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Del. Terry Kilgore R-Scott, left, talks with Del. Kathy Byron, R-Bedford, during the House session at the Capitol Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, in Richmond, Va.
Legislators from southwest Virginia have mounted a huge push to oppose the possible early closure of one of the country's newest coal plants. (AP Photo/
Steve Helber)
The bills will head to a conference committee that will work
out a number of differences, including the closure date.
The Wise County Board of Supervisors has passed a resolution
asking the General Assembly to exempt the plant from
the bill’s requirements. Kilgore, who tried without success
to amend the House bill, said he had met with Gov. Ralph
Northam to discuss the matter.
“He said he would look at it,” Kilgore said.
Michael Town, who as executive director of the Virginia
League of Conservation Voters has played a key role in the
negotiations, said Dominion initially offered to close the
plant in 2030.
“We of course agreed to their offer,” he said.
But Chafin said on the floor that Dominion had spent hours
helping him prepare his amendment and “talking pieces.”
Dominion spokesman Rayhan Daudani declined to comment.
“There are definitely two very differing stories here,” said
Del. Israel O’Quinn, a Republican from southwest Virginia.
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