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December 17, 2018
Washington Post:

Anti-Dominion group claims customers pay too much for electricity

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December 7, 2018
Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Virginia files lawsuit against Mountain Valley Pipeline, alleging environmental violations

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May 5, 2018
Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Dominion’s latest 15-year forecast calls for more solar, but draws fire over demand projections

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March 29, 2018
Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Supreme Court decision affirms right to renewable energy power-shopping

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March 12, 2018
WVNS TV:

Virginia Tech’s Director of the Center for Power Electronics Systems Takes on Grand Challenge

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February 13, 2018
Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Utility overhaul passes House, but with a big amendment; measure, approved 96-1, meant to ensure power companies don’t ‘double dip’ in spending billions

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January 30, 2018
The News & Advance:

Go Light on Solar Farm Regulations

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December 29, 2017
The Washington Post:

Tesla’s enormous battery in Australia, just weeks old, is already responding to outages in ‘record’ time

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November 29, 2017
Motley Fool:

10 Facts About Solar Energy That Might Surprise You

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November 22, 2017
National Geographic:

Massive Infrastructure Projects Are Failing at Unprecedented Rates

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November 3, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Josiah Neeley Column: Virginia Deserves More Choices for Electricity

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November 4, 2017
Power Plays:

J.R. Tolbert: For Economic Growth, the next Governor should look to advanced Energy

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October 25, 2017
Science Alert:

Tesla Is Successfully Restoring Power to Hospitals in Puerto Rico

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October 23, 2017
Michigan State University:

Transparent Solar Technology Represents ‘Wave of the Future’

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October 9, 2017
Ars Technica:

Puerto Rico in Talks with Tesla for Batteries; Sonnen to Help Build Microgrids

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October 9, 2017
CNBC:

Elon Musk’s Offer to Rebuild Puerto Rico’s Electricity Grid is a Game-changer

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September 27, 2017
Southeast Energy News:

Virginia Solar Group Participants Warm to Time-of-use Rates

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October 5, 2017
CNN Tech:

Facebook Invests $1 Billion in Virginia

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October 3, 2017
Conservatives for Clean Energy:

Conservatives for Clean Energy Promotes Energy Panel at Center for Rural Virginia Annual Conference

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September 21, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Consumer Group Urges Dominion to Abandon Plans for Third Reactor at North Anna

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September 6, 2017
Southeast Energy News:

Amid Nuclear Setbacks, Virginia Utility Pauses Plans for New Reactor

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September 1, 2017
Washington Post:

Questions Remain on Dominion’s Proposed Pipeline

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August 21, 2017
Washington Post:

California is the State That Most Depends On the Sun for Energy. It Survived the Eclipse Without Losing Any.

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July 26, 2017
Green Biz Group:

Miami Makes Solar Mandatory for New Houses

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July 12, 2017
The Mercury News:

Virginia Governor: ‘Opinion: More Solar Panels and Battery Storage at Homes Could Prevent Power Failures

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May 31, 2017
Southeast Energy News:

Virginia Governor: ‘We’ve got To Get Our Heads Out of the Sand’ On Clean Energy

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May 19, 2017
Inc.:

Elon Musk’s Solar Roofs Have Some Serious (and Seriously Cheap) Competition

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May 18, 2017
CNBC:

Mercedes-Benz and Vivint Solar Partner to Compete with Tesla in Home Energy

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May 17, 2017
Dickenson Star:

Ridgeview Students Shows Solar Initiative at Fair

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May 16, 2017
Huffington Post:

Donald Trump Is Scrapping Power Plant Rules, So Virginia Is Proposing Its Own

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May 15, 2017
KSWB-TV News:

Floating Solar Panels Possible Wave of Future

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May 2, 2017
WRC-TV News:

Dominion Plans to Add More Solar to Its Energy Mix

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May 1, 2017
VA Sun:

Communities Around Virginia are Forming Groups to Make Going Solar Easier

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April 10, 2017
VA Sun:

