New Laws: Sharing and Distributing Clean Energy Through Virtual Power Plants

By |2025-07-25T10:48:23-04:00July 7, 2025|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Solar Energy, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , |

On July 1st, all bills that passed the 2025 General Assembly session became laws in Virginia. One bill allows for local clean energy to be shared and distributed within a community through a virtual power plant.

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Data Center and Gas Plant DENIED in Pittsylvania County

By |2025-05-01T10:59:02-04:00May 1, 2025|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Data Centers, Stopping Fossil Fuel Infrastructure, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , |

Pittsylvania Board of Supervisors denied rezoning 750 acres of agricultural land for a proposed data center complex and gas-fired power plant.

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VIDEO: See What’s Next for The State of Offshore Wind in Virginia

By |2025-04-28T13:22:22-04:00April 28, 2025|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Offshore Wind Energy|Tags: , |

Virginia Conservation Network and the Southeastern Wind Coalition provided updates on Virginia's offshore wind industry and outlooks for future projects.

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Clean Energy & Climate Recap: 2025 Bill Outcomes

By |2025-03-06T10:57:29-05:00March 5, 2025|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Solar Energy, Stopping Fossil Fuel Infrastructure, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , |

Virginia Conservation Network advocated for 65 bills this General Assembly session that support the Virginia Clean Economy Act, enables more local solar energy, regulates the data center industry's energy demand, and more.

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