https://powerforthepeopleva.com/2026/03/19/virginia-is-making-strides-on-clean-energy-even-as-it-falls-behind/2026-03-24T14:16:06+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2026/02/26/call-their-bluff-data-centers-should-pay-sales-taxes-like-the-rest-of-us/2026-03-05T13:13:15+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2026/02/21/halfway-through-the-2026-legislative-session-theres-still-no-consensus-on-data-center-bills/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/climate-lobby-day-sullivan.jpgClimate lobby day SullivanDelegate Rip Sullivan and Senator Lamont Bagby speak to activists about data center legislation at a lobby day held by Sierra Club and Chesapeake Climate Action Network on February 17. 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Ivy Main2025-11-12T20:50:20+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/11/05/a-charm-offensive-from-the-gas-industry-thats-mostly-just-offensive/2025-11-12T13:09:07+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/about/2026-02-27T21:18:13+00:00weekly0.6https://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/10/02/how-trumps-deal-with-big-oil-is-raising-your-energy-bills/2025-10-03T13:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/09/26/will-virginia-step-up-for-its-rooftop-solar-industry/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250921_175017242.jpgPXL_20250921_175017242Visitors to a net-zero energy home in Vienna, Virginia learn about solar as part of SunDay, a national celebration of solar energy, on September 21, 2025. Photo courtesy of Meredith Haines.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250921_175037009.jpgPXL_20250921_1750370092025-09-26T19:06:15+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/09/16/five-things-every-virginia-candidate-and-voter-should-know-about-energy/2025-09-21T21:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/09/03/in-puerto-rico-customers-are-helping-to-keep-the-lights-on-could-a-virginia-program-do-the-same/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/puerto-rico-rooftop-solar-2048x1536-1.jpegPuerto-Rico-rooftop-solar-2048x15362025-09-15T15:34:51+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/08/05/are-nuclear-reactors-a-good-fit-for-southwest-virginia-or-a-solution-in-search-of-a-problem/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/nuclear-watch-photo-e1711656981190.jpg.webpNuclear-Watch-Photo-e1711656981190.jpgSharon Fisher (second from left) and other members of Southwest Virginia Nuclear Watch. Courtesy of Fisher.2025-08-05T17:06:22+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/07/24/the-scc-serves-up-a-nothingburger/2025-07-24T15:16:47+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/07/10/is-it-too-hot-for-common-sense/2025-07-10T16:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/07/02/lets-hear-it-for-the-losers/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/signs_election_signs_everywhere_8155147475.jpgCamera+ recipe? ? scene: Auto ? crop: OriginalCamera+ recipe? ? scene: Auto ? crop: Original2025-07-02T18:50:21+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/06/04/the-war-on-wokeenergy/2025-06-04T13:41:16+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/05/20/trumps-attack-on-offshore-wind-is-hurting-virginia-why-arent-republican-leaders-fighting-for-us/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/osw-4-projects-1-e1747766932811.jpegOSW 4 projects 1A poster displaying Dominion Energy's planned offshore wind projects.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/wind-turbine-against-sky.jpgwind turbine against sky2025-05-21T01:41:52+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/05/09/utility-efforts-to-undermine-rooftop-solar-meet-stiff-opposition-from-virginia-customers/2025-05-08T21:32:21+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/04/02/with-vetoes-and-destructive-amendments-youngkin-acts-to-deepen-virginias-energy-woes/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/u-of-r-workers-copy-1.jpegU of R workers copyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/u-of-r-workers-copy.jpegU of R workers copy2025-05-08T21:20:08+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/04/28/will-special-rate-classes-protect-va-residents-from-the-costs-of-serving-data-centers/2025-04-27T22:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/03/31/remember-when-ethics-in-government-mattered/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-08_tesla_takedown_protest_rockville_md_11-35-36.jpgTesla Takedown protest, Rockville, MDPeople line up in front of a Tesla Service Center to protest Elon Musk. Rockville, Maryland. Photo by G. Edward Johnson via Wikimedia2025-03-31T13:16:25+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/02/11/facing-data-center-sprawl-and-an-energy-crisis-virginia-legislators-leap-into-action-nah-just-kidding/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image.pngimage2025-02-12T01:01:56+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/02/05/distributed-solar-bills-move-forward-while-progress-on-siting-utility-solar-stalls-out/2025-02-05T20:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2025/01/21/its-the-fossil-fuels-stupid/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image.pngimage2025-01-23T14:23:20+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/12/27/the-data-center-energy-crisis-is-now-official/2024-12-29T20:30:14+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/12/04/data-centers-approved-solar-farms-rejected-what-is-going-on-in-rural-virginia/2024-12-19T15:01:12+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/11/27/under-pressure-from-the-scc-dominion-reveals-the-true-cost-of-data-centers/2024-12-31T22:00:10+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/11/14/the-clean-energy-revolution-will-continue/2024-11-14T15:52:34+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/10/31/once-again-dominions-energy-plan-falls-short-this-time-the-scc-isnt-having-it/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/chesterfield-gas-plant-peoples-hearing.jpgChesterfield gas plant people's hearingParticipants at a "people's hearing" on October 29 protested Dominion's plans for a new methane gas plant in Chesterfield, Virginia. Photo courtesy Friends of Chesterfield.2024-11-01T12:59:45+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/09/30/is-sewage-sludge-laced-with-forever-chemicals-contaminating-va-farmland/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/img_0474.jpgIMG_0474https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/img_1349.jpgIMG_13492024-09-30T20:10:06+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/09/11/geothermal-energy-is-having-a-moment-could-it-power-virginias-data-centers/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image.jpegimageNational Renewable Energy Laboratoryhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/geothermal-identified-hydrothermal-and-egs.pnggeothermal-identified-hydrothermal-and-egs2024-09-14T13:59:56+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/08/21/the-strange-obsession-with-low-birth-rates/2024-08-21T20:33:32+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/07/25/amazon-claims-to-power-all-its-operations-with-renewable-energy-yes-and-im-the-queen-of-sheba/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image.pngimage2024-07-29T02:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/07/11/ai-could-usher-in-a-golden-age-of-technological-breakthroughs-if-it-doesnt-kill-us-first/2024-07-19T22:48:58+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/06/28/the-pentagons-plan-to-go-solar-another-chapter-in-a-great-american-success-story/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/aerial_closeup_of_the_pentagon_may_11_2021.jpgAerial_Closeup_of_the_Pentagon,_May_11,_2021The only real question is why it has taken so long. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)2024-06-28T13:48:36+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/06/18/deqs-proposal-to-end-the-solar-wars-makes-lemons-out-of-lemonade/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/lemon.jpgLemonAndré Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5 , via Wikimedia Commons2024-06-30T01:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/05/23/will-virginias-residential-solar-market-survive-the-coming-year/2024-05-24T14:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/05/02/data-centers-be-damned-virginia-can-still-meet-its-climate-goals/2024-05-02T20:10:27+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/04/04/now-what-the-heck-do-we-do-about-data-centers/2024-05-27T12:46:04+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/03/15/virginia-climate-advocates-find-progress-requires-more-than-a-democratic-majority/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/img_8340.jpegIMG_83402024-03-15T18:10:20+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/02/28/in-this-arms-race-the-public-loses/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_8339-2.jpegIMG_8339 2The more things change, the more they stay the same.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_8339.jpegIMG_83392024-03-07T18:04:01+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/01/29/as-youngkin-takes-an-axe-to-the-deep-state-what-could-possibly-go-wrong/2024-01-31T18:19:02+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/01/24/to-be-or-not-to-be-a-clean-energy-state-that-is-the-question/2024-01-24T19:05:36+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2024/01/15/fed-up-with-leaf-blowers-youve-got-company-and-now-reason-for-hope/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/e2d33713-352a-4ff8-817f-7c276bb11fd0.jpegE2D33713-352A-4FF8-817F-7C276BB11FD0https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/e2d33713-352a-4ff8-817f-7c276bb11fd0-2.jpegE2D33713-352A-4FF8-817F-7C276BB11FD0 2https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-group.pngThe groupMembers of Quiet Clean NOVA demonstrate the noise level of gas-powered leaf blowers on the grounds of the Capitol on January 11. Photo: Quiet Clean NOVA.2024-01-15T19:32:40+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/12/06/commercial-solar-has-stalled-out-in-virginia-fortunately-theres-a-simple-fix/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8274.jpegIMG_8274A new solar array atop Meridien High School in Falls Church received interconnection approval before Dominion imposed onerous new requirements for net-metered solar. Now, advocates fear it may be one of the last school projects built in Dominion's territory. Photo: Ivy Main2023-12-12T17:53:26+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/11/22/a-5-point-plan-for-virginias-data-centers/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1200px_data_center_asburn_loudoun_wod_trail_drone_4-10-23_credit_hugh_kenny_pec-33-jpg.webp1200px_data_center_asburn_loudoun_wod_trail_drone_4-10-23_credit_hugh_kenny_pec-33-jpgA data center in Ashburn, Virginia. Photo by Hugh Kenny, Piedmont Environmental