Charlottesville’s Planning Commission to meet twice for public hearings for JPA project, citywide rezoning
Greene County
PEC serves as an asset to citizens in Greene who seek to protect this traditionally agricultural community from increasingly rapid development.
PEC Accepting Annual Photo Contest Submissions Through Sept. 30
Now through September 30, photographers are invited to submit their best images of the Virginia Piedmont to PEC’s 12th Annual Photo Contest.
Cville Area Land Use Update: Week of August 21, 2023
Charlottesville Council to consider sale one of one property, consider purchase of another; Greene Supervisors to hold public hearing on Blue Ridge Meadows project
Cville Area Land Use Update: Week of June 13, 2022
Greene PC to consider Wawa at U.S. 29/33 intersection; Albemarle PC to review 490-unit Old Ivy Residences
Get Distributed Solar for Your Home, Farm or Business
It’s solar season! Solarize Piedmont, our annual campaign with the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP), is running now through the end of August.
Cville Area Land Use Update: Week of July 24, 2023
Rezoning sought to add more residential density at development near South Fork Rivanna Reservoir; 600-unit development near Stanardsville seeks access to U.S. 33
Cville Area Land Use Update: Week of July 17, 2023
500 homes proposed near Stanardsville; CAT to provide update on transition to alternative fuels
Cville Area Land Use Update: Week of July 10, 2023
New City Manager to be announced this week; Fluvanna County PC to review solar regulations
Cville Area Land Use Update: Week of June 26, 2023
Greene Supervisors to take action on 600-unit Woodpark rezoning
PEC Presentation on Data Centers & Virginia’s Clean Energy Future
On June 10, 2023, The Piedmont Environmental Council hosted our annual meeting in Loudoun County and featured a workshop on data centers and Virginia’s clean energy future. The presentation, given by PEC’s Senior Energy and Climate Policy Analyst Ashish Kapoor and Director of Land Use Julie Bolthouse, is available to view and download below.