Virginia Grassroots Coalition - Climate
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Working group for Climate and Clean Energy within the coalition.
Supporting VA legislation to lower emissions and accelerate an affordable, clean energy economy.
https://virginiagrassroots.org/coalition-wg-climate.php
Working group for Climate and Clean Energy within the coalition.
Supporting VA legislation to lower emissions and accelerate an affordable, clean energy economy.
https://virginiagrassroots.org/coalition-wg-climate.php
You probably need to go to Instagram and hear it direct from @montroseva.bsky.social
Closing fossil fuel infrastructure should be part of the cost calculator for building it. (And Dominion Energy wants to build 8 x $1B plants for data center demand).
Closing fossil fuel infrastructure should be part of the cost calculator for building it. (And Dominion Energy wants to build 8 x $1B plants for data center demand).
montroseva on Instagram: "See the excellent work from our colleague Peter Cary @thefauquiertimes @princewilliamtimes in his series “A Dirtier Future”:[Domini…"
See the excellent work from our colleague Peter Cary @thefauquiertimes @princewilliamtimes in his series “A Dirtier Future”:[Dominion spokesman Tim Eberly said] “Dominion estimates it would cost customers $175 million to retire all coal and gas plants because they would have to be replaced by new nuclear plants, small nuclear reactors, and much more solar and battery storage. “That is not a realistic or affordable option for our customers,”Oh, but all those gas plants are?And the latest game to convince folks that renewable energy is “too expensive”? RECs. RECs are the “credits” Dominion has to buy under the VCEA if they don’t produce enough renewables. They were supposed to be the enforcement “stick”…But Dominion has applied to push the REC costs onto ratepayers too. So we pay for the gas plants and we pay the penalties for the gas plants, and we pay with our health as Dominion smirks and says oh, we agree, renewables are just toooooo expensive. It’s 🐂 💩. #virginia #804 #energy #power #bills
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January 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
You probably need to go to Instagram and hear it direct from @montroseva.bsky.social
Closing fossil fuel infrastructure should be part of the cost calculator for building it. (And Dominion Energy wants to build 8 x $1B plants for data center demand).
Closing fossil fuel infrastructure should be part of the cost calculator for building it. (And Dominion Energy wants to build 8 x $1B plants for data center demand).
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Richmond City and Chesterfield County voters: Today is the final day of early, in-person voting for elections in SD-15 and HD-77. Make a plan to cast your ballot and ensure your voice is heard in these crucial elections!
January 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Richmond City and Chesterfield County voters: Today is the final day of early, in-person voting for elections in SD-15 and HD-77. Make a plan to cast your ballot and ensure your voice is heard in these crucial elections!
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This is going to be so, so good.
Please join us — along with @thirdactorg.bsky.social, @eldersclimate.bsky.social, and @wetheseniors.bsky.social — for this insightful discussion.
www.environmentalvoter.org/OrganizingOl...
Please join us — along with @thirdactorg.bsky.social, @eldersclimate.bsky.social, and @wetheseniors.bsky.social — for this insightful discussion.
www.environmentalvoter.org/OrganizingOl...
Panel: Organizing Older Climate Voters
Join a panel of experts for a discussion on organizing older climate voters.
www.environmentalvoter.org
January 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
This is going to be so, so good.
Please join us — along with @thirdactorg.bsky.social, @eldersclimate.bsky.social, and @wetheseniors.bsky.social — for this insightful discussion.
www.environmentalvoter.org/OrganizingOl...
Please join us — along with @thirdactorg.bsky.social, @eldersclimate.bsky.social, and @wetheseniors.bsky.social — for this insightful discussion.
www.environmentalvoter.org/OrganizingOl...
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Local crew: come on out to the Bull Run library next Tuesday, Jan. 6 for a town hall meeting at 6PM with @jetforva.bsky.social and me to discuss the 2026 Virginia General Assembly session. #valeg #vagov #Virginia
Join @pwcdanica.bsky.social and Team Thomas on January 6th at the Bull Run Library for a town hall on the upcoming legislative session. Details and RSVP here: forms.gle/94uqjRHEPJ9Z...
