Virginia’s Net-Zero Energy Plan | Washington DC News

Virginia’s governor is rallying the public to help shape the state’s next ten-year energy plan, aiming for net-zero by 2045 — a legally mandated update every four years. With closed-door meetings already underway, she’s pushing for community input at a public meeting in Petersburg on August 3rd, urging residents to weigh in on how to balance rising energy costs, renewables, and even small modular reactors while keeping fossil fuels as a last resort. Unlike utility companies focused on meeting demand, this plan seeks flexible, actionable pathways to net zero — not just loopholes. With major utilities already required to retire carbon sources by 2050, the governor’s vision is about concrete, community-driven steps to get there, with the final report due October 1st. Thank you to our sponsor Garrett Waller Performance: http://coaching.garrettwaller.com 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/fda96d3fdd2a0ea7