Hey, Dominion… Where are the Renewables? In 2007, Virginia passed its Voluntary Renewable Energy Standard. Since then across the U.S., wind energy has increased by 347% to 40,226 MW, employing 75,000 Americans.* And solar energy has increased by 548% to 878 MW, employing 100,000 Americans.* How much wind and solar power has Dominion developed in [...]

By now most of the members of the General Assembly understand that Virginia’s renewable energy law is broken. Although the 2007 law was intended to stimulate investments in high-quality renewable energy like wind and solar, we’ve see no such investments in Virginia. Instead of building a wind farm here, for example, Dominion Virginia Power has [...]

Keep Dominion in the hot seat. Join numerous other ratepayers from throughout Virginia in releasing some steam on Dominion via the editorial pages. Along the right sidebar we’ve provided links to just such LTEs (letters-to-the-editor). Some talking points on writing yours can be found by clicking here. Let’s keep the drum beat pounding. We know [...]

It’s enough to make you want to pull your hair out! Dominion passes off to each of us its ratepayers those costs involved with satisfying Virginia’s renewable energy law.  And what kind of renewable energy are we paying for?  Dams, trash and wood.  No wind and no solar. Worse still, the energy from dams, trash [...]

Perhaps you remember the Dominion Power print ads that ran last year. Big, glossy spreads showing seagrass bending in the breeze, with a picture of a wind turbine and the words, “Natural. Abundant. Renewable. Wind. That’s why we’re harnessing it to help power Virginia’s energy future.” Only, it turns out, it isn’t. It never was. [...]