December 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Local crew: come on out to the Bull Run library next Tuesday, Jan. 6 for a town hall meeting at 6PM with @jetforva.bsky.social and me to discuss the 2026 Virginia General Assembly session. #valeg #vagov #Virginia
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It's almost as if opposing massive, greedy, energy-intensive fossil fuel export industries overlaps perfectly with trying to improve affordability
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Gas Exports Are Driving Up Americans’ Energy Bills, Report Says - Inside Climate News
Higher exports of liquefied natural gas in 2025 played a significant role in rising utility bills, an analysis of federal data found.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It's almost as if opposing massive, greedy, energy-intensive fossil fuel export industries overlaps perfectly with trying to improve affordability
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'Dominion has said the stoppage will cost the company $5 million a day and jeopardize a 2026 completion date, in addition to threatening the reliability of the electrical grid. At that rate, a work stoppage from Dec. 22 to the Jan. 16 hearing date would equate to a loss of roughly $130 million.'
December 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
'Dominion has said the stoppage will cost the company $5 million a day and jeopardize a 2026 completion date, in addition to threatening the reliability of the electrical grid. At that rate, a work stoppage from Dec. 22 to the Jan. 16 hearing date would equate to a loss of roughly $130 million.'
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Out of 353 operating offshore wind projects, two (yes only 2) are in the USA.
That's because the fossil fuel industry has so much political power in America because of our low voter turnout.
That's because the fossil fuel industry has so much political power in America because of our low voter turnout.
If offshore wind farms pose a security threat, China is a sitting duck.
December 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Out of 353 operating offshore wind projects, two (yes only 2) are in the USA.
That's because the fossil fuel industry has so much political power in America because of our low voter turnout.
That's because the fossil fuel industry has so much political power in America because of our low voter turnout.
Costing $5 million a day just on ship costs, says Dominion Energy in lawsuit against the Administration. Hearing on Monday.
Virginia offshore wind developer sues over Trump administration order halting projects
The developers of a Virginia offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, along with four others, over national sec...
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December 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Costing $5 million a day just on ship costs, says Dominion Energy in lawsuit against the Administration. Hearing on Monday.
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Virginia is subsidizing a multi-trillion dollar industry with a $1.6B tax break at a time when we’re trying to determine how we’re going to backfill the federal cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.
Once again, I’ll be introducing a budget amendment to end this exemption.
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Once again, I’ll be introducing a budget amendment to end this exemption.
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Virginia's data center tax abatement surges to estimated $1.6 billion in fiscal 2025 - Washington Business Journal
Virginia's data center sales tax exemption hit a new milestone in fiscal 2025, cracking a staggering $1.6 billion in foregone sales and use tax revenue, per a new report.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Virginia is subsidizing a multi-trillion dollar industry with a $1.6B tax break at a time when we’re trying to determine how we’re going to backfill the federal cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.
Once again, I’ll be introducing a budget amendment to end this exemption.
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Once again, I’ll be introducing a budget amendment to end this exemption.
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Translation: monopoly utilities and big tech companies can now work out mutually beneficial deals in private and then rush them through without any say from the captive ratepaying public.
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Louisiana adopts ‘lightning speed’ process to power data centers
Utilities will be allowed to bypass competitive bidding for new energy generation used for "large load" customers.
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December 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Dominion files lawsuit, says halt to Virginia wind project is ‘arbitrary and illegal’ trib.al/KW2gxeZ
Dominion files suit against Trump administration, says halting wind project is ‘arbitrary and illegal’
Dominion Energy sued the Trump administration after an order that the energy provider stop work on its offshore wind project which has been in the works for over 10 years.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Dominion files lawsuit, says halt to Virginia wind project is ‘arbitrary and illegal’ trib.al/KW2gxeZ
How much daily water usage for a proposed Google data center in Botetourt county, VA?
