…of this work, PEC co-authored three briefing papers adopted by the Virginia Conservation Network into their policy platform: “Expanding Access to Community Solar,” “Powering Progress Through Rooftop Solar,” and “Deploying…
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Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for December 9, 2024
…Solar Project that will be built on 550 acres and there are two public hearings for what would be the county’s first major solar installation. The first is for a…
How Agrivoltaics Can Help Solve Virginia’s Energy Crisis
…solar? These days, it’s always refreshing to find things that most folks agree on. Solar on rooftops, parking lots and brownfields, … Read More Report Finds Solar Far Exceeds Value…
Meet Ashish Kapoor, Senior Energy & Climate Policy Analyst
…I decided to jump headfirst into solar energy consulting. Working as a national sales consultant for a large residential solar company gave me the chance to talk with folks all…
Solarize Piedmont Installers
…Solar Energy World (NOVA region), Convert Solar (the rest of Virginia), Green Hill Solar (Shenandoah Valley) and Tiger Solar (Charlottesville and Staunton) are LEAP’s preferred campaign installers. How we select…
HB 206 – Getting Solar Siting Right
In 2022, the General Assembly and the Governor advanced HB 206, a bipartisan bill to improve the utility-scale solar permitting process in Virginia. The legislation provides a path toward reasonable…
On the Ground Updates – June 2021
…entering Fauquier County. Bealeton Marsh Solar In April, the first utility-scale solar proposal under the newly adopted ordinance was evaluated for consistency with Fauquier County’s Rural Lands Plan. PEC voiced…
PEC Weighs in on Dulles Airport Solar Project
…utility-scale solar policy recommendations. The proposed solar layout from the Draft Environmental Assessment. An alternative solar layout that covers developed areas of the airport, from the Draft Environmental Assessment. https://www.scribd.com/document/554298008/PEC-Comments-on-Dulles-Airport-Western-Solar-Project-Draft-Environmental-Assessment-12-10-2021#from_embed…
On the Ground Updates – June 2024
…for solar facilities, this will be the final utility-scale solar facility built in Clarke County. Culpeper The future State Park at Culpeper Battlefields, comprising more than 1,000 acres at the…
On the Ground – Winter 2019
…stream monitoring into their curriculum. Culpeper Utility-Scale Solar Subsequent to the withdrawal of the Cricket Solar, LLC application in August, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the update of the…