Yes, it's that time of the year again, time for Dominion Virginia Power to throw more costs on the backs of its electricity consumers.
Dominion recently filed a request with the State Corporation Commission asking Virginia regulators for three separate rate increases to assist Dominion in covering its fuel and transmission costs as well as paying for a new power plant near Front Royal.
In Virginia, companies are allowed to bill customers for the cost of fuel used in the generation of electricity in addition to the power it buys to "serve" its customers.
Of course, there is still one last request. Dominion is also asking regulators to approve a surcharge for the construction of the Warren County Power Station near Front Royal as well as modifications to assist in paying for replacing old equipment and installing new infrastructure.
The audacity of such requests is almost too ludicrous to be commented upon. Not only has Dominion rebuffed numerous efforts to swiftly shift to renewable sources of energy, it has clearly refused to even begin moving away from dirty sources of energy like coal in a truly meaningful way.
Despite the vast sums of money which will no doubt be spent on touting its "green" agenda, Dominion is still an electric company living in the past, beholden to nonrenewable and publicly unhealthy sources of energy such as coal and natural gas.
Dominion has to be held accountable, and it's up to each of us to do just that. |
