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SCC denies Walmart’s efforts to purchase third-party power
The retailer had requested permission to leave utility companies Dominion Energy Virginia and Appalachian Power Co. to purchase power elsewhere.
Senate panel rejects ban on offshore oil drilling
A bipartisan bill to ban oil drilling off Virginia’s coast was shot down on a 9-6 vote in a Senate committee Thursday.
Governor calls bipartisan effort to clean coal ash ‘historic’
Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox and a bipartisan group of legislators announced an agreement Thursday to clean up large ponds of toxic coal ash throughout the state.
Family-owned Virginia fuel businesses to combine
Fredericksburg-based Quarles Petroleum is acquiring Revere Gas.
More companies seek renewable energy
Corporate values and falling prices for solar are driving demand.
Framatome to relocate North American headquarters to Lynchburg
The nuclear power company currently employs 1,300 workers in the Hill City.
Electric utility reform
Gov. Ralph Northam convened a working group and hired a mediator to forge a compromise on the Dominion Energy-backed utility reform legislation.
New solar project approved for Gloucester County
Project will supply enough electricity to power more than 4,000 homes.
Northam wants Virginia exempted from Trump’s offshore drilling plan
Gov.-elect sends letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior, citing Florida’s exemption.
