The Voice of the

Commonwealth's Counties

Articles About: Energy

DCR hosts webinar for counties on incorporating native plants and pollinators in utility-scale solar development: September 12, 2023, 1pm – 3pm

July 26, 2023

DEQ releases draft environmental justice guidance – comments due by May 1

April 4, 2023

Virginia creates statewide program for localities to spur capital investments in commercial buildings for energy improvements – January 12 workshop for interested counties

January 7, 2022

VACo supports allowing counties to finance renewable energy and energy efficiency investments through ‘green banks’

February 16, 2021

Legal Issues with Green Energy – Utility-Scale Solar

December 4, 2020

Webinar: An Introduction to Energy Storage for Virginia Localities

December 4, 2020

Clean energy project financing bill survives House and Senate, ready for Governor’s pen

March 5, 2020

Bill to change local tax authority on large scale wind projects is amended to limit its application

March 3, 2020

Recycling and solar equipment tax exemption bill amended to preserve local flexibility

March 3, 2020

Clean energy project financing bill survives Senate Finance

February 27, 2020

Clean energy financing bill reports out of Senate Local Government, heads to Senate Finance

February 18, 2020

Proposed change to local tax authority on large scale wind projects could affect revenue collection

February 13, 2020

Helpful clean energy financing bill receives green light from House

February 11, 2020

Helpful clean energy financing bill advances to full House

February 4, 2020

Beneficial clean energy financing bill introduced

January 14, 2020

Renewable Energy Pilot Program for Schools Heads to Senate Floor

February 27, 2018