efficiency
Utilities are ‘holding Virginia back’ on energy efficiency, advocates say
An annual energy efficiency report card ranks Virginia poorly for utility programs, though some are hopeful for change.
Southeast
Virginia
Interconnection stymies plan to graze sheep under Virginia solar project
An Eastern Shore farming family is frustrated to find that its solar project is at the mercy of the local utility and grid operator.
coal
Coal has always been king in the South. Now that’s changing
As more natural gas and renewable power comes online, coal plants are running less. Yet utilities are not always quick to close those coal plants down.
Virginia
Q&A: Longtime environmental advocate reflects on Virginia’s path to 100% clean energy
Annette Osso, now the managing director of Resilient Virginia, first delved into energy projects in the 1970s.
Virginia
Virginia solar volunteers bring relief from heat, and energy costs, to horse farm
The organizer of a recent solar training program reunited participants for the projects at a Yogaville horse stable.
North Carolina
Meet the N.C. lawmaker who bucked his party to derail Duke’s ratemaking bill
State Rep. Larry Strickland is now tasked along with 10 other conferees to produce a compromise on the controversial bill.