Meeting this growing power need means continuing to support an all of the above power plant. What it definitely doesn't mean is rejoining Reggie. And I know we debate this, and I know some of us disagree, but Rejoining Reggie... it's a bad deal. It doesn't work. It's a regressive tax that drives up the cost of living for all Virginia Virginians. It also doesn't mean driving away data centers. The positive economic contribution from data centers is enormous. The industry will pay their fair share of power costs, even bringing their own power behind the meter. (51:58–52:28)
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Asserts that rejoining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (Reggie) is detrimental and increases living costs.
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