Interested in participating in a discussion on Public Financing of Elections. Join us with Eric Petry from the Brennan Center for Justice on Wednesday, August 7th at 4 pm EST. Register here: bit.ly/3WNOXOa #peoplepower #moneyout

Appalachian Power Company customers' bills will increase $123 a year if the utility's request for a profit hike is approved by state regulators. Read our new blog post for everything you need to know about the rate case and what it means for your wallet. cleanvirginia.org/2024/08/09/blo…

Check out Clean Virginia's new Good Governance Director, Wes Gobar, speaking last night at the Hampton Roads Young Democrats Hampton Roads Young Dems Beach Bash about the impacts of utility monopoly influence and his vision for reform in the Commonwealth.

APCo Customers: Team up with Clean Virginia and The Clinch Coalition for a virtual event next Thursday, August 29th at 6 p.m.. Learn how to take action against rising energy bills and make yourself heard. RSVP now: cleanvirginia.org/act/event-stop…

Unprecedented numbers of APCo customers are sharing experiences with unaffordable energy bills after the utility requested a profit increase that could raise customers' bills by $123 a year. The good news: there's still time for you to take action and ask regulators to deny the

Dominion still facing opposition to natural gas plant proposal after location change virginiamercury.com/2024/08/27/dom… via The Virginia Mercury

🌟 Excited to announce Clean Virginia as a Platinum Sponsor for the 3rd Annual Power to the 757 Gala! 🌟 Grateful for their commitment to supporting our community and advocating for a cleaner, brighter future! #PowerToThe757 #CleanVirginia #CommunitySupport #Sustainability

Right now, investor-owned utilities (IOUs) make money by spending money -- ie, they get a rate of return on investments. This creates all kinds of perverse incentives. Better to tie profits to performance metrics! The folks at RMI explain how: rmi.org/insight/how-to…

“It’s a symbol of something really flawed and broken in a systemic way when you have average customers struggling to pay their bills while executives are raking in millions of dollars." The Roanoke Times Laurence Hammack roanoke.com/news/local/bus…

In response to APCo's request for a $95 million rate hike, more than 3,600 Virginians signed on to a letter asking regulators to deny the utility's profit increase. Read the full release: brnw.ch/21wMxsG

APCo lowered its request to raise base rates from $95 million to $64.2 million due to an error in its application, but several parties in the hearing say the hike is still too high, especially for its customers already struggling to pay unaffordable energy bills. The Roanoke Times

Unaffordable energy bills are a bipartisan issue. In a joint op-ed, Delegate Sam Rasoul 🍉 and Senator David Suetterlein team up to express concerns about the impacts APCo's proposed rate hike would have on the families and businesses of SWVA. Cardinal News brnw.ch/21wMB2b

1 in 4 households spend more than 15% of their income on energy bills, a new study finds. Low-income residents, Black households and Hispanic households experience higher energy burdens than other households. ACEEE aceee.org/press-release/…

Exciting news: 334,565 new jobs have been created in the last two years thanks to bipartisan federal funding for clean energy! brnw.ch/21wMHWW

It's officially election season! 🗳️ Mark your calendars for these important deadlines and visit elections.virginia.gov for more information about getting ready for the election.

PJM's latest capacity auction saw costs skyrocket to $14.7B—up from $2.2B last year. Why? Fossil fuel unreliability & PJM’s delay in connecting clean energy like wind, solar, & storage. Ratepayers are footing the bill for preventable failures. nrdc.org/bio/claire-lan…

Virtual power plants could slash costs by tens of billions, but state policies need to catch up. Advocates are pushing model legislation to unlock their potential in IL, MN, NM, and VA. Canary Media canarymedia.com/articles/virtu…

Virginia voters: Early in-person voting kicks off TODAY! Visit elections.virginia.gov for all the info you need to know about how to register and where to cast your ballot. 🗳️🎉