Solar

At a time when several Virginia counties have rejected plans for solar farms, Albemarle has given an enthusiastic thumbs-up to an array so big it could power more than half of the homes in the county. Sandy Hausman has that story.

More than 10,000 homes in Virginia have solar panels, according to the Department of Mines Minerals and Energy. Proponents of renewable energy say those…

Of about 2,000 schools in Virginia, only 86 have installed solar panels. Still, a non-profit in Charlottesville says there’s been dramatic growth, and…

A new solar electricity project will soon get underway in southwestern Virginia…the first ever to be built on abandoned mine land in the area....perhaps…

A group of Communities in southwestern Virginia created a plan a couple of years ago to bring more solar energy to the region. And it appears to be…

There are now more than 250 solar companies in Virginia – making and installing panels to generate power. Prices have fallen 43% over the last five years,…

A group called Conservatives for Clean Energy recently surveyed 500 Virginia voters and found 72% want more emphasis on solar power here, but as…

Virginia hasn’t traditionally had a great reputation for renewable sources of energy. But the solar industry is now booming in Virginia.Luc DeWulf opens a…

The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors met for nearly nine hours Tuesday night as over 100 residents argued for and against construction of a…

Six new solar projects could be coming to far southwestern Virginia. It’s part of a push to diversify the economy in the region known as Virginia’s coal…