Council.2023-11-30T20:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/10/20/houses-can-be-built-to-use-much-less-energy-why-arent-they/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_1007.jpegIMG_1007https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_2140.jpgIMG_2140Photo by Ivy Main2023-10-22T16:00:41+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/10/05/up-for-a-vote-in-this-election-clean-energy-data-centers-and-utility-influence/2023-10-06T11:04:49+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/07/20/do-carbon-offsets-offer-climate-salvation/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dallc2b7e-2023-07-20-13.31.09-image-in-the-style-of-a-stained-glass-window-such-as-might-have-been-in-a-medieval-church-but-with-people-driving-suvs-and-trucks-a-coal-plant-in-th.pngDALL·E 2023-07-20 13.31.09 - Image in the style of a stained glass window such as might have been in a medieval church, but with people driving SUVs and trucks, a coal plant in thImage by DALL-E with prompts from Ivy Main2023-09-26T13:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/09/21/a-bright-spot-at-the-intersection-of-farming-electric-vehicles-and-solar-energy/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/d1915-1.jpgd1915-1Peggy Greb, USDAhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/corn_dom_use.pngcorn_dom_use2023-09-26T13:21:34+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/09/07/if-dominions-plan-is-so-bad-is-there-a-better-one-spoiler-alert-yes-there-is/2023-09-07T17:43:20+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/08/17/why-are-dominion-energys-customers-footing-the-bill-for-virginias-data-center-buildout/2023-08-17T16:55:51+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/08/04/im-a-climate-alarmist-and-you-should-be-too-but-we-arent-dead-yet/2023-08-11T19:27:23+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/06/29/joe-manchins-pyrrhic-victory/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/52961615465_ca10f1feb9_o.jpgProtest President BidenÕs recent approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in the debt ceiling dealOn Thursday, June 8, 2023, hundreds of frontline and Appalachian climate activists rallied at the White House against President Biden’s endorsement of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. (POWHR/Eman Mohammed/Survival Media Agency) 2023-07-13T20:58:51+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/06/19/is-there-a-partisan-divide-on-climate-not-among-young-people/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sierra-opener-20190920_global_climate_strike_newyork_sfw_4y6a5430-wb-1.jpg.webpsierra-opener-20190920_global_climate_strike_newyork_sfw_4y6a5430-wb-1.jpgPhotos courtesy of 350.org2023-06-20T02:28:20+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/05/15/law-what-law-pandering-to-the-governor-dominions-new-plan-ignores-virginias-climate-law/2023-05-15T22:29:15+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/04/26/is-hydrogen-a-miracle-solution-for-the-climate-or-the-new-ethanol/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/norfolk-solar-amundsen-two-solar-workers.jpgNorfolk Solar Amundsen two solar workersPhoto credit Norfolk Solar.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/joe_biden_presidential_portrait.jpgJoe_Biden_presidential_portraitPresident Joe Biden poses for his official portrait Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in the Library of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hydrogen_refueling-1.jpgHydrogen_refuelinghttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hydrogen_refueling.jpghydrogen_refuelingRefueling a hydrogen-powered vehicle. By Ogidya via Wikimedia Commons2023-05-02T18:30:24+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/04/11/its-time-for-virginia-to-plan-its-next-offshore-wind-farm/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_7452.jpegIMG_7452The Virginia booth at IPF. 2023-04-11T13:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/03/31/yes-rggi-works/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cut-carbon-protest-at-va-capital.jpgcut-carbon-protest-at-va-capital2023-03-31T13:28:13+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/03/17/is-your-electricity-bill-keeping-you-in-the-dark/2023-03-19T04:36:27+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/03/03/a-dog-a-food-fight-and-other-highlights-from-the-2023-general-assembly-session/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/scan-2023-3-2-14.31.40-e1677785840108.jpgScan 2023-3-2 14.31.40https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/scan-2023-3-2-14.31.18-e1677785791789.jpgScan 2023-3-2 14.31.182023-03-09T21:55:07+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/02/16/dont-give-data-centers-a-pass-on-pollution/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/52666854587_25ba4c5d9a_o.jpg52666854587_25ba4c5d9a_oSenator Chap Petersen talks with advocates at the General Assembly on February 3. Photo courtesy of Piedmont Environmental Council2023-03-08T13:27:30+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/02/18/small-modular-nuclear-reactors-a-bad-deal-for-southwest-virginia-and-all-of-us/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/how_do_smrs_work_infographic_crop.pnghow_do_smrs_work_infographic_cropSource: U.S. Department of Energy2023-03-03T20:37:35+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/02/08/the-gas-stove-culture-wars-come-to-virginia/2023-02-12T22:39:37+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/01/27/these-bills-could-bring-more-clean-energy-to-your-community/2023-01-27T21:32:38+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/01/19/attacks-on-virginias-climate-laws-are-front-and-center-at-the-general-assembly/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image_50452737-e1674153829947.jpgimage_50452737Climate advocates gathered at the Virginia Capitol on Friday to defend Virginia's clean energy laws. Speakers included Senators Creigh Deeds, Ghazala Hashmi, David Marsden and Scott Surovell, and Delegates Rip Sullivan, Nadarius Clark, Rodney Willett and Alfonso Lopez. Photo courtesy of Mary-Stuart Torbeck, Virginia Sierra Club.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image_50742785-1-e1674153069564.jpgimage_50742785Clean energy advocates gather at the Bell Tower on the grounds of the Virginia Capitol. Speakers included Senators Creigh Deeds, Ghazala Hashmi, David Marsden and Scott Surovell, and Delegates Rip Sullivan, Nadarius Clark, Rodney Willett and Alfonso Lopez. Photo courtesy of Mary-Stuart Torbeck, Virginia Sierra Club.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image_50742785.jpgimage_507427852023-01-23T23:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2022/12/13/virginia-has-a-data-center-problem/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_7187-1.jpegPageland LanePageland Lane is currently rural but would be expanded to four lanes as part of the PW Gateway project. Boosters say increased tax revenues will benefit parks and schools. https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_7187.jpegimg_71872023-01-09T14:26:22+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2023/01/09/dominion-energy-says-solar-will-dominate-by-2040/2023-01-12T16:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2022/11/30/shared-solar-launches-in-virginia-but-still-faces-an-uphill-battle/2022-11-30T18:13:35+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2022/11/01/washington-gas-loves-its-customers-too-much-for-their-own-good/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image.jpeggas flameiamNigelMorris, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia 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credit: Mark Dixon from Pittsburgh, PA, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons2021-11-17T21:18:30+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2021/10/06/increasing-fixed-charges-on-electricity-bills-hurts-customers-and-society/2021-10-10T17:32:29+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2021/09/16/of-synagogues-and-subsidies/2021-09-17T21:02:01+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2021/09/02/you-call-that-democracy-how-virginias-electric-co-ops-fail-their-member-owners/2021-09-03T14:03:17+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2021/08/28/what-do-we-owe-to-each-other/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/american_flag_waving_on_a_flag_pole.jpgAmerican_Flag_Waving_on_a_Flag_PoleAmericans' commitment to a shared sense of purpose has hit a low point with our response to COVID-19. Photo credit Noah Wulf via Wikimedia Commons.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/covid-19_san_salvatore_09-1.jpgCovid-19_San_Salvatore_09In spite of the wide availability of vaccinations in the U.S. and the proven effectiveness of masking and social distancing, the CDC reports that new hospital admissions of patients with confirmed COVID-19 are currently at their highest levels since the start of the pandemic for all age groups under 50 years old. 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Notice biomass doesn't do too well either. The analysis omits some additional units, apparently because they are already scheduled for retirement.2020-09-25T13:19:43+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/08/25/hurricanes-mean-power-outages-resilience-hubs-can-help/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/348_.jpgHurricane IsabelHurricane Isabel was one of Virginia's worst natural disasters--and it was only a category 2 storm when it made landfall in North Carolina. Photo credit NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)2020-09-12T04:41:26+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/06/24/climate-action-begins-at-home-literally-with-houses/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/little_pigs.jpgLittle_pigs2020-07-01T18:56:17+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/05/29/the-dog-that-didnt-bark-the-case-of-the-missing-electric-co-op-members/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5a9a7575-4738-497c-a1c2-6da6b8472e3f_1_201_a.jpeg5A9A7575-4738-497C-A1C2-6DA6B8472E3F_1_201_a2020-05-29T14:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/05/18/what-part-of-zero-doesnt-dominion-understand/2020-05-18T14:19:16+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/05/01/covid-19-throws-a-lemon-at-virginias-plan-for-an-energy-transition-its-time-for-lemonade/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/augusta-county-public-schools_wilson-middle-school-e1588340192442.jpgDCIM100MEDIADJI_0064.JPGWilson Middle School, Augusta County. Photo courtesy of Secure Futures.2020-05-03T14:35:32+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/04/03/with-a-framework-for-virginias-energy-transition-in-place-heres-what-happens-next/2020-04-04T20:54:45+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/03/19/new-laws-clear-away-barriers-to-small-solar-projects/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/peaceable_kingdom_met_dt4930.jpgPeaceable_Kingdom_MET_DT4930Edward Hicks' "Peaceable Kingdom," Metropolitan Museum of Art. Not shown: the 50 guys with muskets making sure the lions don't try anything.2020-03-24T21:39:49+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/03/16/it-was-a-messy-chaotic-general-assembly-session-it-also-worked-out-pretty-well/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/richmond-public-schools-credit-secure-futures.jpgDCIM100MEDIADJI_0133.JPGSolar arrays on Richmond Public Schools were some of the last projects to go forward before the limit on PPAs was hit. Legislation this year raises the cap on PPAs to let many more schools go solar. Photo credit Secure Futures.2020-03-19T03:07:36+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/03/06/the-wise-county-coal-plant-should-never-have-been-built-why-fight-to-keep-it-open/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/smokestack_-_flickr_-_stiller_beobachter.jpgSmokestack_-_Flickr_-_Stiller_BeobachterPhoto credit Stiller Beobachter2020-03-06T15:34:10+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/01/15/a-first-look-at-the-clean-energy-act-and-the-green-new-deal/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_3349.jpegIMG_3349Students joined more than 200 other grassroots activists for a lobby day at the General Assembly on Tuesday. Photo Ivy Main2020-02-27T18:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/01/19/the-bill-roundup-continues-climate-energy-transition-and-other-utility-regulation/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/climate-action-now.jpgclimate action nowPhoto by Alex Kambis. 