Renewable Energy Siting News
Reform of the renewable energy siting process is an unprecedented opportunity to unlock Virginia’s energy potential. It is an overdue win for the environment, driving down the reliance on fossil fuels. It is a win for local economies, attracting new businesses and revenue. And it’s a win for landowner rights.
what’s happening around Virginia
- WSET News (10/2/25) Charles County’s Solar Projects Help Balance Budget, Avoiding Tax Hikes
- The Roanoke Times (9/18/25) Franklin County Supervisors Vote Down 121-Acre Solar Farm Proposal
- Richmond Times Dispatch (8/22/25) Dinwiddie Supervisors Reject 196-Acre Solar Farm Proposal
- WHRO Public Media (8/14/25) Something’s Gotta Give: Virginia is Struggling to Balance Energy Needs with Local Tensions Over Solar Development
- Fredericksburg Free Press (7/16/25) King George Supervisors Vote Down Solar and Livestock Operation
- Cardinal News (7/2/25) Virginia Tech Researchers Study Link Between Large Solar Installations, Property Values
- Virginia Mercury (6/17/25) Louisa County Landowner Caught Up in Solar Farm Regulation Debate
- Cardinal News (4/15/25) Mecklenburg County Blocks Future Large Scale Solar Development
- Cardinal News (3/18/25) Mecklenburg Draws the Line on Solar. Deeds Warns This Could Lead to State Mandates
- Fauquier Now News (2/24/25) Fauquier Planning Commission Rejects Almeda Solar Project in Midland
- Emporia Independent-Messenger (1/21/25): MAREC Action Supports Virginia Legislative Efforts to Standardize Solar Ordinances
- Cardinal News (1/21/25): Virginia Now Imports More Electricity Than Any Other State
- Virginia Mercury (1/20/25): For Low-Cost Electricity, Virginia Needs Renewable Energy — Not Gas Plants
- Virginia Mercury (1/13/25): Why Solar Power Matters for My Augusta County Family Farm
- The Nature Conservancy (12/24): Solar Siting in Virginia
- Virginia Mercury (12/3/24): Data Centers Approved, Solar Farms Rejected: What is Going on in Rural Virginia?
- WVTF Radio IQ (12/2/24): Legislators Float New Process that Could Override Localities on Solar Plant Approvals
- VPM News (12/1/24): State Legislators Consider New Solar Project Requirements
- Richmond Times-Dispatch (11/30/24): Virginia: Solar, Data Centers, Carbon Top Environmentalists’ Lists for Session
- Niskanen Center (11/20/24): Powering Prosperity: How Clean Energy Drives Economic Growth Across America
- Cardinal News (11/12/24): New Database Reveals Extent of Solar push in Southside
- Virginia Mercury (11/11/24): Sen. Marsden to Host Summit on Virginia Clean Economy Act Next Week
- Virginia Mercury (10/30/24): Solar Developers Seeking Changes to Local Siting Process
- Smithfield Times (10/30/24): Surry Proposing Stricter 7% Cap on Solar Farms Down From 10%
- TechBullion (10/22/24): The Role of Virginia in Promoting Sustainable Technology Solutions
- Cardinal News (10/21/24): A Showdown Over Solar is Coming to Virginia
- Smithfield Times (10/16/24) Surry Supervisors Overturn Planners on Sycamore Cross Solar Farm
- Richmond BizSense (10/3/24): Hanover Supervisors Reject Proposal for 1,500-Acre Solar Facility
- MAREC Blog (10/3/24): Achieving the Virginia Clean Economy Act Goals Highlights the Need for Solar Siting Reform
- The Daily Press (Newport News) (9/20/24): Chesapeake Approves 41-Acre Solar Project; Famers Say it Will Provide ‘Security’
- WSET ABC 13 (9/19/24): First Solar Panel Manufacturer in Virginia to Open in Bedford County
- MAREC Blog (9/19/24): Virginia’s Surging Electricity Demand Highlights the Need for Energy Siting Reform
- Public News Service (9/9/24): Misinformation Prevents Virginia from Reaping Solar-Energy Benefits
- Orange County Review (9/7/24): The Sun Has Set on Solar Development in Orange County
- Windsor Weekly (6/23/24): Supervisors Deny Permit for Moonlight Solar Farm
- Sussex-Surry Dispatch (6/18/24): Blackwater Solar Project Defeated
- Orange County Review (3/26/24): The Future is Dim for Solar Developments in Orange County
- WHSV TV 3 (2/15/24): Solar Facility in McGaheysville Denied by Rockingham County Board of Supervisors
- Culpeper Times (1/12/23): Planning Commission Denies Solar Project Recommendations