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Virginia community solar boosters hope state follows path of D.C., Maryland

Maryland is making its shared solar program permanent and eliminating an overall cap, while District of Columbia regulators have ordered an audit to fix billing problems there.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 16 May 2023
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In the Southeast, where big utilities rule, calls for a real power market persist

South Carolinians could benefit from electric market and transmission reforms, but big utilities have kept the changes at bay.

By Robert Zullo . 8 May 2023
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Conservative clean energy advocate wants Virginia to get solar right

Skyler Zunk is co-founder of Energy Right, a nonprofit trying to make the conservative case for clean energy in his home state of Virginia.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 5 May 2023
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Catawba College becomes first campus in North Carolina -- and the Southeast -- to go carbon neutral

The small, private liberal arts school is among just 13 colleges in the country to achieve net-zero so far.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 27 April 2023
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The higher education divestment movement has arrived in Virginia

Students at the University of Richmond are trying to persuade administrators to become the first college in the state and among the first in the region to divest its endowment from fossil fuels.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 25 April 2023
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Solar and wind companies are coming to rural Texas. These residents are trying to keep them out.

Texas locals are concerned about environmental harm from renewable energy facilities and support a bill that would impose more regulations. The industry says it’s being unfairly singled out.

By Emily Foxhall . 20 April 2023
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Commentary: Charging into North Carolina’s electric future

Charging anxiety will soon be a thing of the past for North Carolinians, writes guest commentator Stuart Gardner.

By Stuart Gardner . 18 April 2023
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Can North Carolina code officials win builders over on energy conservation?

Efficiency advocates hope concessions and clarifications on what builders say are the biggest-ticket items in the proposed code will produce compromise.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 17 April 2023
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Solar shingles help Virginia homeowner sidestep HOA aesthetic objections

A former Tesla and SolarCity employee is helping to roll out a new roofing product called the Timberline Solar Energy Shingle that is easier and quicker to install than Elon Musk's version.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 10 April 2023
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North Carolina clean transportation plan ‘misses the mark,’ advocates say

More than a dozen groups say a draft document lacks urgency and tangible action items, and fails to address a state law that prioritizes highway construction.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 31 March 2023