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Energy Right’s ‘Weekly News Clips’ broadcast covers key energy news from the past week, sharing both positive and challenging stories. We include a variety of headlines, sharing select articles through social media and email campaigns to thousands across Virginia.
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Clean energy news across the state
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December 19, 2025
Virginia Mercury
Gov.-elect Spanberger outlines energy priorities with focus on efficiency, battery storage
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger outlined a broad affordability agenda aimed at lowering rising utility bills, emphasizing expanded battery storage, energy efficiency, and better use of existing grid infrastructure. She backed legislation to strengthen storage targets, revisit efficiency barriers, and improve oversight of utility demand forecasts, arguing proactive action is needed to keep costs down and reliability high as Virginia’s energy needs grow.
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December 19, 2025
Tech Stock 2
Dominion Energy’s Silent Solar Generator Debuts as Virginia Regulators Pause Chesterfield Gas Plant Approval
Virginia’s energy debate intensified as Dominion Energy showcased a solar-powered, mobile battery designed to replace diesel generators, while regulators paused approval of the utility’s proposed 944-MW Chesterfield gas plant. The parallel developments highlight a growing tension between meeting surging demand quickly and advancing cleaner, quieter alternatives across the commonwealth.
The State Corporation Commission’s pause on the gas project, challenged on climate and environmental justice grounds, comes as Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger pushes expanded battery storage as a reliability tool. Together, the moves signal a pivotal moment in how Virginia balances affordability, grid security, and its clean energy transition.
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December 19, 2025
Fool
Which States Produce the Most Renewable Energy?
Virginia ranks 26th nationwide, generating about 11.7% of its electricity from renewables, led overwhelmingly by solar. By contrast, Iowa tops the list with renewables supplying over 60% of its power, mostly wind, while Texas leads the nation in total renewable output. California stands out for its dominant solar generation, but renewable energy is, by now, recognized mostly as bipartisan.
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December 17, 2025
Smart Cities Dive
Virginia data centers must pay ‘fair share,’ incoming lieutenant governor says
Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi says Virginia should shift policy so data centers “pay their fair share,” including supplying more of their own power and speeding clean generation onto the grid. Citing a Synapse Energy Economics report, she framed the issue as affordability, with potential household savings over time. The debate lands as regulators approve new large-load rules and Dominion rate increases for 2026.
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