A) 2M gallons/mo
B) 2M gallons/day
C) 8M gallons/day
D) nobody's allowed to know
A) 2M gallons/mo
B) 2M gallons/day
C) 8M gallons/day
D) nobody's allowed to know
A legal dispute over transparency and water | The Current #datacenter #waterusage
YouTube video by The Current | Roanoke
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December 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
How much daily water usage for a proposed Google data center in Botetourt county, VA?
A) 2M gallons/mo
B) 2M gallons/day
C) 8M gallons/day
D) nobody's allowed to know
A) 2M gallons/mo
B) 2M gallons/day
C) 8M gallons/day
D) nobody's allowed to know
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Check this out. That bozo Burgum is bragging about how inexpensive electricity is in his home state. That's because North Dakotans get a third of their electricity from the wind turning turbines without having buy fossil fuels to burn.
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Check this out. That bozo Burgum is bragging about how inexpensive electricity is in his home state. That's because North Dakotans get a third of their electricity from the wind turning turbines without having buy fossil fuels to burn.
We made the investment in fuel-free energy (and we're paying for it on our Dominion bills already - including $50M for a specialized ship).
This political attack on Virginia's energy generating infrastructure investment can't stand. It's mad.
This political attack on Virginia's energy generating infrastructure investment can't stand. It's mad.
The announcement to pause CVOW came just one day after a ship left port to begin installing the first turbines #valeg #vagov
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Dominion offshore wind project paused over cited national security concerns • Virginia Mercury
Interior Department orders 90-day halt as the utility company warns delay could strain grid reliability.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We made the investment in fuel-free energy (and we're paying for it on our Dominion bills already - including $50M for a specialized ship).
This political attack on Virginia's energy generating infrastructure investment can't stand. It's mad.
This political attack on Virginia's energy generating infrastructure investment can't stand. It's mad.
We're watching.
Voters chose candidates to act on affordable energy and curb data centers.
Voters chose candidates to act on affordable energy and curb data centers.
Legislators cue up last year’s vetoed energy bills for a new session, but leave us wanting more • Virginia Mercury
The bills are back in town, but if legislators aren’t more aggressive this year, next year they will find themselves further behind than ever, writes columnist Ivy Main
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December 23, 2025 at 1:15 AM
We're watching.
Voters chose candidates to act on affordable energy and curb data centers.
Voters chose candidates to act on affordable energy and curb data centers.
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Why are our energy costs skyrocketing?
MD, MA and CT senators ask the question of the data center giants.
Why are our energy costs skyrocketing?
MD, MA and CT senators ask the question of the data center giants.
Senators Investigate Role of A.I. Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs
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December 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Why are our energy costs skyrocketing?
MD, MA and CT senators ask the question of the data center giants.
Why are our energy costs skyrocketing?
MD, MA and CT senators ask the question of the data center giants.
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“Trump is finishing what Kiggans started by officially halting Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind. Kiggans and Trump’s reckless actions will jack up electricity bills, eliminate good-paying jobs...and undermine energy security in Hampton Roads." - @dccc bluevirginia.us/2025/12/afte...
December 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“Trump is finishing what Kiggans started by officially halting Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind. Kiggans and Trump’s reckless actions will jack up electricity bills, eliminate good-paying jobs...and undermine energy security in Hampton Roads." - @dccc bluevirginia.us/2025/12/afte...
PA youth fight for a safe environment takes on a data center project.
Pennsylvania youth just filed a major climate appeal to stop the Homer City project—a plan to turn a former coal plant into the nation’s largest gas-fired power plant, emitting 17.5 million tons of pollution every year. Learn more: ourchildrenstrust.org/pennsylvania #YouthvGov
December 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
PA youth fight for a safe environment takes on a data center project.
