Cooperative Living Statewide • Ocotber 2026 • Page 26
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October 1, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Public commenters are rallying for a shift in RGGI costs back to utilities, highlighting its potential for not just immediate bill relief but also long-term equity and resilience for low-income Virginians.
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Conservation and municipal groups urge shifting more RGGI costs to utilities; advocates stress benefits to low‑income Virginians
During public comment, conservation groups urged policy options that would place more cost burden on utilities and prioritize long‑term investments; municipal power representatives asked to be included in bill‑credit rules; poverty advocates described direct household benefits from RGGI‑funded programs.
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September 26, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Public commenters are rallying for a shift in RGGI costs back to utilities, highlighting its potential for not just immediate bill relief but also long-term equity and resilience for low-income Virginians.
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#VA #CitizenPortal #EquityInitiatives #UtilityReform #ClimatePolicy
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Virginia's Energy Commission is urging to keep 45% of new RGGI proceeds for bill credits while pushing for greater transparency and accountability in program oversight.
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Energy Commission staff urges keeping 45% bill credit and boosting transparency
Energy Commission staff recommended maintaining the HB 30 allocation that directs 45% of new RGGI proceeds to bill credits and the remaining 55% to programmatic funds, and proposed increased transparency, reinstating advisory panels, and engaging Virginia Department of Energy for admin support.
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September 26, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Virginia's Energy Commission is urging to keep 45% of new RGGI proceeds for bill credits while pushing for greater transparency and accountability in program oversight.
Learn more here!
#VA #CitizenPortal #VirginiaEnergy #TransparencyInGovernance #WorkforceDevelopment #SustainabilityInitiatives
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#VA #CitizenPortal #VirginiaEnergy #TransparencyInGovernance #WorkforceDevelopment #SustainabilityInitiatives
Virginia's re-entry into RGGI, combined with surging demand from data centers, is driving a significant spike in allowance prices—could this indicate a new era for emissions trading?
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UVA economist: RGGI price run-up reflects tighter supply and rising demand, not clear speculation
University of Virginia economist Bill Schaub told the Senate subcommittee the recent jump in RGGI allowance prices is best explained by increased emission-reduction ambition, Virginia rejoining RGGI and rapid data‑center demand growth rather than speculative trading.
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September 26, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Virginia's re-entry into RGGI, combined with surging demand from data centers, is driving a significant spike in allowance prices—could this indicate a new era for emissions trading?
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#VA #CitizenPortal #ClimateChange #MarketTrends #VirginiaEmissionReduction #EnergyPolicy
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NJ is reviewing RGGI, which makes power plants pay for carbon pollution and funds clean energy investments.
DEP is accepting public comments on the program's future through Nov. 7. Share your views on pollution limits, energy costs, and community investments.
https://loom.ly/qsko6LE
DEP is accepting public comments on the program's future through Nov. 7. Share your views on pollution limits, energy costs, and community investments.
https://loom.ly/qsko6LE
Keep New Jersey in RGGI!
Submit a public comment to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection urging them to strengthen New Jersey's participation in RGGI and prioritize New Jersey's hardworking families.
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September 25, 2026 at 9:01 PM
NJ is reviewing RGGI, which makes power plants pay for carbon pollution and funds clean energy investments.
DEP is accepting public comments on the program's future through Nov. 7. Share your views on pollution limits, energy costs, and community investments.
https://loom.ly/qsko6LE
DEP is accepting public comments on the program's future through Nov. 7. Share your views on pollution limits, energy costs, and community investments.
https://loom.ly/qsko6LE
Regulators approved a $28 million winter electric credit, per Gov. McKee's office: $20.45 per eligible Rhode Island Energy account in each of the January, February and March 2027 billing periods.
https://upriseri.com/article/winter-electric-credit-to-be-dollar6135-per-eligible-account/
https://upriseri.com/article/winter-electric-credit-to-be-dollar6135-per-eligible-account/
Winter Electric Credit to be $61.35 Per Eligible Account
Rhode Island Energy customers in A-16 and A-60 rate classes get $20.45 credits on January through March 2027 bills, paid from $28 million in RGGI funds.
upriseri.com
September 25, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Regulators approved a $28 million winter electric credit, per Gov. McKee's office: $20.45 per eligible Rhode Island Energy account in each of the January, February and March 2027 billing periods.
https://upriseri.com/article/winter-electric-credit-to-be-dollar6135-per-eligible-account/
https://upriseri.com/article/winter-electric-credit-to-be-dollar6135-per-eligible-account/
RGGI allowance prices soar with Virginia’s return to compact: https://mrf.lu/2mhJ8
RGGI allowance prices soar with Virginia’s return to compact
www.pilotonline.com
September 25, 2026 at 8:35 AM
RGGI allowance prices soar with Virginia’s return to compact: https://mrf.lu/2mhJ8
So while ratepayers won’t see a massive spike in rates without RGGI, they will still feel the effects. After all, Wiseman said, “Pennsylvania ratepayers are already impacted by RGGI, like it or not, because these other states are participating.”
