Virginia State Corporation Commission

A bipartisan Senate permitting bill that could cut up to eight years off energy-project timelines is now at risk because the Trump DOJ's renewed attacks on offshore wind permits may blow up the negotiations, according to sponsor Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.

Virginia regulators may shift some transmission costs from ratepayers to data centers, with a docket exploring expansion to upstream costs.

Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind cost estimate rose to about $11.7B (up ~$288M), pushing completion to end-2027, driven by PJM network upgrade costs, tariffs, and turbine-install projections, while regulatory dynamics around its NextEra merger add upside/downside risk.