On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1 -- The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) into law. The Act makes significant changes to the clean energy tax credits previously available under the Inflation Reduction Act...more
7/11/2025
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Join us Friday, March 28 from 11:00 – 11:35 am EST for our annual Virginia Energy Legislative Update webinar. We will cover several important pieces of energy legislation that were passed during the fast-paced 2025 General...more
3/19/2025
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Virginia ,
Webinars
On April 8, 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed four bills into law that will expand shared (community) solar in Virginia. Some of the key details of the new legislation are as follows...more
This year’s Virginia General Assembly was a packed session with several important pieces of legislation under consideration to further Virginia’s energy transition. Register for our annual webinar where we will provide an...more
3/27/2024
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RGGI ,
SCC ,
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Solar Panels ,
Virginia ,
Webinars
Over the last several years, the Virginia General Assembly has passed several new laws to provide additional tools to developers when seeking local zoning approval for solar and energy storage projects in Virginia. One of...more
The Virginia General Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation affecting the solar and energy storage industry during its 2022 legislative session... join us on Thursday, March 31, from 11:00 – 11:30 am (ET) for...more
3/25/2022
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Photovoltaic ,
Pilot Programs ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
Utilities Sector ,
Virginia ,
Webinars
Effective as of January 1, 2021, the Virginia State Corporation Commission adopted Regulations Governing the Deployment of Energy Storage (the “Storage Rules”). The Storage Rules were promulgated pursuant to the Virginia...more
4/19/2021
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Building on the progress from the 2020 legislative session and the passage of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA), the Virginia General Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation affecting the solar and energy...more
3/16/2021
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Permits ,
Pilot Programs ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Sediment Control ,
Solar Energy ,
Stormwater Discharge Permits ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Third-Party ,
Webinars ,
Wetlands
On July 1, 2020, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “Commission”) issued an Order initiating a proceeding to establish by regulation a program affording Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion”) customers...more
On May 7, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “Commission”) issued an order (the “Order”) authorizing pre-registrations for a portion of the increased capacity made available pursuant to recent amendments to the...more
On May 1, 2020, Dominion Energy (“Dominion”) released a request for proposal (“RFP”) for up to 1,000 MWs of new photovoltaic solar (or paired with energy storage), new onshore wind (or paired with energy storage), or...more
The Virginia General Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation affecting the solar industry during its 2019 legislative session. Join us on Thursday, March 28, from 11:00 – 11:30 am (EST) for an informative and...more