Virginia Conservation Network advocated for 99 bills this General Assembly session that increase access to affordable, clean energy, support energy efficiency, regulate the data center industry's energy demand, and more.
The Affordable Clean Energy Package can increase affordable, clean energy by increasing storage and solar targets, removing regulatory hurdles, and improving consumer protections.
Piedmont Environment Council has built Virginia's first crop-based solar: combining food production with on-site clean energy generation.
Piedmont Environmental Council released a commissioned report by Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors on the actual value of distributed solar in Virginia, including quantitative and qualitative benefits.
Virginia Conservation Network hosted a webinar exploring a recent modeling exercise on different possible projections in which clean energy reliably and affordably meets worst-case demand scenarios in the Commonwealth—without new fossil fuel infrastructure.
Virginia Conservation Network hosted an educational series tailored for decision-makers and advocates to learn about Virginia's transition to clean energy.
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.
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.
VCN is supporting efforts to increase access to local, community energy across the Commonwealth through the CARE Act.