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Virginia Needs to Level the Playing Field for Schools and Local Governments to Go Solar

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, part of Richmond Public Schools, will soon have solar panels on its roof that will provide electricity to the school and educational opportunities for its students.Source: Richmond Public Schools One of the state’s most budget-constrained public school … [Read more...] about Virginia Needs to Level the Playing Field for Schools and Local Governments to Go Solar

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General Assembly Update, 1/28

Dominion Energy's Bill Murray preaches to his choir, the House Commerce and Labor energy sub-committee, chaired by Del. O'Quinn (R-Washington). Richmond, VA – Last Thursday, the House Commerce and Labor energy sub-committee voted on a number of renewable energy bills that left … [Read more...] about General Assembly Update, 1/28

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The Future of Solar Net Metering is in the Hands of Virginia’s General Assembly

The economics of distributed solar (which often comes in the form of roof-top solar) relies heavily on net-metering, a policy mechanism that credits customers for any excess generation their system provides back to the grid and therefore, shortens the payback period of that customer's … [Read more...] about The Future of Solar Net Metering is in the Hands of Virginia’s General Assembly

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It’s Time for the General Assembly to Side with Customers, not Utilities, on Solar

Note: This piece by Ivy Main originally ran in the Virginia Mercury on December 7, 2018 and is reposted here with the author's permission. Solar panels on parking lots, landfills, rooftops and other sites could provide a lot of clean electricity if policy barriers are … [Read more...] about It’s Time for the General Assembly to Side with Customers, not Utilities, on Solar

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SCC Rejects Dominion Energy’s IRP

Dominion Energy Virginia's 2018 IRP has been rejected by Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) and must be resubmitted to include several analyses deemed crucial to the energy plan by the SCC. Note: This article is the first in a series on public policy activity in Virginia relating to … [Read more...] about SCC Rejects Dominion Energy’s IRP