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DeSantis net-metering veto highlights path for solar in red states, advocates say

While the Florida governor’s veto of a utility-backed bill to block net metering caught many off guard, advocates say it’s part of a growing movement of conservative support for solar power.

By Dan Haugen . 16 May 2022
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Mid-Atlantic solar advocates watch with concern as shared solar efforts hit snags

Customer billing problems in the District of Columbia and steep fees proposed in Virginia threaten to sink the potential impact of shared, community solar programs in the region. Solar developers are watching with concern.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 5 May 2022
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In N.C., clean energy apprenticeship program set to double this summer

The North Carolina Clean Energy Youth Apprenticeship Program is designed to inspire and train community college and high school students to work in the state’s burgeoning clean energy economy.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 4 May 2022
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‘Good stewards’: More N.C. communities of faith going solar thanks to 2017 law

But time is running out for nonprofits to take advantage of Duke Energy rebates.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 20 April 2022
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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