2020-02-25T14:17:38+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/01/19/and-finally-energy-efficiency-and-storage-bills/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/my-gen.jpegmy genPhoto by Alex Kambis2020-02-25T14:16:35+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/02/25/yeah-im-not-perfect-either-pass-the-clean-economy-act/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/support-cea-e1582639318800.jpgsupport CEAAn activist at the grassroots lobby day on January 14. Photo credit Alex Kambis. 2020-02-25T22:25:34+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/02/11/its-halftime-at-the-ga-and-do-we-ever-have-a-show/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/aniello_falcone_-_battle_scene.jpgAniello_Falcone_-_Battle_sceneTense negotiations over the Clean Economy Act. (Aniello Falcone, Metropolitan Museum of Art)https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/reaper.pngReaper2020-02-18T16:37:25+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/01/09/the-strange-case-of-thermal-recs/2020-02-01T19:42:13+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2020/01/16/renewable-energy-bills-to-watch/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sideviewcapsteps.jpgSideviewCapStepsGrassroots activists gather at the steps of the Virginia Capital on January 14. Photo courtesy Sierra Club. 2020-01-21T13:19:09+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/12/17/release-of-secret-nreca-governance-report-supports-virginia-electric-co-op-reform-groups-efforts-to-restore-democracy-at-their-utilities/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/b13de18c-10dc-4880-90ff-ef4c52e7f3a7.jpegB13DE18C-10DC-4880-90FF-EF4C52E7F3A72019-12-19T19:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/12/04/whats-not-to-like-about-biomass-deforestation-pollution-and-overpriced-power/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/deforestation-bw.jpegdeforestation bwhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/deforestation-62486_1920.jpgdeforestation-62486_19202019-12-04T22:23:56+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/11/18/green-power-for-suckers-program-wins-regulatory-approval/2019-11-18T17:32:30+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/11/05/virginia-is-all-in-on-offshore-wind-but-dominions-go-it-alone-approach-raises-questions/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_3084.jpegIMG_3084John Warren, Director of Virginia's Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, speaks at AWEA about the opportunities for state collaboration on supply chain development.2019-11-19T18:18:04+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/07/26/dominion-energys-new-choices-are-really-about-limiting-choices/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/clearcutting-logging.jpgclearcutting-loggingDon't think of biomass as destroying forests, think of it as a way to feel good about subsidizing pollution. Photo by Calibas, Creative Commons.2019-11-05T19:16:57+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/10/20/first-solar-crowdfunding-campaign-launches-in-virginia/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/interchange_blue-stripe-warehouse.jpgDCIM100MEDIADJI_0035.JPGSolar array on an InterChange warehouse. Photo courtesy of Secure Futures.2019-10-28T21:58:16+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/10/16/energy-efficiency-in-virginia-talking-big-while-headed-the-wrong-way/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/percent-change-in-retail-electricity-sales-august-2018-to-july-2019-compared-to-previous-year.pngPercent change in retail electricity sales August 2018 to July 2019 compared to previous yearData from the Energy Information Agency shows Virginia retail electricity sales increased by 2% year over year, one of the largest increases in the country. Nationwide, electricity sales declined slightly on average.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image.pngimagehttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image2.pngimage22019-11-07T02:10:19+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/10/01/governor-northams-executive-order-dominion-energys-about-face-on-offshore-wind-is-virginia-off-to-the-clean-energy-races/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/arlington-rf100-board-chair.jpegArlington RF100 Board ChairArlington County Board Chair Christian Dorsey speaking to clean energy supporters on September 21, following the Board’s adoption of its new Community Energy Plan. Arlington's goals are significantly stronger than those set out by Governor Northam. 2019-10-08T21:27:07+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/09/16/ignoring-state-climate-rules-dominion-decides-what-carbon-regulations-should-look-like/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dinosaur-clean-energy-now-sierra-club.pngdinosaur clean energy now Sierra ClubFour out of five dinosaurs agree. The fifth, that would be Dominion. Photo courtesy of Sierra Club Virginia Chapter.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sierra-club-last-generation.jpgSierra Club last generation2019-09-18T18:21:21+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/08/28/immigrants-arent-wrecking-our-environment-and-blaming-them-wont-save-it/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_1088.jpegIMG_1088Protesting President Trump's immigration policies in Lafayette Square, Washington DC. Photo by Ivy Mainhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/virginia-capitol-building-ivy-main.jpegVirginia capitol building ivy main2019-08-28T16:59:32+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/08/07/fairfax-county-plans-a-historic-solar-buy-if-dominion-energy-doesnt-stand-in-the-way/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/wl-parking-canopy.jpgW&L Parking CanopyA worker installs solar panels at Washington & Lee University. Photo courtesy of Secure Futures LLC.2019-08-07T13:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/07/16/dominions-plans-to-tackle-global-warming-are-mostly-hot-air/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dominion-vs-xcel-from-epi-report.jpgDominion vs Xcel from EPI reportDominion (blue line) starts out with lower C)2 emissions than Xcel, but after switching out old coal for new fracked gas, its opportunities for carbon-cutting are limited, while Xcel keeps going.2019-07-17T23:09:14+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/07/02/customer-owned-utilities-should-be-leaders-on-clean-energy-why-do-most-of-them-fail-to-deliver/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/rec_service_area.pngREC_SERVICE_AREAThe territory of the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative in Virginia, from the coop's website. 2019-07-16T13:47:52+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/03/12/how-the-general-assembly-failed-virginia-again-on-clean-energy/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sierra-club-climate-action-photo.jpgSierra CLub climate action photoPhoto courtesy os the Sierra Club.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/solar-2666770_1920.jpgsolar-2666770_19202019-06-03T13:48:47+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/06/03/at-long-last-dominion-decides-its-game-on-for-offshore-wind/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/block_island_offshore_wind_farm_p6290638m.jpgBlock_Island_offshore_wind_farm_P6290638mThe Block Island wind farm in Rhode Island. Photo by Ionna22 via Wikimedia Commons.2019-06-04T16:49:57+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/05/22/lies-damn-lies-and-advertising-dominion-goes-for-the-green/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/screen-shot-2019-05-16-at-5.39.19-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-05-16 at 5.39.19 PMFrom Dominion Energy's Twitter feed.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/image-5-17-19-at-8.20-am.jpgImage 5-17-19 at 8.20 AMFrom Dominion Energy Virginia's 2018 Integrated Resource Plan.2019-05-22T21:56:49+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/05/07/dominion-keeps-trying-to-pull-the-wool-over-our-eyes/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/solar-lambs3.jpgsolar lambs3Dominion's ad missed the opportunity to show us cute baby animals, so we are providing them here. These lambs keep the grass short around the solar panels at a farm belonging to Riley Miller, who shared this picture. https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/solar-lamb2.jpgsolar lamb22019-05-07T21:18:49+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/04/02/in-a-last-ditch-effort-to-stop-climate-regulations-virginia-republicans-try-legislating-by-budget-amendment/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1996.jpgChesterfield coal plantDominion's coal-burning power plant in Chesterfield County.2019-04-04T17:26:42+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/03/21/a-revised-generation-plan-leaves-dominions-case-for-its-pipeline-in-shambles/2019-03-21T20:46:52+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/02/19/growth-in-data-centers-overpowers-virginias-renewable-energy-gains/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/greenpeace-ask-alexa.jpgAmazon Click Clean Crystal CityGreenpeace protesters at the site of Amazon's HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia, in 2019 called out the company for failing to make progress towards its commitment to power the cloud with renewable energy. Since then, the company has fallen even further behind.2019-02-19T19:34:32+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/02/15/virginias-solar-job-numbers-rose-9-in-2018/2019-03-07T03:49:38+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/02/12/as-virginia-prepares-to-join-carbon-trading-states-arguments-erupt-over-the-price-of-admission/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/chesterfield2_ryankelly.jpgChesterfield2_RYANKELLYDominion Energy's Chesterfield coal plant. By Ryan Kelly via the Virginia Mercury2019-02-12T21:53:50+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/02/04/so-many-bills-filed-so-few-remain-almost-halftime-status-report-on-climate-and-energy-legislation/2019-02-06T17:56:35+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/01/22/the-commerce-labor-committee-did-what/2019-02-03T22:26:21+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/01/18/your-guide-to-2019-climate-and-energy-bills/2019-01-23T19:47:04+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2019/01/16/appalachian-power-gets-approval-to-sell-100-percent-renewable-energy-to-customers-hold-the-champagne/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/scroby_sands_wind_farm-2_martin-petitt.jpgEleven wind turbinesEleven wind turbineshttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/windfarm_near_the_a68_-photo-andy-beecroft.