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Chief Energy Officer

Josephus Allmond is an attorney and advocate with extensive experience in energy policy, utility regulation, and environmental justice within the Commonwealth of Virginia. He most recently served as a Staff Attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) in Charlottesville, for which he litigated dozens of utility regulatory cases before the State Corporation Commission. His expertise encompasses a wide range of complex energy issues, including rate cases, integrated resource plans, net energy metering, interconnection, and Renewable Portfolio Standard proceedings.

Beyond the courtroom, Allmond plays a significant role in Virginia’s legislative landscape. He has successfully advocated for efforts to bring Virginia into the energy future, including virtual power plants, distributed generation expansion, and storage expansion. His expertise in legislative policy is further evidenced by his appointment as a citizen member to the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation, where he provides advice on energy affordability and ratepayer advocacy.

A dedicated servant to his community in central Virginia, Allmond is a member of the Governing Board and the Local Impact Investing Committee for the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation. He is also on the Board of Directors for the 100 Black Men of Central Virginia, where he was honored with the Dr. Marcus L. Martin Leadership Award. He is also a strategic partner to the Northern Arizona University Foundation as a member of the NAU Alumni Association Board.

Allmond is a proud alumnus of the Sorensen Institute’s Political Leadership Program at the University of Virginia and was recently named to the 40 under 40 for Young, Gifted & Green. He earned his Juris Doctor from the Duke University School of Law, where he gained experience in Duke’s Environmental Law & Policy Clinic and with two of the country’s top law firms, Kirkland & Ellis and Baker Botts. He also holds a Master of Science in Climate Science and Solutions and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Northern Arizona University, and an Associate of Arts from Butte College. He lives in Troy, Virginia, with his fiancé and 10-month-old son.