Incumbent candidates who voted for the Virginia Clean Economy Act and the similar bills in 20 should further explain if they understood this to be the ultimate goal. Think of all the industries around the airport and south along Interstate 95. The city is probably less than half the full area. Here is a map of the current service territory. The city probably has a legal (and enforceable) obligation to continue service under current law. The resolution itself contemplates needing legislation to accomplish its goals.
It will end up before the General Assembly or the State Corporation Commission or the courts or all three. The goal was to save energy (it did), but if this happens, I’m back to the less efficient approach and my least favorite power company digs deeper into my pocket.Įvery single candidate for the legislature in Richmond, Henrico or Chesterfield needs to tell the voters whether they will let this stand or oppose this effort to kill natural gas options. Just last year at some expense I converted a traditional 80 gallon electric water heater to a tankless gas unit. Those customers are not confined to the city itself but are also located in Henrico and Chesterfield counties.ĭisclosure: The neighborhood where Jim Bacon and I live, miles from the city line, is served by Richmond Gas Works. Council sees its continued operation as “an obstacle.” The 117,600 customers (as of 2018) will need to run their lives and businesses without natural gas. Translation: The Richmond Gas Works, a municipal owned public service utility, is targeted for closure. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the (Richmond) Council hereby commits to working with the City’s Administration on an equitable plan to phase out reliance on gas and shift to accelerated investment in City-owned renewable energy and hereby recognizes that the continued operation of the City’s gas utility is an obstacle to the City’s goal of Net-Zero emissions in accordance Resolution No.
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