The Virginia Department of Energy has ended its involvement in a partnership announced under former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin that sought to identify ways to boost natural gas-fueled electricity.
In October, the department said it would work with three energy companies — power producer Red Post Energy and pipeline companies Enbridge and Williams Cos. — to conduct a study identifying locations in southwestern Virginia where “new natural gas pipeline infrastructure can support new power generation facilities.”
At the time, the department said in a news release that “the partnership brings together state government leadership with industry expertise.” Nearly four months later, Virginia’s energy department told POLITICO’s E&E News it is no longer part of the coalition.
“Our involvement in this collaboration has concluded and any ongoing work related to the study is being conducted by the other partners,” Fred Baker, a spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Energy, said in a statement Thursday.
