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Energy 2025: HEWA, JOHN D.
In 2017, Hewa joined the member-owned utility as vice president and chief operating officer. Three years later, he took the helm of the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative following the retirement of Kent Farmer, who’d worked there for more than four decades. In addition to leading the cooperative that today provides electricity to nearly 182,000 connections across […]
Energy 2025: COSBY, CHRIS
Cosby signed on to lead ODEC in February, succeeding John C. Lee, who retired after leading the cooperative since 2023. He joined the cooperative in 2018 as a director of asset manager and most recently served as chief operating officer. Incorporated in 1948, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative owned […]
Energy 2025: GLUSKI, ANDRÉS R.
Originally from Venezuela, Gluski joined AES in 2000 and became its president and CEO in 2011. The Fortune 500 global electric utility generates and distributes power in 15 countries. In 2024, AES reported $12.3 billion in revenue, with $47 billion in assets. For 2024, Gluski’s total compensation was about $13.4 million. Gluski seems optimistic about […]
Energy 2025: BAINE, EDWARD H. ‘ED’
Raised on a Lunenburg County tobacco farm, Baine attended Virginia Tech, earning an electrical engineering degree. Starting out as an associate engineer, Baine has worked for Fortune 500 utility Dominion Energy for 30 years. Baine became president of Dominion Energy Virginia in 2020. Since January, following the retirement of Diane Leopold, Dominion Energy’s former executive […]
Transco pipeline to expand for Virginia power demand
In May, Tulsa, Oklahoma-based energy company Williams announced an expansion of its Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line, a move designed to help meet Virginia’s voracious appetite for power. Currently extending 10,000 miles from South Texas to New York, the pipeline, better known as Transco, will be expanded to carry an additional 950 million cubic feet of […]
Trump EPA moves to repeal climate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action that Administrator Lee Zeldin said would remove billions of dollars in costs for industry and help “unleash” American energy. The EPA also proposed weakening a regulation […]
Developer withdraws unpopular Pittsylvania data centers proposal
After months of Pittsylvania County residents and business owners speaking against an $8.85 billion data center campus and natural gas power plant proposed for land along Chalk Level Road, the developer announced Monday that it has withdrawn its rezoning application “The company is now evaluating alternative development options for the property in addition to the […]
Lawmakers grapple with Virginia’s increasing energy demand
Virginia faces a dilemma. Data center developers are clamoring to build in Virginia with the sort of zeal typically reserved for hipsters attempting to win admittance into secret speakeasies. Residents of some Virginia localities have fought mightily against data center growth, citing environmental concerns and increased demand for electricity, and county and state politicians have […]
Dominion files for SCC approval of Chesterfield gas-fired plant
Dominion Energy submitted an application with the Virginia State Corporation Commission Monday to install four natural gas-fired turbines on 95 acres at the utility’s Chesterfield Power Station. Dubbed the Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center (CERC), the facility, which is expected to cost $1.47 billion, will generate 944 megawatts of energy. The plant will provide electricity to […[...]
2025 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: Jennifer V. Montague
In 2023, Montague was named president and COO of Columbia Gas, after serving as parent company NiSource’s senior vice president and chief customer officer. Her time in the energy industry goes back decades, having previously worked at BP and Commonwealth Edison. Montague also serves on boards for the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, UNCF Richmond and […]
Proposed $8.8B+ Pittsylvania data center campus hits roadblock
So many Pittsylvania County residents turned out to voice their — predominantly opposed — opinions regarding a proposed $8.8 billion-plus data center campus and natural gas power plant that a county planning commission meeting ran about five hours Tuesday, ending around 11:40 p.m. As the meeting neared its end, Steven Gould, the attorney representing Balico, […]
‘Drill, baby, drill’ mantra ignites optimism for energy industry
Between a sour economy, stubborn inflation, mayhem at the border, war around the world, and countless other political issues in this election cycle, there was little time to outline platforms in detail. So when it came to energy policy, President-elect Donald Trump would simply say “drill, baby, drill” and rally crowds would go wild. It’s […]
