Solar Workforce Diversity
After pipeline feud, Virginia nonprofit aims to reunite community with solar
A weeklong boot camp in Union Hill, Virginia, trained 10 area residents on the basics of installing rooftop solar.
Southeast
News
In North Carolina, wind farm ban misses a key legislative deadline
Clean energy advocates warned that the proposal could still resurface as an attachment to other legislation.
Virginia
How Virginia is breaking logjams around solar energy legislation
Mediation and conversation among stakeholders mean the industry’s prospects in the state are brightening.
Solar Workforce Diversity
Solar groups call for more inclusive hiring methods to improve diversity
A new report shows the solar workforce is mostly white and male, and that changes are needed to close diversity gaps.
electric vehicles
In North Carolina, bill to raise electric vehicle registration fees stalls
Meanwhile, a bill that would fine drivers for blocking charging stations advances in the House.
North Carolina
N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper names three new utility board members
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has nominated three new people to join the state’s utility regulatory board, a move that could fundamentally reshape the commission that oversees Duke Energy and enforces the state’s renewable energy laws.