Factor This: Virginia Targets Surplus Interconnection Capacity in First-of-its-Kind Legislation

Factor This reports that Virginia lawmakers have passed the Facilitating Access to Surplus Transmission (FAST) Act, groundbreaking legislation that establishes the Commonwealth’s first pilot program to unlock surplus interconnection capacity at existing solar facilities. United’s Jim Purekal commended the passage of the bill, urging the Governor to sign the FAST Act so that utilities, developers, and communities can begin putting surplus interconnection to work.