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoto credit Andy Beecroft via Wikimedia.2019-01-16T19:38:37+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/12/26/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-500-mw-offshore-wind-farm/2019-01-01T16:42:58+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/12/18/scc-cracks-opens-the-door-on-dominions-atlantic-coast-pipeline-costs/2018-12-18T16:49:06+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/12/11/its-time-for-the-general-assembly-to-side-with-customers-not-utilities-on-solar/2018-12-11T19:03:38+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/11/29/amazon-will-need-even-more-energy-in-virginia-will-they-make-it-clean/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/crystal_city_entrance.jpgCrystal_City_EntranceCrystal City in Arlington will be the heart of Amazon's new Virginia headquarters. Renewable energy options on site are limited. Photo credit Woogers via Wikimedia Commons.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/crystal_city_6825049296.jpgCrystal_City_(6825049296)Crystal City in Arlington will be the heart of Amazon's new Virginia headquarters. Renewable energy options on site are limited. Photo credit Payton Chung via Wikimedia Commons2018-11-29T22:36:55+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/11/08/scc-rips-into-dominions-offshore-wind-pilot-approves-it-anyway/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kentish_flats_phil-hollman.jpgKentish_Flats_Phil HollmanPhoto credit: Phil Holman2018-11-09T12:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/07/18/2018-guide-to-wind-and-solar-policy-in-virginia/2018-10-30T15:34:08+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/10/22/theres-a-lot-to-like-in-northams-energy-plan-but-missed-opportunities-abound/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/electric-car-1458836_1920.jpgelectric-car-1458836_19202018-11-06T17:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/10/04/solar-tours-this-weekend-will-showcase-much-more-than-solar-panels/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/solar-on-house-belonging-to-richard-hull1.jpgsolar on house belonging to Richard Hull2018-10-05T15:42:20+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/10/02/workshop-explores-local-government-clean-energy-financing-alternatives/2018-10-03T01:09:17+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/09/28/after-the-grid-mod-bill-the-scc-wants-to-know-how-much-authority-it-still-has-over-utility-spending/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_0535-e1538136736841.jpgIMG_05352018-09-28T22:00:03+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/09/24/does-the-scc-finally-see-the-light-on-customer-owned-solar/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/solar_panels_at_cincinnati_zoo.jpgSolar_panels_at_cincinnati_zooSolar panels on parking lots, landfills, rooftops and other sites could provide a lot of clean electricity if policy barriers are removed. 2018-09-25T19:40:28+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/09/17/dominion-gets-the-nod-to-sell-solar-energy-to-us-regular-folks/2018-09-23T22:25:34+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/08/30/if-anyone-will-stand-up-to-dominion-for-its-conflicts-of-interest-on-the-atlantic-coast-pipeline-it-wont-be-virginias-high-court/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pipeline-demo.jpgPipeline demohttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bridge.jpgBridgehttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/barn-1.jpgBarn 1https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/young-women-with-anti-pipeline-signs.jpgyoung women with anti pipeline signshttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/acpinvanc.pngacpinvancCosts to build the Atlantic Coast Pipeline are pegged at $7 billion. Partner Dominion Energy plans to charge captive electricity customers for the cost, regardless of whether the pipeline is needed. Image via the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 2018-09-04T17:17:19+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/08/07/scc-filing-challenges-rappahannock-electric-cooperatives-effort-to-block-member-proposed-reforms/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/repower-rec-logo-fb-cover-v-2.pngRepower REC logo FB cover v. 22018-08-18T23:30:05+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/08/15/on-the-heels-of-its-big-legislative-win-what-kind-of-grid-does-dominion-want-to-build-for-us/2018-08-15T20:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/08/13/northams-energy-plan-a-blueprint-for-action-or-destined-for-dusty-shelf/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/northam-at-palmer.jpgNortham at PalmerGovernor Northam speaks at the opening of the Palmer Solar Center on May 23. 2018-08-20T11:22:12+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/08/02/solar-map-locates-northern-virginia-on-the-dark-side-of-the-metro-region/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/wakefield-hs.jpgWakefield HSThe 90 kW of solar panels on the roof of Wakefield High School represent almost 5% of Arlington's solar total. Arlington schools have been a bright spot in Northern Virginia's otherwise lackluster solar performance. Photo credit Phil Duncan.2018-08-05T18:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/07/27/what-will-it-take-for-virginias-largest-jurisdiction-to-raise-the-bar-on-energy-policy/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hayfield-varsity-gym-1.pngHayfield Varsity Gym 1Cars caught in a flash flood during Northern Virginia's intense rainstorm on July 17. Photo courtesy of Hayfield Varsity Gymnastics, https://twitter.com/hayfieldgvgym?lang=en 2018-07-27T22:16:00+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/06/27/2017-guide-to-virginia-wind-and-solar-policy/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/solar-and-wind-dennis-schroeder-nrel.jpgPhotovoltaic field at the National Wind Technology Center.You can tell this picture wasn't taken in Virginia because it has wind turbines in it. But at least the solar farm will look familiar to many Virginians these days. Photo credit Dennis Schroeder, NREL.2018-07-18T22:00:13+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/07/09/how-virginia-could-build-5000-megawatts-of-wind-and-solar-and-still-have-no-wind-or-solar/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dom-fuel-types-used-to-meet-rps-2016.jpegDom fuel types used to meet RPS 2016Fuel types used to meet compliance with Virginia RPS. From Dominion's Annual Report to the SCC on Renewable Energy, November 2017. (MSW=municipal solid waste incineration.)https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dominion-2017-energy-mix-from-2018-irp-page-27.jpegDominion 2017 energy mix from 2018 IRP page 27No amount of new solar would change Dominion's energy mix if it sells the RECs. Graph is from Dominion Energy Virginia's 2018 Integrated Resource Plan. 2018-07-09T14:21:42+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/06/05/dominion-wont-build-new-baseload-gas-plants-so-why-is-it-still-building-the-atlantic-coast-pipeline/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_0286-e1528201288187.jpgIMG_0286The message from several Virginians was clear at the opening of a new solar farm in Troy, Virginia last month. Protesters want Governor Ralph Northam to take a stand.2018-07-02T16:34:47+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/05/25/central-virginia-electric-cooperative-finds-solar-hits-a-sweet-spot/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_0292.jpgIMG_0292CVEC president and CEO Gary Wood and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam work together to flip a giant plastic mock-up of a switch at the opening of the Palmer Center.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_0293.jpgIMG_0293https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/palmer-solar-center.jpgPalmer Solar Center2018-06-01T17:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/05/13/apco-wants-higher-bills-for-homeowners-who-go-solar/2018-05-17T12:39:49+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/05/07/virginia-regulators-reject-dominion-renewable-energy-tariff/2018-05-08T16:36:16+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/06/23/hearing-examiner-rules-appalachian-powers-renewable-energy-tariff-isnt-good-enough/2018-05-07T22:48:31+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/05/03/for-dominion-the-answer-to-every-problem-is-more-gas/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dominion-irp-alternatives.jpegDominion IRP alternatives2018-05-07T15:27:13+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/04/30/how-virginia-localities-will-get-to-100-renewable/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/100-percent-for.jpg100 percent for2018-05-06T19:49:34+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/04/19/the-race-to-100-renewable-is-on-in-virginia-floyd-and-blacksburg-lead-in-committing-to-energy-transition-sort-of/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/30727028_10160463684825271_448453362329845760_n.jpg30727028_10160463684825271_448453362329845760_n2018-04-26T16:06:06+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/03/20/what-the-fate-of-one-solar-bill-reveals-about-politics-in-virginia/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/solar_panels_on_house_roof_winter_view.jpgSolar_panels_on_house_roof_winter_viewhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pixabay-943999.pngpixabay-943999https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pixabay-1591358-e1521587610627.pngpixabay-1591358Want an extra solar panel on your roof, just in case? Too bad, chump. Political payback matters more than your right to produce energy.