Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger is moving energy issues to the top of her agenda by creating a new position within her Cabinet to focus on meeting electricity demand, keeping prices low and maintaining Virginia’s commitment to meeting clean energy goals.
A source with close knowledge of the Spanberger transition said the governor-elect intends to name a chief energy officer to work on policies to reduce soaring energy prices and improve access to the strained regional electrical grid as the state confronts data centers’ and artificial intelligence technologies’ demand for power.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
