Assessing Virginia's hidden wind and solar costs

Among Governor Glenn Youngkin's first actions was Executive Order #9 initiating Virginia's withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the Northeastern US “carbon market” that sets and enforces emission limits for coal and gas power plants. RGGI also lets utilities buy “carbon credits” when emissions exceed those limits, and pass costs on to families, businesses, hospitals and schools. Special interests will contest withdrawal, but the EO sets the proper tone for reforming Virginia's energy system. Meanwhile, though, the 2020 “Virginia Clean Economy Act” still requires that utility companies close all fossil fuel generating plants – and replace them with wind and solar power by 2045.

By BB on 2022 02 01

What kind of apocalyptic crisis can it be if all you have to do is throw money at carbon credits to reduce a carbon footprint?

A warning: the hidden costs are something to consider. Connect the other dots that aren't mentioned in the article:
When the government starts seizing farming land by eminent domain to build the wind and solar infrastructure, we'll find out what it's like to have no food.
They already have the farmers devoted only the crops that create Ethanol, not fill stomachs.
And when other state governments like California make laws so the farmers can't water the crops we DO eat, we'll really be in trouble.

When all their plans and activities of the last generation converge on us US citizens, we'll have nowhere to go and no legal recourse.

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