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pixabay-646465.pngpixabay-6464652018-03-29T13:53:37+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/03/06/virginia-buys-dominions-pig-in-a-poke/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0149.jpgIMG_0149How Dominion sees the bill.2018-03-26T14:37:43+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/03/02/grid-transformation-for-the-21st-century-why-virginia-needs-to-get-this-right/2018-03-04T13:23:43+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/02/16/after-losing-a-vote-on-the-double-dip-is-dominion-losing-power/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-09-at-11-34-36-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-02-09 at 11.34.36 AM2018-02-18T17:55:14+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/02/08/general-assembly-chews-on-spits-out-healthy-legislation-while-still-trying-to-digest-a-huge-hunk-of-pork/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pigs-cc.jpgpigs CCThey just keep getting fatter. 2018-02-09T21:27:10+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/01/29/think-i-was-being-harsh-about-the-dominion-bill-read-what-the-scc-had-to-say/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/muddy-pig.jpgmuddy-pigLast week I called it a pig of a bill, because calling it a dog was too nice. Well, the SCC just gave us the dirt.2018-01-31T22:36:59+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/01/25/when-a-billion-dollars-is-not-enough-dominion-tries-a-hostile-takeover-of-the-scc/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pigs-photos-for-class-com-e1516736648790.pngpigs photos for class.comFor this bill, we really need a different animal altogether. Photo credit bmani/Creative Commons.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ellie-with-her-new-license-tag-e1516583071769.jpgmy English Shepherd Ellie with bandannaI'd call this a dog of a bill, but this is my dog, and she's pretty darned cute.2018-01-28T02:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/01/15/the-remaining-energy-bills-energy-choice-carbon-trading-the-scc-and-coal-plus-will-dominion-be-forced-to-give-up-its-ill-gotten-gains/2018-01-23T19:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/01/12/virginia-legislators-face-a-flood-of-new-solar-bills/2018-01-15T15:35:04+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/01/15/more-2018-bills-energy-efficiency-storage-and-electric-vehicles/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/tesla_roadster_2020_prototype.jpgTesla_roadster_2020_prototypeThis prototype of the 2020 Tesla Roadster is not among the EVs available for test drives at Conservation Lobby Day. I'm using the picture anyway because it is as close as I will ever come to owning one. Photo credit Smnt via Wikimedia Commons. https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/tesla_model_3_parked_front_driver_side.jpgTesla_Model_3_parked,_front_driver_sideBy Carlquinn - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=653682952018-01-15T14:12:29+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2018/01/08/virginia-renewables-report-shows-huge-solar-gains-in-2017/2018-01-11T12:56:48+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/12/21/how-did-virginia-get-so-far-behind-on-energy-efficiency/2017-12-28T22:23:59+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/12/07/want-more-solar-in-virginia-heres-how-to-get-it/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2016-solar-state-comparisons.jpeg2016 solar state comparisons2017-12-20T19:29:32+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/08/18/a-candidates-guide-to-clean-energy-and-the-pipelines/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hands-aross-at-credit-chris-tandy-e1506447412709.jpgHands aross AT credit Chris Tandy Photo courtesy of Chris Tandy.2017-12-07T16:27:45+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/11/29/just-in-time-for-the-2018-legislative-session-a-way-to-actually-understand-virginia-energy-law/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/electric-regulation-in-va-gh-guidebook.jpgElectric-Regulation-in-Va-GH-Guidebook2017-12-02T15:32:47+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/11/22/sierra-club-takes-state-corporation-commission-to-court-over-failure-to-review-atlantic-coast-pipeline-deal/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ccan-pipeline-protest-e1511372067739.jpgCCAN pipeline protestPhoto credit Chesapeake Climate Action Network2017-11-29T13:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/11/17/northern-virginia-governments-look-at-major-renewable-energy-energy-purchase/2017-11-18T12:54:07+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/11/06/show-up-and-be-counted/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2063.jpgVirginia capitol2017-11-06T23:02:49+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/06/01/watch-your-wallets-dominion-getting-license-to-build-nations-most-expensive-nuclear-plant/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/north-anna-on-faultline.jpgNorth Anna on faultline2017-11-01T18:12:27+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/10/25/electric-co-op-seeks-to-double-fixed-access-charge-in-move-against-solar/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_0042.jpgsolar panels on a farm2017-11-05T23:26:57+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/10/18/times-dispatch-articles-expose-dominions-manipulation-of-government-for-its-own-enrichment-and-that-aint-the-half-of-it/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_1442.jpgIMG_14422017-11-05T23:48:21+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/10/06/a-5-year-plan-for-economic-growth-10-solar-and-50000-new-jobs/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sf-chart.jpegSF chartSource: The Solar Foundation2017-10-07T13:57:49+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/09/26/new-pipelines-report-shows-the-acp-is-part-of-a-widespread-systemic-market-failure/2017-10-02T15:29:08+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/09/12/virginia-could-soon-have-more-than-2500-mw-of-solar-we-just-need-customers/2017-09-13T23:19:13+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/09/05/to-understand-pipeline-economics-follow-the-money/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/eastern-pipelines.pngeastern gas pipelinesConnections to the Transcontinental Pipeline corridor serve the same customers in North Carolina as the ACP, saving billions.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/gas-demand.pnggas demand2017-09-06T01:02:06+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/08/15/virginia-utilities-and-advocates-square-off-over-net-metered-solar/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/nrel-workers-putting-solar-on-roof.jpgMilwaukee fire station installed a Solar Hot Water system Photo courtesy of NREL.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image001.pngimage001Solar now employs more Virginians than coal, but utility efforts to roll back net metering threaten Virginia businesses that install rooftop solar. Here, staff of Mountain View Solar (in high-visibility clothing) and Secure Futures conduct commissioning tests for Albermarle High School's solar installation. Photo courtesy of Secure Futures LLC.2017-08-31T16:17:25+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/07/25/who-leads-on-climate-and-energy-in-the-general-assembly-and-how-to-get-your-legislators-to-up-their-game/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/petersen-susan-stillman-2017-award.jpgPetersen Susan Stillman 2017 AwardSierra Club Legislative Chair Susan Stillman presents the Good Government award to Senator Chap Petersen. Photo credit Sierra Club.2017-07-28T13:39:24+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/09/03/virginia-wind-and-solar-policy-2015-update/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-wind-and-solar-table-copy.jpg2015 wind and solar table copy2017-06-27T16:47:19+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/09/14/your-2016-guide-to-virginia-wind-and-solar-policy/2017-07-15T14:35:05+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/05/12/charging-green-customers-more-without-doing-more-appalachian-power-discovers-the-beauty-of-market-segmentation-and-moves-to-block-competition/2017-06-24T12:09:42+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/05/24/moving-to-block-competition-dominion-files-its-own-sort-of-green-energy-tariff/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/zrywka_drewna_776.jpgZrywka_drewna_776Dominion Energy's renewable energy product includes copious amounts of biomass, also known as trees, from Virginia forests. https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/landfill_face.jpgLandfillJust a couple of the great things that count as "renewable energy" in the Virginia Code.2017-06-24T12:05:55+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/06/09/mcauliffe-on-his-way-out-makes-his-bold-move-on-climate/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1242.jpgIMG_1242Governor Terry McAuliffe signs an Executive Directive on climate.2017-06-09T12:05:36+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/05/30/uva-prof-vivian-thomsons-climate-of-capitulation-is-essential-reading-in-this-election-year/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/capitulationbook.jpgcapitulationbook2017-05-30T22:46:29+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/05/14/shareholder-vote-shows-growing-unease-over-dominions-role-in-climate-change/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dominion-2017-ped-bridge.jpgDominion 2017 Ped Bridge2017-05-14T18:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/04/06/direct-energy-wins-right-to-sell-renewable-energy-in-virginia-but-theres-a-catch/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/time-to-cut-carbon-young-corrina-sc.jpgtime to cut carbon young.Corrina SChttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/virginians-clean-energy1.jpgVirginians clean energy2017-05-12T17:58:51+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/05/08/sierra-club-files-petition-with-scc-seeking-affiliates-act-review-before-dominion-commits-to-atlantic-coast-pipeline-deal/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/protest_against_dakota_access_and_keystone_xl_pipelines_20170126-1652-e1494268971335.jpgfuncrunch-20170126-1652By Pax Ahimsa Gethen - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55451003https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ccan-change-the-politics-no-pipeline.jpgCCAN change the politics no