Virginia set to rejoin RGGI as utilities prepare to pass the cost back to ratepayers

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 446

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Virginia is poised to reenter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative this summer, a move that could again add a monthly charge to electricity customers’ bills as utilities resume buying carbon credits.

State officials expect the commonwealth to participate in the program’s September auction once regulations to reestablish the CO2 budget trading program are finalized. Dominion Energy plans to petition the State Corporation Commission in June to add the cost of those credit auctions back …

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