Can a carbon price lower power bills? Virginia is betting yes.

Published on May 5, 2026

This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here . Abigail Spanberger won a landslide victory in the Virginia governor’s race last November with a platform that focused on reining in rising electricity costs . Virginia is home to the world’s largest concentration of…

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