pipeline2017-05-11T23:28:53+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/05/03/dominion-power-promises-huge-solar-investments-and-a-lower-carbon-footprint-or-does-it/2017-09-18T13:17:45+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/04/24/arlington-creates-legal-authority-for-solar-on-schools-power-purchase-agreements-plans-october-rfp/2017-04-24T22:42:22+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/03/23/memo-to-legislators-virginia-is-not-a-low-cost-energy-state/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/by-steve-65-own-work-cc-by-sa-3-0-https-commons-wikimedia-orgwindex-phpcurid17865919.jpgBy Steve-65 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https-::commons.wikimedia.org:w:index.php?curid=17865919Sure, there is something to be said for using a lot of energy--if you're a Jack Russel Terrier. For the rest of us, not so much. Photo credit Steve-65 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https-::commons.wikimedia.org:w:index.php?curid=178659192017-04-06T23:04:42+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/03/08/does-dominion-buy-votes-sure-but-not-the-way-you-think/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/caution_bribe_coming_through_washington_dc_1-e1489015594129.jpgCaution_bribe_coming_through_washington_dc_1By Djembayz - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26128831https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/corrupt-legislation-vedder-highsmith-detail-1.jpgCorrupt-Legislation-Vedder-Highsmith-detail-1Detail from Corrupt Legislation. Mural by Elihu Vedder, 1896. Lobby to Main Reading Room, Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.2017-03-11T16:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/03/02/potential-50000-rooftop-solar-jobs-in-virginia-for-ten-years/2017-03-12T02:38:10+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/02/27/for-minorities-and-the-poor-cheap-energy-comes-at-a-high-cost/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/southeast-care-coalition.jpgsoutheast-care-coalitionChildren from the Southeast Care Coalition make their point about the link between air quality and asthma. 2017-02-27T23:03:16+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/02/23/virginia-legislative-session-produces-changes-for-solar-coal-ash-and-pumped-storage/2017-02-27T13:12:28+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/02/21/with-rooftop-solar-prices-so-low-virginia-schools-cant-pass-up-the-savings/2017-03-22T21:56:00+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/02/10/while-u-s-leaders-were-worrying-about-coal-jobs-clean-energy-snatched-the-lead-even-virginia-now-has-more-people-working-in-solar-than-coal/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/va-electric-sector-jobs.jpegva-electric-sector-jobshttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fuel-jobs-in-va.jpegfuel-jobs-in-vaJobs in electric generation do not include fuel jobs, so for example, the coal jobs in the two charts have to be added together to get total employment. Wind and solar, of course, have no fuel costs. Charts come from DOE.2017-02-16T13:49:24+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/02/07/dominion-power-defends-its-billion-dollar-handout-from-ratepayers-squashes-dissent-asks-for-more/2017-02-07T18:26:36+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/02/02/sen-mark-warners-tolerance-of-climate-disinformation/2017-02-04T21:34:18+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/01/27/renewable-energy-bills-begin-an-uncertain-journey-through-virginias-general-assembly/2017-01-28T01:57:43+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/01/13/virginia-general-assembly-session-opens-what-can-we-expect/2017-01-27T17:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/01/24/how-can-we-address-climate-change-if-we-dont-talk-about-it/2017-01-28T14:27:10+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/12/21/dominion-resources-embraces-a-post-truth-world/2017-01-04T16:17:43+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/12/13/virginia-utilities-back-legislation-to-offer-consumers-a-solar-option/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/showimage.jpegshowimagePhoto credit iid.com2016-12-13T21:53:49+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/11/10/why-trump-wont-stop-the-clean-energy-revolution/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/trump_election_protest_-_20-e1478821559563.jpgTrump protestA protest in Manhattan against the presidency of Donald Trump, held the day after the election. Photo credit Rhododendrites - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=530114472016-12-17T21:43:37+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/10/21/mcauliffes-bright-new-energy-plan-still-has-that-rotten-egg-smell/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/students-protest-all-of-the-above-im-e1477078602483.jpegstudents-protest-all-of-the-above-imStudents protesting the new state motto.2016-10-25T18:33:34+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/10/18/virginia-meet-paris-things-will-never-be-the-same/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tour_eiffel_at_sunrise_from_the_trocadero.jpgtour_eiffel_at_sunrise_from_the_trocaderoBy Tristan Nitot - standblog.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=416892016-10-18T21:29:22+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/11/12/nuking-clean-energy-how-nuclear-power-makes-wind-and-solar-harder/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/average-hourly-load-pjm-credit-b-posner.jpgAverage hourly load PJM credit B PosnerAverage hourly load over a one-week period in January, April and July 2009. Credit B. Posner.2018-05-10T00:28:55+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/09/22/even-appalachian-power-doesnt-like-its-third-party-solar-option/2016-10-10T14:22:42+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/09/26/will-virginia-run-roughshod-over-local-zoning-power-to-help-gas-drilling-companies/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/frackingpipelines.jpgfrackingpipelineshttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fracking_poster.jpgfracking_posterhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/our-land-not-gas-land.jpgour-land-not-gas-landPhoto credit Virginia Sierra Club2016-09-27T14:39:18+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/09/09/virginia-hearing-examiner-says-renewable-energy-ppas-are-legal-but-will-the-ruling-stick/2016-09-23T18:33:45+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/08/30/the-fuel-thats-helping-america-fight-climate-change-isnt-natural-gas/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/slide1.jpgSlide1Courtesy of the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign, using data from the Energy Information Agency.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/slide4.jpgSlide4https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/slide3.jpgSlide3Based on Energy Information Agency data. Chart excludes natural gas generating units already under construction as well as those scheduled to come online after 2020. 2016-09-06T03:14:07+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/08/25/dominion-executive-speaks-up-on-climate-change-that-turns-out-to-be-a-bad-thing/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ccan-things-that-matter-e1472139509371.jpgCCAN things that matterPhoto courtesy of Chesapeake Climate Action Network2016-08-27T09:58:51+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/06/02/complaint-utilities-role-in-atlantic-coast-pipeline-violates-antitrust-laws/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pipelinemadness.jpgpipelinemadness2016-08-09T13:10:27+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/08/05/yay-dominion-is-building-solar-just-not-for-you/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/workers-installing-solar-at-u-of-r.jpgworkers installing solar at U of RColleges in APCo territory want to use PPAs to install solar facilities like the one recently installed at the University of Richmond, in Dominion territory. 2016-08-10T06:57:31+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/07/24/basic-change-in-utility-business-and-regulation-is-inevitable-advanced-energy-is-coming-to-all-utilities-like-it-or-not/2016-07-24T20:32:34+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/07/18/sierra-club-scorecard-plumbs-divisions-among-virginia-legislators/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sc-scorecard.jpgSC Scorecard2016-07-21T14:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/07/10/southeastern-electric-utilities-find-their-way-to-higher-profits-through-gas-pipelines-and-captive-consumers/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0324.jpgFERC anti-pipeline protester with signCharlie Strickler of Harrisonburg, Virginia, was one of a dozen activists who fasted last September in protest of FERC's role in approving natural gas pipelines, citing their contribution to climate change and harm to communities in their path. Photo by Ivy Main.2016-07-17T22:59:29+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/06/14/northern-virginia-activists-are-ready-for-100-renewable-energy-future/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_1263-1.jpgIMG_1263 (1)Ready for 100 Community Outreach Coordinator Taylor Bennett, Mount Vernon Group of the Sierra Club Chair Dean Amel, and Virginia Chapter Sierra Club Chair Seth Heald.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/copy-of-copy-of-1168-readyfor100_logo_color.pngCopy of Copy of 1168 ReadyFor100_Logo_Color2017-03-03T18:17:09+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/05/25/does-mcauliffe-deserve-that-bad-grade-on-climate-and-energy/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dontneedpipeline.jpgdontneedpipelinehttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/anti-pipeline-rally.jpganti pipeline rallyProtesters at an anti-pipeline rally aim their message at Governor McAuliffe2016-05-27T02:14:02+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/05/23/virginias-energy-future-is-up-for-discussion-this-wednesday-in-arlington/2016-05-23T19:07:41+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/05/19/inside-the-minds-of-dominions-leaders-vacant-space-where-climate-thinking-should-be/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dom-shareholder-protest-sold-to-highest-bidder-ian-ware.jpgDom shareholder protest sold to highest bidder Ian WareClimate activists protest outside Dominion Resources' May shareholder meeting in Columbia, SC. Photo credit Ian Ware, Chesapeake Climate Action Network.2016-05-21T22:31:32+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/05/06/virginia-legislators-named-to-review-clean-energy-bills/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/turnuptheheatinthehouse.jpgTurnUptheHeatintheHousehttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0226.jpgIMG_0226https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0230.jpgIMG_0230A third-party PPA made it possible to build this solar facility at the University of Richmond. Appalachian Power Company contends that a project like this would be illegal in its territory.