-- Requiring power companies to make greater investments in energy efficiency would save ratepayers money and create thousands of jobs, according to a study commissioned by environmentalists.
A coalition of environmental groups released the study today during a news conference at the state Capitol.
The coalition includes the Southern Environmental Law Center, Appalachian Voices and the Virginia chapter of the Sierra Club -- opponents of Dominion Virginia Power's planned $1.8 billion, coal-burning power plant in Wise County in far Southwest Virginia.
The environmentalists hope to pursue legislation in the coming General Assembly session to give power companies financial incentives to promote energy efficiency.
The state has approved the Wise power plant, but environmentalists are attempting to block it in court.
-- Rex Springston
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