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Another Northeastern Bottleneck

This March 30 story details tension within the United States' , swirling around whether and how the program should target resources to communities at greatest risk of damage from severe weather and energy poverty.
 Zachary Pierce

An Interview With Zachary Pierce of the AES Corporation

Although the gestures of the bill were certainly made clear, there is still much discussion and clarification to be had, let’s say, concerning the manufactured in America part. The provisions currently seem to demand that 40% of the manufactured components in the facility to be manufactured within America to be...
This warehouse is not the only there there-house

This site in Lynchburg, VA evokes tobacco production - but the whole region can embrace clean energy generation. (Photo by Kipp Teague, via Flickr Creative Commons.) 

​​​​​​​Policy Memo: Using Experience to Transition the Tobacco Region's Energy Mix

The Tobacco Region of Virginia, as its name shows, knows economic transitions. It can use its expertise in workforce development and industrial support to train workers and incentivize investors to speed the clean energy transition through this historic section of a rapidly changing state.
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Red It and Reap

This January 24 analysis turns up a poorly kept secret: Republicans who voted against the job-boosters in the Inflation Reduction Act are seeing jobs flow to their district thanks to the law.

Virginia Quick Data

Energy Efficiency:
Source: ACEEE
Buildings:
Score 5.50 / 9
Utilities:
Score 1.50 / 20
Transportation:
Score 6.00 / 12
Source: DSIRE
Energy Efficiency Programs:
33 Incentives and Policies
Solar Power:
Source: DSIRE
Renewable Energy Programs:
21 Incentives and Policies
Solar Energy Programs:
17 Incentives and Policies
Source: YPCCC
87%

of people in Virginia support funding research into renewable energy sources in 2020.

(+1 of the national average)
(est. 5,697,808 of 6,546,346 adults)

last updated 8/31/2021

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