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On University of Virginia campus, ebikes look to edge out diesel carts

A yearlong pilot program will assess how electric cargo bikes could replace diesel-fueled facilities management carts.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 1 November 2019
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With looming loss of European subsidy, wood pellet industry faces turning point

Activists in the southeastern U.S. see shifting politics in the United Kingdom as the best chance to curb demand for pellets.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 29 October 2019
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Virginia toolkit tells solar developers how to incorporate bee and bird habitat

The state’s Department of Environmental Quality is unveiling the pollinator-friendly solar kit to guide plant choices.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 28 October 2019
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Utilities are ‘holding Virginia back’ on energy efficiency, advocates say

An annual energy efficiency report card ranks Virginia poorly for utility programs, though some are hopeful for change.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 10 October 2019
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Interconnection stymies plan to graze sheep under Virginia solar project

An Eastern Shore farming family is frustrated to find that its solar project is at the mercy of the local utility and grid operator.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 7 October 2019
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Coal has always been king in the South. Now that's changing

As more natural gas and renewable power comes online, coal plants are running less. Yet utilities are not always quick to close those coal plants down.

By EnergyWire . 3 October 2019
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Q&A: Longtime environmental advocate reflects on Virginia’s path to 100% clean energy

Annette Osso, now the managing director of Resilient Virginia, first delved into energy projects in the 1970s.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 30 September 2019
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Virginia solar volunteers bring relief from heat, and energy costs, to horse farm

The organizer of a recent solar training program reunited participants for the projects at a Yogaville horse stable.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 16 September 2019
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Meet the N.C. lawmaker who bucked his party to derail Duke’s ratemaking bill

State Rep. Larry Strickland is now tasked along with 10 other conferees to produce a compromise on the controversial bill.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 4 September 2019
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In North Carolina, novel legal maneuver deployed against Atlantic Coast Pipeline

A little-known administrative rule allows state officials to cancel environmental certificates if conditions change.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 21 August 2019