Virginia
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Clean energy
Virginia set to enact a flurry of laws boosting cleaner, cheaper power
Gov. Abigail Spanberger is expected to sign bills promoting solar power, batteries, grid tech, and, above all, affordability.By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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Solar
Virginia to become second state that allows balcony solar
Residents of the state will soon be able to use the tech to lower their electricity bills. Gov. Spanberger has made affordability a top legislative priority.By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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Transmission
Virginia to utilities: Do more with the existing power grid
Amid rising energy costs, the state just passed a first-of-a-kind bill that would force utilities to quantify and examine ways to reduce waste on the grid.By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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Solar
Most of Virginia restricts solar farms. Lawmakers want to change that.
As more counties effectively shut out utility-scale solar, the legislature is advancing a measure that would block blanket bans and establish siting standards.By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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Batteries
PJM’s power-starved grid will finally get a big battery this year
Elevate Renewables just acquired a major energy storage project near Virginia’s “Data Center Alley” and plans to get it running by this summer.By Julian Spector .
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Clean energy
Clean energy will take center stage in Virginia’s legislature this year
The state’s 60-day legislative session starts this week. Lawmakers will consider bills that tap clean energy to alleviate data center and affordability challenges.By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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Batteries
Small but mighty grid batteries take root in Virginia amid energy crunch
As data centers strain the grid, developers are turning to fast-to-build batteries that can reduce reliance on inefficient gas plants and cut household bills.By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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Politics
Rising electric bills helped spur a Democratic upset in rural Virginia
Fossil fuels and transmission fees are driving up utility bills in southwest Virginia. New state lawmakers like Lily Franklin can help fix that.By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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Politics
Virginia scored the election’s biggest climate win
The data-center capital of the world elected a Democratic governor and strengthened its House Democratic majority. Will they save its landmark clean energy law?By Kathryn Krawczyk .
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Politics
The key elections to watch for energy and climate
Rising power bills, offshore wind, and data centers are all hot topics in these elections happening next week.By Kathryn Krawczyk .
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