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Energy
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The study also noted nothing in the way of tax incentives, little in the way of transportation policy; and an absence of any laws that required utilities to meet environmental standards.
But why has Virginia always ranked so low? One reason was the low cost of energy in Virginia.
In 2006, the average cost per kilowatt hour stood at 6.6 cents in Virginia, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. By contrast, those costs are more than double in states like Massachusetts and New York.
And with little hurting their pocketbooks, both ratepayers and utilities weren’t pressed for alternatives.
“Some of the things that could be done were not cost effective here,’' Senior Advisor for Energy Fblicy Steve Walz said. “It just didn’t get the same level of attention.”
Deregulation in the 90s also set conservation back. Lawmakers hoped that giving cus
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