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0236.jpgIMG_0236Workers install solar panels at the University of Richmond. 2016-05-11T00:51:17+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/04/27/battles-over-climate-and-coal-go-unresolved-but-virginians-still-paying-more/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/alex-climate-rally-e1461760711903.jpgAlex climate rallyStudents rally for climate action in Alexandria, Virginia. Photo courtesy of Sierra Club.2016-04-28T15:38:37+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/04/15/republicans-find-new-way-to-stop-mcauliffe-moving-forward-on-clean-power-plan/2016-04-19T08:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/04/09/why-does-dominion-power-support-epas-clean-power-plan/2016-04-10T15:30:00+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/03/16/mcauliffe-rides-to-dominions-rescue-on-remington-solar-plant/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sacasol_panels-credit-kanadaurlauber.jpgSaCaSol_Panels credit KanadaurlauberDominion Virginia Power says energy from solar farms is now a low-cost option. Photo credit Kanadaurlauber.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/us_navy_solar_panels.jpg111022-N-OH262-3222016-03-20T04:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/03/11/mcauliffes-stark-choice-on-the-clean-power-plan-serve-virginia-or-dominion-power/2016-06-04T00:15:34+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/02/23/only-the-good-die-young-a-mid-way-review-of-virginia-climate-and-energy-bills/2016-06-03T18:07:13+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/01/08/solar-industry-group-tells-virginia-hoas-to-let-the-sunshine-in/2016-02-14T19:51:07+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/02/12/facing-utility-opposition-virginia-legislators-punt-on-renewable-energy-bills/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/toedienwisch_solarhaus-credit-dirk-franke-via-wikimedia.jpgToedienwisch_solarhaus credit Dirk Franke via WikimediaExpanding solar financing to include third-party ownership would allow more houses and farms to host solar arrays. Photo credit Dirk Franke via Wikimedia Commons.2016-02-17T16:57:59+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/01/26/virginia-legislators-look-to-tax-breaks-and-barrier-busting-to-boost-renewable-energy/2016-02-01T16:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/01/20/2016-virginia-bills-show-king-coal-still-calling-the-shots/2016-01-26T20:32:52+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/01/22/2016-bills-show-virginia-might-finally-get-serious-sort-of-about-energy-efficiency/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/inf3-182_fuel_economy_save_fuel_at_work_factory_interior_cartoon_artist_clive_uptton.jpegINF3-182_Fuel_Economy_Save_fuel_at_work_(factory_interior_cartoon)_Artist_Clive_UpttonClive Upton/Wikimedia Commons2016-03-09T14:06:33+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2016/01/20/2016-virginia-legislative-session-opens-with-stark-choices-for-dealing-with-climate-change/2016-01-20T00:17:52+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/12/23/virginia-wind-and-solar-companies-say-tax-credit-extensions-cue-up-a-happy-new-year/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/solar-install-on-house-dennis-schroeder-nrel.jpgSolar Benefits Colorado(Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL)https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cows-and-wind-turbines-nrel.jpgcows and wind turbines-NRELLet's get these projects moo-ving. Photo credit NREL2016-01-06T14:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/12/17/dominion-virginia-power-ordered-to-refund-19-7-million-to-customers-but-gets-to-keep-a-billion-in-future-overcharges/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/valdemar-melanko-1965-public-domain.jpgValdemar-Melanko-1965 public domain"Keep counting, Mr. Farrell. There's a billion more where this came from." Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Valdemar-Melanko-1965 public domain. 2016-05-06T19:14:12+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/12/15/getting-the-policy-right-could-mean-massive-investments-in-solar-for-virginia/2015-12-18T14:25:50+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/12/03/is-a-green-power-program-worth-your-money/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/greenpaintbucketrome-attribution-neep-at-the-english-language-wikipedia.jpgGreenPaintBucketRome attribution Neep at the English Language WikipediaPhoto credit: Neep at the English Language Wikipedia.2016-02-06T14:08:09+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/10/27/virginia-regulators-rain-on-dominions-solar-parade-76-mw-in-doubt/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dunayskayasolarpark2.jpgDunayskayaSolarPark2 Photo by Activ Solar via Wikimedia Commons.2015-11-13T14:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/08/05/report-confirms-dominions-worst-place-standing-on-clean-energy-public-wonders-how-utility-can-be-quite-so-bad/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dominion-global-warming-starts-here.jpgDominion global warming starts herephoto courtesy of the Sierra Club2015-10-07T21:55:54+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/10/06/north-anna-3-would-raise-rates-for-dominion-virginia-power-customers-by-25/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nar-costs.jpgNAr costshttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/credit-wollenkratzer-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASome see a nuclear power plant cooling tower. Others see a rat-hole. Hang onto your wallet. Photo credit Wollenkratzer/Wikimedia Commons.2017-07-13T22:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/09/09/dominion-to-offer-community-solar-minus-the-community-and-the-solar/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/emperor_clothes_01.jpgEmperor_Clothes_01The Emperor's New Clothes. By Vilhelm Pedersen (1820 - 1859) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2015-09-21T22:40:17+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/08/13/for-virginia-epas-clean-power-plan-more-like-a-powderpuff/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/va-goals-under-cpp.jpgVA goals under CPP2015-08-20T22:29:44+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/08/10/dominion-admits-cost-of-north-anna-3-will-top-19-billion/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/limerick-nuclear.jpgLimerick nuclearphoto by Peter Burke/Wikimedia2016-05-17T13:02:12+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/07/31/are-small-changes-eating-away-at-net-metering/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/trail-magic-rear.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERASVEC's fixed charges would discourage customers from pursuing net zero homes like this one. Photo by Ivy Main2015-08-04T14:41:34+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/07/13/apex-moves-forward-with-rocky-forge-wind-farm-as-the-clean-power-plan-makes-virginia-utilities-look-harder-at-renewables/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/high_knob_turbines_in_cannan_twp-mitchazenia-wikimedia.jpgVivitarWind turbines in the Poconos, Pennsylvania. Photo credit Mitchazenia/Wikimedia Commons.2015-07-27T21:59:28+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/10/17/virginias-scc-staff-goes-rogue-attacks-epa-over-the-clean-power-plan/2015-07-05T11:47:37+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/07/01/apco-tries-to-quell-criticism-on-solar-policies-and-just-makes-matters-worse/2015-07-08T12:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/06/22/dominion-makes-a-play-for-utility-scale-solar-but-amazon-steals-the-show/2015-06-25T12:34:39+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/06/15/governor-mcauliffe-considers-changes-to-virginia-fracking-regulations-currently-among-worst-in-nation/2015-06-17T23:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/06/02/virginia-schools-taking-giant-steps-into-solar-and-saving-money-for-taxpayers/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image.pngimagehttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sutherland-press-conference-photo.jpgSutherland Press Conference PhotoStudents and community members gather at Sutherland Middle School in Albemarle County on May 28 to celebrate the student engagement that led to the signing of a contract to put solar on Sutherland and five other schools. 2015-08-28T18:56:30+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/05/28/sierra-clubs-2015-legislative-scorecard-reflects-partisan-divide-on-climate-change/2015-06-04T20:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/05/19/if-the-power-grid-goes-down-blame-the-war-on-solar/2015-06-15T22:12:09+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/05/04/mcauliffe-vetoes-coal-subsidy-bills-but-republicans-vow-to-keep-the-corporate-welfare-flowing/2015-05-13T14:26:18+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/05/12/dominion-shareholder-votes-reflect-growing-concerns-on-methane-climate/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/17204371978_da05e5231f_o.jpg17204371978_da05e5231f_ohttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/17391808671_182c400837_o.jpg17391808671_182c400837_oProtesters lined the road leading to the Dominion shareholder meeting in Richmond. Photo credit Corrina Beall.2015-05-12T21:40:35+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/05/08/in-reversal-virginia-ag-says-localities-may-ban-fracking/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fracking-sign.jpgfracking sign2015-05-13T12:30:34+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/04/23/mcauliffe-touts-gas-and-nuclear-says-its-not-his-job-to-worry-about-risks/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/9489448979_3bbcd4e5c3_o.jpg9489448979_3bbcd4e5c3_oMust not be a Virginia Republican. Photo courtesy of Glen Besa.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4736879286_012db6171d_o.jpgSpill Baby Spill??? - Hands Across the Sand VA Beach2015-06-15T12:12:18+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/04/22/virginia-attorney-general-weighs-in-on-hoa-efforts-to-ban-solar/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/doylehouse_homeowners.pngDoyleHouse_HomeownersPhoto courtesy of Solarize Blacksburg2015-04-22T17:54:24+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/04/12/dominions-natural-gas-gamble-looks-risky-for-ratepayers/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0646.jpgIMG_0646https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0634.jpgIMG_0634https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0643.jpgIMG_0643A sign at a protest against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/runforest.jpgrunforesthttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pipelinemadness.jpgpipelinemadnesshttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/mediacoverage.jpgmediacoveragehttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/johnc.jpgjohnchttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/frackingpipelines.jpgfrackingpipelineshttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dontneedpipeline.jpgdontneedpipelineOpposition to Dominon's planned Atlantic Coast Pipeline has spurred protests from landowners and environmental advocates and led to more than 5,000 comments to the McAuliffe Administration opposing the pipeline. Photo courtesy of Linda Muller.