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Monthly fee would withhold solar’s financial benefits from Virginia renters

Dominion Energy is proposing a monthly fee for an upcoming multifamily shared solar program that exceeds a typical regular electric bill, which advocates say would prevent customers from benefiting from the program.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 19 April 2022
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One West Virginia community ponders life after a coal-fired power plant

St. Marys has benefited from the coal-fired Pleasants Power Station for decades; now its residents wonder what will happen when the plant closes or is sold next year.

By Douglas Soule . 13 April 2022
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Policy setbacks slow Virginia’s momentum on shared solar

A proposed monthly fee to participate in Dominion Energy’s upcoming shared solar program is too high to be viable, advocates say. Meanwhile, efforts to expand to other utility territories will likely be delayed for more study.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 7 April 2022
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N.C. Supreme Court to rule on how much power HOAs have over solar

A coming decision could impact how thousands of developments regulate rooftop panels that are visible from the street. At issue is the meaning of eight words in the state’s 2007 solar access law.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 4 April 2022
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How a Virginia bill could upend the state’s unique citizen oversight boards

Peter Anderson, the Virginia policy director with Appalachian Voices, explains how Senate Bill 657 threatens to take authority from two citizen boards in the wake of a controversial gas pipeline compressor station decision last year.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 30 March 2022
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Commentary: Will the changes on a federal web page impact Duke Energy’s Carolinas solar proposal?

This change seems like a wonky, immaterial thing, but it is not, writes guest commentator Shelley Robbins of Clean Energy Group.

By Shelley Robbins . 30 March 2022
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‘This plan is a lie’: Biogas on hog farms could do more harm than good

North Carolina residents, researchers, and farmers say the industry distracts from a massive hog waste problem — and its health risks.

By Cameron Oglesby . 28 March 2022
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Virginia church ‘leading by example’ on climate action through solar, efficiency

The Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ is investing in its vision to become a net-zero campus. Its climate commitment recently won it recognition from a national interfaith climate group.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 23 March 2022
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West Virginia battery plant could provide jobs for coal workers

By Ken Paulman . 21 March 2022
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Rooftop solar companies enter fray over North Carolina net metering proposal

Groups that have opposed net metering rollbacks in other states say a Duke Energy plan isn’t perfect but better than the potential alternatives. Solar installers and other critics want a study before rushing to a compromise.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 15 March 2022