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Solar boosters pool money and know-how to put panels on neighbors’ homes

A solar “barn raising” model pioneered this spring in a Shenandoah Valley community is about to spread across the state through a partnership with more than a dozen local Habitat for Humanity affiliates.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 3 January 2022
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Virginia co-op’s fixed fee increase gets support, pushback before regulators

Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative wants to increase a monthly fee on its customers to cover growing expenses, but solar and efficiency advocates say it will punish lower income and judicious energy users.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 17 December 2021
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Meet a clean water activist fighting to protect Virginia streams from the Mountain Valley Pipeline

David Sligh, conservation director for the nonprofit Wild Virginia, is one of several scheduled speakers for a Mountain Valley Pipeline protest in Richmond on Dec. 11, three days before state regulators consider a permit for the project.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 8 December 2021
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Virginia campaign wants you to watch this video before putting a space heater — or pancake griddle — at your desk

The city of Virginia Beach has found "laughter is what resonates" when it comes to motivating employees to save energy

By Elizabeth McGowan . 19 November 2021
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Virginia advocates make community solar a priority ahead of 2022 session

Virginia Democrats last year pushed Dominion Energy to create a solar-subscription program. Now, advocates are hopeful they can convince a bipartisan legislature to expand the concept to other utility territories.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 16 November 2021
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Virginia GOP targets clean energy law, but options for rollback are limited

Democrats’ narrow control of the state Senate makes repeal of the state’s Clean Economy Act unlikely for now, and market forces along with the state’s staggered regulatory appointments will make it harder to slow-walk implementation.

By Mason Adams . 9 November 2021
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Siemens Gamesa chooses Virginia for offshore wind turbine blade factory

The announcement is a major win for Virginia as it strives to become a hub for the nation’s fledgling offshore wind energy industry.

By Sarah Vogelsong . 25 October 2021
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In Virginia, momentum grows for grassroots group mobilized against now-canceled gas plant

The natural gas plant that brought them together is finally canceled, but Concerned Citizens of Charles City County is just getting started. The group is now aiming to block a second power plant and its accompanying pipeline, plus a growing landfill, in their coastal plain community.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 19 October 2021
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Virginia advocates hope new commuter train marks start of transportation shift

A new Richmond-to-D.C. line is the first project under the state’s $3.7 billion, 10-year program called Transforming Rail, which aims to expand and streamline commuter, passenger and freight rail systems.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 8 October 2021
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Meet the Virginia conservationist trying to turn old coalfields into solar farms

Brad Kreps directs the Nature Conservancy’s Clinch Valley Program, which is working to make the vision of developing solar energy projects on former coalfields a reality in central Appalachia.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 29 September 2021

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Solar boosters pool money and know-how to put panels on neighbors’ homes

Virginia co-op’s fixed fee increase gets support, pushback before regulators

Meet a clean water activist fighting to protect Virginia streams from the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Virginia campaign wants you to watch this video before putting a space heater — or pancake griddle — at your desk

Virginia advocates make community solar a priority ahead of 2022 session

Virginia GOP targets clean energy law, but options for rollback are limited

Siemens Gamesa chooses Virginia for offshore wind turbine blade factory

In Virginia, momentum grows for grassroots group mobilized against now-canceled gas plant

Virginia advocates hope new commuter train marks start of transportation shift

Meet the Virginia conservationist trying to turn old coalfields into solar farms