Americas > Virginia AG says Youngkin can’t break RGGI linkage, as Dominion seeks rate request withdrawal

Virginia AG says Youngkin can’t break RGGI linkage, as Dominion seeks rate request withdrawal

Published 19:53 on January 11, 2022  /  Last updated at 19:53 on January 11, 2022  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, US

Outgoing Democratic Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring on Tuesday said Republican Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin does not possess the authority to unilaterally take the state out of RGGI, while utility Dominion Energy asked a regulatory agency to withdraw its next request to recover allowance costs amid the uncertain future of the linkage.
Outgoing Democratic Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring on Tuesday said Republican Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin does not possess the authority to unilaterally take the state out of RGGI, while utility Dominion Energy asked a regulatory agency to withdraw its next request to recover allowance costs amid the uncertain future of the linkage.


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