Virginia

Solar

Can farmland thrive with solar? This Virginia nonprofit is finding out.

The agrivoltaics demonstration project is experimenting with growing crops under solar panels to determine what works and help educate a wary public.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 14 October 2025
Offshore wind

America’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in six months

Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026.

By Clare Fieseler . 9 October 2025
Energy markets

Why states are threatening to leave PJM — and why they probably won’t

The grid operator’s high power prices and long interconnection queue have Democratic and Republican governors eyeing an exit, but analysts warn it could backfire.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 26 September 2025
EV charging

Cruising Virginia countryside in an electric vehicle is a lot easier now

As EV tourism takes hold in rural towns, historic Middleburg looks to attract eco-minded visitors with a high-speed electric-vehicle charger.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 19 August 2025
Utilities

Virginia regulators rebuke Dominion’s long-term plan, but OK it anyway

The state's utility commission called the 15-year forecast flawed but "legally sufficient," ordering major changes for the next one due in 2026.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 18 July 2025
Utilities

Dominion Energy’s latest plan sidesteps Virginia’s 2045 clean power goal

The utility’s latest long-range resource plan stops at 2039 without addressing how it will meet the state’s 2045 deadline for achieving 100% carbon-free electricity.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 1 July 2025
Clean energy

House budget threatens billions in clean energy investment in Virginia

The state’s solar, offshore wind, and manufacturing jobs would be jeopardized if the president’s One Big Beautiful Bill clears the Senate in its current form.

By Charles Paullin, Inside Climate News . 3 June 2025
Electric vehicles

‘I’ll drive what she’s driving’: This campaign wants more women to try EVs

Women make up less than 30% of EV owners. A Virginia-based nonprofit aims to boost that number.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 27 May 2025
Clean energy jobs

Solar apprenticeships give Virginia students a head start on clean energy

A regional partnership aims to train young people in anticipation of increasing demand for renewable energy-focused jobs in the heart of coal country.

By Matt Busse, Lisa Rowan . 21 May 2025
Offshore wind

How to talk to Republicans about offshore wind

At a recent offshore wind industry conference, speakers had lots of advice on how to make the case for President Trump’s least favorite form of energy.

By Clare Fieseler . 13 May 2025