Matt Busse

In March, the electric utility asked regulators for permission to earn about $95 million more per year. The State Corporation Commission on Wednesday authorized about a tenth of that amount.

A spokesperson for Dominion Energy cited several reasons, including the project's $2 billion price tag and the utility's focus on wind, solar, nuclear and other forms of power generation.

Appalachian says solar panel owners earn too much credit for their excess electricity, which unfairly shifts costs onto other customers. Solar proponents say the utility's proposal to lower that credit for new solar owners could hamper adoption of the technology.

The staff of a commission focused on electric utility regulation also recommended establishing a process under which the state could potentially take over from localities the approval process for solar projects deemed to be of “statewide significance.”

Morgan Olson had planned to bring 703 new jobs to the county but later announced more than 570 layoffs. It has paid back a $500,000 grant.

Meeting the rising demand will require significant new electricity generation and transmission infrastructure, according to the JLARC study.

State regulators are reviewing a proposal that would allow Columbia Gas of Virginia to raise its non-gas rates and charges, which would add about $6 to the average residential customer's monthly bill.

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The nuclear services firm forecasts a surge of support for the commercial nuclear industry in the years to come and is hiring and expanding its facilities now in anticipation of demand for its work.

The tech giant will use the power that it purchases from the planned 79.3-megawatt facility to support its data centers in Virginia. The wind farm was first announced in 2014 but has seen a number of delays.