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dear-santa.jpgdear santa2015-04-21T03:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/04/01/as-sea-level-rise-accelerates-buying-shorefront-property-becomes-a-game-of-musical-chairs/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sea-level-rise-graph.pngSea level rise graph2015-04-02T11:29:53+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/03/25/virginias-general-assembly-likes-solar-energy-will-that-be-enough/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/emojione_cloud-svg.pngEmojione_cloud.svghttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/emojione_umbrella-svg.pngEmojione_umbrella.svghttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/twemoji_exclamation-question-svg.pngTwemoji_exclamation question.svghttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/emojione_1f31e-svg.pngEmojione_1F31E.svg2015-03-29T18:50:02+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/03/05/virginias-legislative-session-ends-how-did-we-do/2015-03-08T20:36:48+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/02/06/and-the-coal-gravy-train-rolls-on/2015-02-19T14:17:50+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/02/06/surprises-endings-to-a-week-of-bad-news-on-energy-and-climate-bills/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mdv-7-of-8.jpgMDV (7 of 8)The fourth annual Clean Energy Lobby Day on February 3d brought representatives from businesses across the state to Richmond. Photo courtesy of MDV-SEIA.2015-02-16T20:11:42+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/02/16/dominion-gets-what-it-wants-the-rest-of-us-not-so-much/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dominionlogo.jpgDominionLogoLowell Feld, Blue Virginia2016-07-18T12:56:09+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/02/02/criticism-mounts-over-dominions-effort-to-lock-in-earnings-lock-out-audits/2015-02-04T15:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/02/02/tomorrows-clean-energy-lobby-day-will-highlight-top-legislative-initiatives-but-many-are-likely-to-fail-in-dominion-friendly-subcommittee/2015-02-03T18:44:02+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/01/27/your-2015-legislative-session-cheat-sheet-part-3-climate-bills/2015-01-27T22:49:09+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/01/20/your-2015-virginia-legislative-session-cheat-sheet-part-one-clean-energy-bills/2015-01-23T21:26:17+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/01/14/a-win-win-win-solution-to-protect-virginias-coast/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9308287747_e2ff50afb8_z.jpg9308287747_e2ff50afb8_zA house in the process of being elevated, a very expensive solution to the problem of recurrent flooding due to sea level rise in Virginia. Photo credit: CCAN2015-01-23T20:55:33+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2015/01/22/your-2015-virginia-legislative-session-cheat-sheet-part-2-fossil-fuels/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/state-motto-corrina-beall.jpgstate motto Corrina Beallhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/va-capital-corrina-beall-e1485558346129.jpgVA capital Corrina Beallhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/state-capitol-corrina-beall-e1421967409908.jpgState Capitol COrrina BeallWhere good energy legislation goes to die. Photo credit: Corrina Beall2015-01-23T02:25:54+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/12/29/virginias-amazing-year-in-energy-gas-rises-coal-falls-and-solar-shines-but-its-still-not-okay-to-say-climate-change/2014-12-30T13:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/12/17/fiscal-and-environmental-sanity-get-a-boost-as-mcauliffe-proposes-to-roll-back-coal-subsidies/2014-12-18T23:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/12/12/tiny-virginia-subcommittee-tasked-with-deciding-future-of-bills-related-to-epas-clean-power-plan-meeting-set-for-december-17/2014-12-12T17:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/12/01/virginia-regulators-approve-appalachian-powers-solar-tax/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/solar_panels_on_house_roof.jpgSolar_panels_on_house_roofVirginia homeowners had better tell their solar installers to keep it under 10 kW. Photo credit Gray Watsonhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/time-to-cut-carbon-young-corrina-sc.jpgtime to cut carbon young.Corrina SCPhoto credit: Corrina Beallhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/students.jpgstudentshttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/child-clean-future.jpgchild clean futureNext year I'm bringing him to lobby with me. Photo credit: Sierra Clubhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/protesters-for-wind.jpgprotesters for windhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ladies-in-hats.jpgladies in hatshttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/as_solar_firmengebaude-christoffer-reimer-e1510961430636.jpgAs_solar_firmengebaude.Christoffer.ReimerIf the Northern Virginia Regional Commission has its way, local jurisdictions will buy power from a solar or wind farm in the near future. Photo credit Christoffer Reimer. 2015-07-28T15:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/11/17/dominion-ditches-plans-for-onshore-wind-in-virginia-but-grows-bullish-on-solar/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/fenner-2.jpgFenner 2Not for you, Virginia.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/fenner-wind-project.jpgFenner wind projecthttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20081226_windpineridge.jpg20081226_windpineridge2014-11-17T23:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/11/06/dominion-virginia-power-says-its-30-mw-solar-partnership-program-likely-to-top-out-at-13-or-14-mw/2014-11-26T01:54:41+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/10/27/virginia-climate-fever-shows-us-where-were-going-and-why-we-dont-want-to-go-there/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/vcfbook.pngVCFbook2014-10-27T19:13:41+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/10/14/mcauliffes-energy-plan-has-a-little-something-for-almost-everyone/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cutting-insulation-fema-public-domain.jpgcutting insulation--FEMA--public domainCutting insulation to increase building energy performance.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/24-ascc3b3_nuclear_power_plant_-_smokestack.jpg24. Ascó_nuclear_power_plant_-_smokestackphoto credit Wikimedia Commons.https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2000px-nuclear_power_plant-svg-hendrik-tammen.png2000px-Nuclear_power_plant.svg-Hendrik Tammen2014-10-14T22:10:36+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/10/06/utilities-pullout-wont-affect-value-of-solar-study/2014-10-06T19:10:53+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/09/30/why-cant-i-buy-solar/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo2.jpgphoto2014-10-07T21:44:15+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/09/17/why-we-cant-just-shut-up-and-eat-our-cookies/2014-09-19T13:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/09/10/dominions-ties-to-alec-mcdonnells-conviction-all-part-of-one-corrupt-package/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/group-dominion-quit-alec-image-2.jpgGroup Dominion quit ALEc image 22014-09-12T21:58:51+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/08/28/children-need-the-epas-carbon-pollution-standard/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_0485.jpgIMG_0485https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_0494.jpgIMG_0494The end of summer fun? Higher temperatures resulting from carbon pollution could limit children's outdoor time.2014-08-28T15:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/08/22/finally-utility-scale-solar-for-virginia/2014-08-23T14:51:17+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/07/29/energy-plan-must-prepare-virginia-for-hotter-summers/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_0462.jpgIMG_0462Virginians rally in front of U.S. EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC in support of the Clean Power Plan2014-07-29T23:16:34+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/07/21/nows-your-chance-virginia-seeks-public-input-on-carbon-rules/2014-08-01T18:49:30+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/07/16/whats-north-carolina-got-that-we-aint-got-solar/2014-07-17T09:54:17+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2014/06/17/governor-mcauliffe-gets-his-chance-on-energy-and-climate/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0344.jpgClimate change our obligationVirginia Sierra Club activists Tom Ellis and Ann Moore. 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building-NREL2013-12-20T18:22:27+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2013/04/19/virginia-doesnt-need-another-gas-plant/2013-04-21T14:54:24+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2013/03/21/the-keystone-xl-pipeline-game-over/2013-03-22T10:54:23+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2013/03/11/tom-farrells-nuclear-fantasy/2014-02-18T01:13:56+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2013/03/06/dominion-takes-the-wrong-way-on-solar/2013-05-17T05:32:59+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2013/02/19/renewable-energy-makes-small-gains-in-virginias-2013-legislative-session/2013-02-22T15:07:40+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2013/02/04/for-electric-power-generation-the-end-of-fossil-fuels-is-in-sight/2015-06-15T22:16:12+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2013/01/11/the-trouble-with-natural-gas/2013-01-22T10:14:22+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2012/12/23/greenwashing-virginias-renewable-energy-law-part-3-you-cant-clean-ugly/2013-05-17T05:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2012/12/12/greenwashing-virginias-renewable-energy-law-part-2-check-please/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/thurmonddam.jpgLarge hydro Maybe not quite what we had in mind.2012-12-12T14:01:21+00:00monthlyhttps://powerforthepeopleva.com/2012/11/05/mother-nature-to-be-sued-for-copyright-infringement/https://powerforthepeopleva.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1024px-sandy_oct_28_2012_16-00utc4.jpg1024px-Sandy_Oct_28_2012_16.00(UTC)The close resemblance of Hurricane Sandy, pictured here, to the storm in "The Day After Tomorrow" is strongly suggestive of copyright 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