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BLUEPRINT VIRGINIA ENERGY. Energy is one of eight industry councils _____________________________________________________________________________ Here today for your input
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BLUEPRINTVIRGINIA ENERGY
Energy is one of eight • industry councils • _____________________________________________________________________________ • Here today for • your input • __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Preston Bryant, McGuireWoodsConsulting • Steve Walz, Northern Virginia Regional Commission • Nikki Rovner, The Nature Conservancy in Virginia
Our Discussion Today • Virginia’s Energy Policy • Virginia’s Energy Landscape • Your Input • Note: The presentation on Virginia’s Energy Landscape has been assembled by Preston Bryant, Nikki Rovner, and Steve Walz from relevant state and federal government and other industry sources.
Background • Virginia’s Energy Policy
Virginia Energy Policy • No coordinated policy before 2006 • General Assembly called for the Virginia Energy Plan • § 67-100. Legislative findings • Energy is essential to the health, safety, and welfare . . . economy • The state government should facilitate the availability and delivery of reliable and adequate supplies . . . at reasonable costs • The Commonwealth would benefit from articulating clear objectives pertaining to energy issues, adopting an energy policy that advances these objectives, and establishing a procedure for measuring the implementation of these policies.
§ 67-201. Development of the Virginia Energy Plan • Comprehensive Plan covering next 10-years • Propose actions, consistent with the objectives enumerated in § 67-101, that will implement the Commonwealth Energy Policy set forth in § 67-102 • New Governor to complete by July 1, 2014
2007 and 2010 Virginia Energy Plans • 2007 Plan • Energy resources & infrastructure; efficiency; environment; R&D; public education; economic development • 2010 Plan • Energy Capital of the East Coast; energy supply; public education; R&D
Background • Virginia’s Energy Landscape
OPEC 4x price increase US per capita GDP, Energy, Electricity Energy Use and GDP no longer directly correlated
Our work must account for Virginia’s Diversity • Major Economic Sectors • Agriculture & Forestry • Business Services (financial, IT, etc.) • Defense • Manufacturing • Tourism
Our work must account for Virginia’s Diversity • Regions have different focus on energy • Southwest Virginia – Fossil fuel production • Southside & Valley – Agricultural energy • Northern Virginia, Richmond & Hampton Roads – Energy supply to commerce, government & industry; transportation & congestion relief Bottom Line Virginia is a populous, diverse, wealthy, and well-educated state whose citizens can be sophisticated thinkers about public policy, including energy policy
Asking For Your Input • Key Considerations • Energy For Commerce and Industry • Increased Productivity of Use • Competitive Cost • Resilient Supply • Energy Industry • Primary Energy Production • Utility Industry • Energy Products Manufacturing • Energy Services
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