Billions of dollars of new power generation and transmission infrastructure is needed to meet data center demand. As of now, all of Virginia’s ratepayers are on the hook to pay for this through their electric bills.
Our Region
PEC focuses on nine counties and one city in the northern Piedmont of Virginia: Albemarle, Charlottesville, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock.
We also team with local organizations to promote thriving communities and healthy natural resources in a much larger region, including the Shenandoah Valley, the central Piedmont, and the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Corridor. In addition, we are proud to serve as fiscal sponsor of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, an organization that focuses on land use and policy in the greater Washington D.C. area.
Conservation Funding Workshop & Social 2025 – Resources
It was fantastic to have such an engaged crowd at our recent Conservation Funding Workshop and Social at Powers Farm & Brewery in Midland!
Loudoun County Fall Updates
Read on for Loudoun updates on data center, agrivoltaics, transportation, rural zoning, and water issues, as well as opportunities to weigh in on important issues impacting your community!
PFAS in Biosolids: Public Hearing Thursday, Oct. 23
Join us at a public hearing this Thursday, Oct. 23 to urge the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), which issues the permit, to act to protect farmland, farm families and public health.
Loop de ‘Ville Creates Community, Outdoors
More than 350 people braved a rainy day to take part in the Loop de ’Ville Sept. 23, 2025. The full-day, 20-mile adventure is organized by a coalition of groups seeking to draw more people outdoors, specifically to experience Charlottesville’s Rivanna Trail.
Videos: Agrivoltaics Project at PEC’s Community Farm
Explore our video updates detailing the exciting progress of the Piedmont Environmental Council’s agrivoltaics project, where solar energy and sustainable agriculture meet.
Report Finds Solar Far Exceeds Value Communicated by Dominion
PEC commissioned Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors to study and calculate the actual value of distributed solar generation in Dominion Energy’s territory.
Albemarle Comprehensive Planto be Adopted Wed., Oct. 15
After four years of diligent work that included countless hours of community meetings, pop-ups, work sessions, surveys, and public hearings, this Wednesday, Oct. 15, the Board of Supervisors is expected to adopt the Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan.
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for October 13, 2025
This week: Albemarle PC to review removal of properties from ag-forest district; Economic development groups to learn about Innovation Corridor
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for October 6, 2025
This week: Charlottesville City Council to consider $6.2 million purchase of office building for low-barrier homeless shelter