Elizabeth McGowan
Investigative ReporterElizabeth McGowan is a journalist and book author. She covers energy and land use for the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism. In 2013, McGowan won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for her reporting on the Kalamazoo River oil spill.
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As regulators consider a proposed NextEra and Dominion merger, a new poll shows growing anxiety among voters -
Virginia’s largest utility is asking regulators to OK a long-term plan to recoup costs for high fuel prices. The new charges could wipe out a proposed customer rebate from a NextEra acquisition. -
Both energy giants have a history of trying to make small, independent solar projects more costly for homeowners and businesses. -
A new Virginia law encourages farmers to mix solar generation with crops and cattle. A rural pilot program shows promise. -
A proposed battery storage plant in Chesapeake meets the city’s requirements. Neighbors don’t see it that way.
