Virginia Rejoins RGGI to Cut Energy Costs | Richmond News

Virginia’s energy future just got a major upgrade as Governor Abigail Spanberger signs 18 new bills—15 with bipartisan backing—aimed at slashing high energy costs and securing long-term energy independence. A key move? Virginia’s official reentry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), kicking in tomorrow, which will funnel revenue into energy efficiency and flood resilience. A new RGGI credit program is even designed to offset costs and potentially save households money each month. But not everyone’s thrilled—critics call it a hidden tax that ignores cheap, reliable energy sources and fails to spur new clean infrastructure. Beyond RGGI, the laws tackle peak pricing via energy storage, boost home efficiency, cut heating bills, and prevent big users like data centers from inflating costs. Tomorrow’s the day—watch to see how Virginia’s energy landscape evolves. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6e985b65966076bc