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Spanberger unveiled some of the main energy bills she plans to support in the General Assembly in January. The main focus is on efficiency programs, calculating load growth, and battery storage expansion. #valeg #vagov
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Gov.-elect Spanberger outlines energy priorities with focus on efficiency, battery storage • Virginia Mercury
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger detailed how she plans to work with legislators to make utility bills more affordable, as the cost of electricity continues to rise.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Spanberger unveiled some of the main energy bills she plans to support in the General Assembly in January. The main focus is on efficiency programs, calculating load growth, and battery storage expansion. #valeg #vagov
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Sanity check indeed. What are the chances this data center load will materialize? If you guessed 1%, that would be too high -
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New report exposes inflated load growth projections from data centers in the Southeast - Southern Environmental Law Center
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report released today by Greenlink Analytics and Science for Georgia, commissioned by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), finds that energy load growth attributed to...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Sanity check indeed. What are the chances this data center load will materialize? If you guessed 1%, that would be too high -
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Hey Loudoun County, enjoying those lower county taxes, thanks to data center payoffs?
The real costs have not been measured.
You're passing on to all Virginians:
higher utility bills,
competition for water, and
degraded air-quality for the larger region.
Why is DEQ not protecting residents?
The real costs have not been measured.
You're passing on to all Virginians:
higher utility bills,
competition for water, and
degraded air-quality for the larger region.
Why is DEQ not protecting residents?
Virginia Regulators Weigh Expanded Use of Data Center’s Polluting Generators - Inside Climate News
The state’s Department of Environmental Quality would expand permissible uses during emergencies to include “planned outages” by grid operators, presumably for power line upgrades. Environmentalists s...
insideclimatenews.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Hey Loudoun County, enjoying those lower county taxes, thanks to data center payoffs?
The real costs have not been measured.
You're passing on to all Virginians:
higher utility bills,
competition for water, and
degraded air-quality for the larger region.
Why is DEQ not protecting residents?
The real costs have not been measured.
You're passing on to all Virginians:
higher utility bills,
competition for water, and
degraded air-quality for the larger region.
Why is DEQ not protecting residents?
Thank you for explaining for-profit electric utilities in terms that make the absurdity pop 👇
Anyway, imagine if the federal government gave Amazon monopoly ownership of all US highways and guaranteed Amazon a 10% profit every year on their cumulative historical spending on highways, minus the debt they carried. Amazon would build a shitload of highways, the more expensive the better.
December 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Thank you for explaining for-profit electric utilities in terms that make the absurdity pop 👇
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The right rhetoric from Virginia's incoming Lt. Governor. Now comes the hard part, for policymakers in Virginia and elsewhere: turning rhetoric into action, and taking on the entrenched interests that have gotten us here:
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Virginia data centers must pay ‘fair share,’ incoming lieutenant governor says
“There is new energy in this legislature, and with it a real opportunity to build new energy right here in the Commonwealth,” said Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi.
www.utilitydive.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The right rhetoric from Virginia's incoming Lt. Governor. Now comes the hard part, for policymakers in Virginia and elsewhere: turning rhetoric into action, and taking on the entrenched interests that have gotten us here:
www.utilitydive.com/news/spanber...
www.utilitydive.com/news/spanber...
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⚡️ICYMI: Our latest report takes a deep dive into the root causes of APCO's rising energy bills and policy solutions to lower them. To learn more, read The Path to Affordable Power: Lowering Bills for Appalachian Power Customers. www.cleanvirginia.org/wp-content/u...
December 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
⚡️ICYMI: Our latest report takes a deep dive into the root causes of APCO's rising energy bills and policy solutions to lower them. To learn more, read The Path to Affordable Power: Lowering Bills for Appalachian Power Customers. www.cleanvirginia.org/wp-content/u...
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The person in charge of powering data centers in our country doesn’t know how many data centers we have or how much their energy costs.
December 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The person in charge of powering data centers in our country doesn’t know how many data centers we have or how much their energy costs.