusing riders and what they mean for...
by Bob Day | Sep 5, 2015 | Politics of energy
Recently, Dominion Virginia Power Senior Vice President Bob Blue complained about the negative publicity surrounding a ‘very small portion’ of Dominion’s donations that were financed by the utility’s customers. Did Blue really believe it is...
