…have made it clear that utility-scale solar can have significant hidden costs if not done well. The consequences from previous installations have fueled opposition, including PEC’s, to some large-scale solar…
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On the Ground Updates – June 2022
…the project. This article appeared in The Piedmont Environmental Council’s member newsletter, The Piedmont View. If you’d like to become a PEC member or renew your membership, please visit pecva.org/join….
Documenting the Freetowns of the Southwest Mountains
…ahughes@pecva.org. Let us know if you own property in one of the historic communities we are documenting through this project. Throughout its history, PEC has worked to create historic districts…
On the Ground Updates – September 2021
…DWR >> This article appeared in The Piedmont Environmental Council’s member newsletter, The Piedmont View. If you’d like to become a PEC member or renew your membership, please visit pecva.org/join….
Albemarle County AC44 Comprehensive Plan Policy Platform
Contact: Rob McGinnis – rmcginnis@pecva.org, (434) 962-9110 Introduction The AC44 Comprehensive Plan update will serve as a guiding document for land and resource conservation, development, and investment for Albemarle County…
The Piedmont Environmental Council Awarded $11,000 Grant to Bring Agrivoltaics to Low-income Urban Communities
…projects led by 116 different organizations in 35 states and Puerto Rico, for projects that address the climate crisis. Media Contact: Elizabeth Ransom, Media & PR Specialist, eransom@pecva.org; 540-347-2334, x7029…
The PEC Leadership Felt ‘Round the World
…article appeared in the 2025 winter edition of The Piedmont Environmental Council’s member newsletter, The Piedmont View. If you’d like to become a PEC member or renew your membership, please visit pecva.org/join….
On the Ground — Winter 2018
…active in assisting localities and directing the industry to better sites. PEC’s stance is that rooftop solar is superior to utility-scale and underutilized industrial and brown eld sites are the…
Albemarle Comprehensive Plan Adopted!
…communities. Please consider making a donation or becoming a PEC Member today. Thank you, Rob McGinnis, PLA FASLA Senior Land Use Field Representative Albemarle & Greene Counties rmcginnis@pecva.org (434) 962-9110…
In the Driver’s Seat on Parking Lot Solar
…of our partners, parking lot solar facilities could generate around half of Virginia’s energy usage! And parking lot solar enjoys the benefits of distributed solar that large-scale solar lacks. Because…