by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | May 9, 2022 | Solar
Five takeaways from the landmark Virginia Solar Survey Report on solar’s spread is first of its kind in Virginia After a slow start, solar has been booming in Virginia. From having zero large-scale solar farms in 2015, the commonwealth now has 51 in operation, with...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 28, 2022 | Solar
What are the pros and cons to Utility Scale Solar versus Community Solar? Many communities are facing these challenges as we move to decarbonize our energy sources. There have been a couple of community scale solar permits passed in Buckingham recently. The large,...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jul 8, 2019 | Fossil Fuels, Solar
Yogaville leaders hope their investments in solar power send a message about opposing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Elizabeth McGowan July 8, 2019 Elizabeth McGowan / Energy News Network Jeeva Abbate, right, tells John Laury about the solar system that powers...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jul 5, 2019 | Environmental Justice, Solar
A broken “no pipeline” sign rests outside a home in Union Hill, where residents are divided over Dominion Energy’s plan to build a compressor station for the utility’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline. A weeklong boot camp in Union Hill, Virginia,...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jul 20, 2018 | Events, Politics of energy, Renewables
Right now the Northam administration is developing its Virginia Energy Plan, a roadmap for the commonwealth’s energy policy over the next decade. We need to ensure Virginia’s economy is built on energy efficiency, solar power and smart storage solutions instead...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 1, 2017 | Renewables, Solar
Renewable energy has reached an important milestone. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has determined that in many parts of the world, solar energy is now the same price or even cheaper than fossil fuels for the first time. In a handbook released this month, the WEF...
