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5/5/2025
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Understanding the history of data centers in Virginia provides insight into how the General Assembly may manage the industry going forward, says McGuireWoods Consulting senior vice president Preston Bryant in an article...more
In 2014, the Virginia General Assembly approved legislation that gave certain tax abatements for solar facilities installed as part of a solar energy project, which abatements depended in part on the size of the project. The...more
Virginia’s energy policy shifted significantly with Gov. Ralph Northam’s signature of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA), legislation passed by the Virginia General Assembly that became effective July 1, 2020....more
The 2020 session of the Virginia General Assembly likely will be remembered as a watershed moment for energy policy in Virginia. With passage of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA), Virginia’s two incumbent utilities are...more