Virginia

Today, Advanced Energy United and Virginia State Senator and Chair of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Creigh Deeds responded to Orange County’s board of supervisors’ decision blocking solar project development, including a 1,000-acre Sunfish Solar installation.

Public News Service reports that Virginia’s clean energy initiatives are being stunted due to wide-spread misinformation. United’s Jim Purekal debunks false claims made against solar and offers alternative, reliable clean energy methods that can provide power to consumers throughout the state.

Energy News Network reports on the growing gap between Virginia and its neighbors in clean energy manufacturing, quoting United’s Kim Jemaine on the unlikelihood that Governor Youngkin will be able to support Virginia in catching up to other states in the Southeast.

Virginia Mercury reports on the prevalence of data centers that support artificial intelligence in Virginia quoting United’s Kim Jemaine on the importance of grid-enhancing technologies to support the increase in power demand that data centers generate.

Energy News Network reports on Virginia’s slowed interconnection queue and the impact of FERC Order 2023 on PJM’s evaluation process, quoting Jon Gordon on the complexity of the interconnection backlog in Virginia.

Today, Advanced Energy United expressed its disappointment in the Air Pollution Control Board’s decision to approve a regulatory repeal of Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Advanced Energy United criticized Dominion Energy Virginia for IRP and its approach for meeting the requirements of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA), Virginia’s landmark energy law passed in 2020.