Tag: Dominion Energy
“The 50 States of Solar” Report — Q2 2026
The Q2 2026 edition of “The 50 States of Solar” report finds that 45 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, took some type of distributed solar policy action during Q2 2026, with the greatest number of actions continuing to address net metering policies (53), community solar policies (48) … [continued]
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6 States Leading the USA on Smart Energy Policy Halfway through 2026
Across the country, governors and state lawmakers are facing the same challenge: electricity demand is rising, power bills are increasing, and constituents expect solutions. Increasingly, policymakers from both parties are arriving at the same answer. Solar and energy storage are among the fastest, most cost-effective resources available to add new … [continued]
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Sierra Club North Carolina Reacts: NextEra & Dominion File Application to Merge, Form Country’s Largest Utility
Proposed Merger Fails Public Interest Scrutiny NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy — two of the nation’s highest polluting utilities with record-high profits — submitted applications to the North Carolina Utilities Commission, South Carolina Public Service Commission, and the Virginia State Corporation Commission to merge into one single utility. The proposed merger … [continued]
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America’s Wind Market Keeps Building Under Policy Pressure
The useful way to understand U.S. wind energy in 2026 is to start with a contradiction. In physical terms, it remains one of the largest and most important wind markets in the world. In policy terms, it has become less stable and less predictable in a short period. The dichotomy … [continued]
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Why Do Cities Continue To Accept Rising Utility Prices?
Why were US utility prices so high in Q1 2026? Is it a recent phenonemon, or is it a result of long-established trends? You’d think that natural gas itself would be the cause of rising costs, right? You would’ve been correct years ago, but there’s a set of more recent … [continued]
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