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Pennsylvania senators took utility cash, then voted against lowering rates
Pennsylvania utility bills keep rising, but a new scorecard shows that most state senators voted against every bill intended to lower rates this session—while accepting campaign cash from the same uti...
keystonenewsroom.com
September 24, 2026 at 8:50 PM
So while ratepayers won’t see a massive spike in rates without RGGI, they will still feel the effects. After all, Wiseman said, “Pennsylvania ratepayers are already impacted by RGGI, like it or not, because these other states are participating.”
keystonenewsroom.com/news/pennsyl...
keystonenewsroom.com/news/pennsyl...
bill shobe from the weldon cooper center had an interesting presentation on cap and trade pricing trends and its interaction with data center growth yesterday. starts at about the 1 hour mark
Senate of Virginia: Energy Commission of Virginia: Sub 3 (RGGI) on 2026-09-21 [Finished]
YouTube video by Senate of Virginia
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September 22, 2026 at 10:08 PM
bill shobe from the weldon cooper center had an interesting presentation on cap and trade pricing trends and its interaction with data center growth yesterday. starts at about the 1 hour mark
RGGI allowance prices soar with Virginia’s return to compact: https://mrf.lu/2Sv8D
RGGI allowance prices soar with Virginia’s return to compact
www.pilotonline.com
September 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
RGGI allowance prices soar with Virginia’s return to compact: https://mrf.lu/2Sv8D
Gov. Abigail Spanberger
Governor’s New Executive Order Could Bring Data Centers under RGGI – Virginia Free Press
The current Virginia RGGI regulation includes an exemption for “behind the meter” generation. A simple change can limit or remove that exemption as of 2027.
virginiafreepress.com
September 21, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Gov. Abigail Spanberger
California has WAY more renewables than the RGGI markets - one indication
September 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM
California has WAY more renewables than the RGGI markets - one indication
After nearly 20 years of reining in the Northeast’s carbon emissions and raising funds for energy projects, is RGGI past its prime?
Is it time to rethink the Northeast's cap-and-trade system?
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative isn’t having the same emissions-cutting effect it used to. As power bills rise, some wonder if it is worth…
www.canarymedia.com
September 19, 2026 at 12:55 PM
After nearly 20 years of reining in the Northeast’s carbon emissions and raising funds for energy projects, is RGGI past its prime?
there should be a new super-RGGI that just goes crazy with the heat pumps
We need a crash program to get New England off of oil heat. Stat.
September 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
there should be a new super-RGGI that just goes crazy with the heat pumps
"A growing chorus of voices is now questioning whether RGGI is still worth the investment at a time when soaring power prices are straining household budgets." From Sarah Shemkus via @canarymedia.com
Is it time to rethink the Northeast’s cap-and-trade system? • New Hampshire Bulletin
Twenty years ago, a group of Northeastern states signed on to a plan to reduce the greenhouse gases spewing from power plants by making generators pay for the carbon they release. Since then, the…
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September 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
"A growing chorus of voices is now questioning whether RGGI is still worth the investment at a time when soaring power prices are straining household budgets." From Sarah Shemkus via @canarymedia.com
Would you also say that California's carbon Cap & Trade has failed as badly as has RGGI? In other words, what if the states in RGGI just joined up with California, Washington & Ottawa in their carbon market.
September 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Would you also say that California's carbon Cap & Trade has failed as badly as has RGGI? In other words, what if the states in RGGI just joined up with California, Washington & Ottawa in their carbon market.
RGGI has reined in the Northeast’s emissions and raised $10 billion for energy programs — but has it overstayed its usefulness?
Is it time to rethink the Northeast's cap-and-trade system?
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative isn’t having the same emissions-cutting effect it used to. As power bills rise, some wonder if it is worth…
www.canarymedia.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
RGGI has reined in the Northeast’s emissions and raised $10 billion for energy programs — but has it overstayed its usefulness?
in MA, RGGI $ fund "MassSave," a costly program that does great things eg. pay for insulation improvements. But it has HIGH admin/ marketing costs and funds go down the drain on heat pumps. Sadly, because ISO-NE is so inefficient, generating power for a HP often uses more energy than gas heat
September 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
in MA, RGGI $ fund "MassSave," a costly program that does great things eg. pay for insulation improvements. But it has HIGH admin/ marketing costs and funds go down the drain on heat pumps. Sadly, because ISO-NE is so inefficient, generating power for a HP often uses more energy than gas heat
RGGI adds around $15/MWh in ISO-NE. q is a. whether the funds raised are used effectively to lower emissions, and b. if the price increase on fossil incentives more renewables
September 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
RGGI adds around $15/MWh in ISO-NE. q is a. whether the funds raised are used effectively to lower emissions, and b. if the price increase on fossil incentives more renewables
13. In the meantime, understand the pushback on RGGI now is only that same old political calculus coming into play. If you care about the environment and free markets… let it work. /fin
September 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
13. In the meantime, understand the pushback on RGGI now is only that same old political calculus coming into play. If you care about the environment and free markets… let it work. /fin
9. That political pressure and predictable result meant that for the early years of RGGI, prices were too low to drive meaningful CO2 reduction. Only once load growth chewed through the (over) allowances would prices rise to levels necessary to do what should have been done in the 1st place.
September 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
9. That political pressure and predictable result meant that for the early years of RGGI, prices were too low to drive meaningful CO2 reduction. Only once load growth chewed through the (over) allowances would prices rise to levels necessary to do what should have been done in the 1st place.
5. And so RGGI - much like European model that emerged from Kyoto - was not economy wide (only power plants above a certain size) and free permits were massively over allocated in the early years.
September 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
5. And so RGGI - much like European model that emerged from Kyoto - was not economy wide (only power plants above a certain size) and free permits were massively over allocated in the early years.
OK, time for a RGGI rant as a guy who was running a clean energy business and trade association in New England when it was created. Rising prices today is because RGGIs design, and was predicted by all of us who tried (in vain) to make it better. www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...
September 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
OK, time for a RGGI rant as a guy who was running a clean energy business and trade association in New England when it was created. Rising prices today is because RGGIs design, and was predicted by all of us who tried (in vain) to make it better. www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...