In light of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s new cabinet nomination of Chief Energy Officer Josephus Allmond, 7News sits down with Senior Fellow of Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, Steve Haner, to explain how new energy policies will be impacting Virginians.

Haner spoke on the new direction Spanberger is taking by appointing Allmond and what it will mean for the Virginia Clean Economy Act, signed in 2020. Haner also expounds on how the administration is opposed to the use of natural gas and coal, and will be pushing for more wind and solar energy.