Time for Action to Stop Rising Electric Bills

WARRENTON, VA – Delegate Michael Webert (R-61st) has formally called on the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to protect Virginia’s residential and small business electricity customers from unfairly absorbing the rising costs of power driven by data center expansion.

In a letter sent to SCC Commissioners, Delegate Webert cited the disproportionate impact that growing energy demands—particularly from Northern Virginia’s data center industry—are having on everyday ratepayers across the state. He highlighted sharp increases in capacity auction prices and a troubling reliance on imported electricity as key indicators that families and small businesses are being forced to subsidize the energy needs of massive industrial users.

Delegate Webert emphasized that the General Assembly has gone through a years long process to pass legislation pushing regulators to act, culminating in the passage of HB2084 in 2025. Delegate Webert was a co-patron of this bill after the General Assembly declined to pass similar legislation he presented in 2024, prior to a JLARC study that presented his proposal as a recommendation. Before Virginia seriously considers new regulatory powers that can impact other businesses, it is essential that it exercises its existing powers.

The letter urges the Commission to use its existing authority to ensure utility costs are allocated fairly among customer classes, echoing the intent of the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act. Delegate Webert emphasized the need for immediate action in ongoing rate cases to prevent an unreasonable cost-shift.

Full letter at the link below

California Can No Longer Dictate Virginians’ Way of Life

Warrenton, VA – Delegate Michael Webert welcomes and applauds the work of Attorney General Jason Miyares and the Office of the Attorney General to decouple Virginia from California’s electric vehicle mandates as announced by the Governor this morning.

Virginians must have a choice in transportation for their families and businesses that fits their needs, budget, and way of life; the wants of urban Virginia can not be allowed to crush the needs of rural Virginia. Virginia’s energy grid, already straining and being met by out of state power plants, cannot be sustained with a mandate for expensive electric cars that fail to meet the needs of many in the Commonwealth.

Delegate Webert said in hearing of Attorney General Miyares’ official opinion that “Virginians will no longer be constrained by California bureaucrats. Virginians with long commutes, heavy hauling work, and growing families need freedom to choose the car they want and for Virginia to lead in consumer choice rather than follow California into disrepair.”

It is reckless to think Virginia could almost quadruple its electric vehicle sales in a single year, which would be required to avoid millions in fines starting next year under California’s regulations. Delegate Webert stood in steadfast opposition to the original work of putting Virginia in California’s EV mandate scheme and will continue to do so as Virginia Democrats undoubtedly try again in the years ahead.

RELEASE: Delegates Webert and Wiley join Speaker Gilbert to present Commending Resolution to legendary actor Robert Duvall in Fauquier

Warrenton, VA – Delegate Michael Webert was proud to be joined in Fauquier County by Speaker of the House Todd Gilbert and resolution patron Delegate Bill Wiley to present House Joint Resolution 467 (HJR 467), a resolution of Virginia’s House and Senate commending Robert Duvall. The legendary actor is best known for his performances in titles such as Joe Kidd, The Godfather and its first sequel, M*A*S*H*, True Grit, and many more American favorites. Duvall’s acting prowess rarely went unrecognized as he received 12 award nominations with five wins over the years and in 2005 he received the National Medal of Arts.

Film has not been Duvall’s only contribution though, his commitment to the preservation of the Commonwealth has been steadfast through his support of the Wilderness Battlefield, a unit of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Battlefield Park. In 2018 he came to Virginia’s Capitol where he received The Richmonds Medal from Scenic Virginia and Thames Landscape Strategy. When presented with the award, Duvall noted that “Virginia is the last stop before Heaven,” a sentiment that Delegate Webert and his House colleagues that supported HJR 467 could not agree with more.

Such resolutions are introduced and voted upon favorably by Virginia’s House and Senate for significant achievements in or dedication to bettering the Commonwealth. A copy of the full resolution commending Mr. Duvall is available through lis.virginia.gov or by contacting Delegate Webert’s office.

Talking Parents’ Rights and Elections with Hugh Hewitt

Delegate Michael Webert joined Hugh Hewitt to discuss fixing education in Virginia, making government simpler, and returning Virginia’s budget surplus to overburdened taxpayers. You can watch the full interview below:

Secure Your Vote!

Elections are always important, but this year they could have serious consequences. Our Republican majority in the House of Delegates accompanied by Governor Youngkin in office is not enough with an increasingly radical Democrat held Senate.

This November, it is on us as Virginians to hold the House and take back the Virginia Senate. We sent Governor Youngkin to Richmond with the knowledge that Republicans would put parents first, make our communities safe again, and get government out of the way of families and small businesses. All of these things we can do, but not with the woke mob that’s taken over the Senate.

Year after year, Republicans get beat out in elections in early voting and voting by mail. There is no reason for us to get beat out in these methods of voting, especially when people risk something coming up on Election Day that could prevent them from voting altogether. Whether you agree with it or not, our long early voting period and on-demand mail in voting are the rules that the Northam administration left us with and there is no hope in Republicans fighting with one hand tied behind our back.

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