Assessing Virginia’s Hidden Wind and Solar Costs

by Paul Driessen, CFACT, ©2022 (Jan. 29, 2022) — Among Governor Glenn Youngkin’s first actions was Executive Order #9 initiating Virginia’s withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the Northeastern US “carbon market” that sets and enforces emission limits for coal and gas power plants. RGGI also lets utilities buy “carbon credits” when emissions exceed […]