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Virginia Solar for All

Virginia Solar for All

Virginia Solar for AllThe Virginia Solar for All website includes a report from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) that assesses the benefits of distributed solar in Virginia. The study in the report is about how the Virginia Clean Economy Act would create 29,500 solar jobs.

This report explains the current state of distributed solar energy in Virginia estimates the economic impacts of the distributed solar industry in Virginia; it evaluates the potential impacts of new distributed solar capacity on electricity rates; it calculates the potential greenhouse gas and air pollution savings from distributed solar.

The website provides a summary of the study and a press release about it as well. People can sign up to stay engaged in efforts to make solar open to all in Virginia.

Click here for more information.

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    Date: June 7, 2023
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    The ACORE Finance Forum returns to New York City on June 7-8, 2023. This year, leaders from across the renewable transaction landscape will assess risk mitigation amidst uncertainties regarding IRA implementation, inflation, permitting challenges and…

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    Roughly every five years, Congress passes a Farm Bill, covering a wide range of issues from conservation to rural development to food and nutrition. This briefing series covers various aspects of the sustainable agriculture,…

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    Engaging Communities In Shaping Their Futures

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  • OLEM Environmental Justice Action Update Virtual Community Engagement Session
    Date: June 8, 2023
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    EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) is hosting its second 2023 environmental justice (EJ) community engagement session during which we will present updates on EJ efforts within OLEM and EPA, with a…

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