Since 2014, Washington Gas has been working to replace the D.C.’s aging pipelines in a project called PROJECTpipes. Ten years later, there’s a push to pause it.
A proposed power plant in Chesterfield County is meeting with the ire of local residents. Dominion Energy s Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center would be a gas-powered plant near the James River. However, residents are worried about the environmental and health effects of the plant. .
Today is the final public hearing for Connecticut ratepayers to comment on two proposed rate increases for gas utilities. Connecticut Natural Gas and Southern Connecticut Natural Gas filed for rate increases in 2023. CNG wants to boost company revenues by $20 million with a one-year rate plan beginning November 1. .
Virginia s General Assembly has approved legislation to develop small modular nuclear reactors. The bills passed both chambers despite concerns about how this affects ratepayers. Senate Bill 454 allows utility companies to begin billing customers during a research and development phase, which means ratepayers can be billed for engineering, site development and other costs before utility companies get a power plant permit. .