Installing A System for Future Storage Connection

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April 25, 2017
WVIR-TV Charlottesville:

Charlottesville Wins Award for Solar Energy Efforts

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April 25, 2017
The New York Times:

Today’s Energy Jobs Are in Solar, Not Coal

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March 28, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Solar Jobs Rise 65 Percent in Virginia, Report Finds

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March 26, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch:

New Utility Solar Program Called a Small Step Forward for Virginia Renewable Energy

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March 15, 2017
Bloomberg New Energy Finance:

2017 Sustainable Energy In America: Factbook

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March 17, 2017
Bloomberg:

How to Make Electricity in a Disused Coal Mine

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March 1, 2017
SolUnesco:

Are Solar and Electric Utilities Really Cooperating?

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February 14, 2017
Southeast Energy News:

After Eight Years, PACE Program Poised To Launch In Virginia

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February 15, 2017
CNBC:

US Solar Installations Nearly Doubled in 2016, and Broke Some Records

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February 14, 2017
Daily Planet:

This Danish School Has Installed The World’s Largest Solar Facade

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February 11, 2017
New York Times:

Jimmy Carter Makes a Stand for Solar, Decades After the Cardigan Sweater

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January 17, 2017
Virginia Solar United Neighbors:

Using Solar Storage to Mitigate Natural Disasters’ Impact

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February 2, 2017
WCVE News:

Republicans Present Green Energy Bills

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January 29, 2017
Engadget:

Ireland Votes To Stop Investing Public Money in Fossil Fuels

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January 27, 2017
QUARTZ:

America Is Torn Apart by Partisan Politics – Except When It Comes to Buying Solar Power

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January 24, 2017
Conservatives for Clean Energy:

Virginia Clean Energy Legislative Updates

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January 10, 2017
WVIR Channel 29 News:

Poll: Majority of Virginians Open to Renewable Energy

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January 12, 2017
Middleburg Life:

Farming the Sun

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January 6, 2017
Solar Industry Magazine:

Virginia Gov. Announces Two 20 MW Solar Projects

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December 27, 2016
Industry Leaders Magazine:

Drive on the World’s First Solar Panel Road in France

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December 26, 2016
The Guardian:

2016 Was the Year Solar Panels Finally Became Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels.

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December 25, 2016
FOX News:

In Vermont, Solar, Batteries Key Energy Revolution

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June 28, 2016
The Guardian:

Here Comes The Sun: US Solar Power Market Hits All-Time High

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December 15, 2016
Bloomberg:

World Energy Hits a Turning Point: Solar That’s Cheaper Than Wind

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December 15, 2016
The Roanoke Times:

Editorial: The Berglund Center’s Roof Shines a Light on Virginia’s Solar Policy

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December 14, 2016
Loudoun Times-Mirror:

Loudoun Residents Advocating for Shifts On Solar Policy, Taking Their Case to Richmond

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December 14, 2016
Loudoun Now:

A New Crop for Virginia Farms: The Sun

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November 14, 2016
Major Companies Call for More Renewables:

Major Companies Write to the VA State Corporation Commission Requesting More Renewable Energy Options

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November 14, 2016
Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Major Companies Call for More Renewable Energy Options in Virginia

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October 20, 2016
Utility DIVE:

Keep It Simple, States: Community Solar Developers Say Complex Regulations Stifle Growth

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April 8, 2016
Washington Post:

The Cat People vs. Bird People War Has Made it to Federal Court

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October 6, 2016
CNBC:

Morocco Puts Itself at Vanguard of Solar Revolution

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October 6, 2016
Inhabitat:

The Cost of Solar Power Has Fallen 25% in Just Five Months

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October 6, 2016
Standford News:

Stanford’s Solar Expansion Project Moves Ahead

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October 6, 2016
WIRED:

Why It’s So Hard to Get Solar in Florida

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September 30, 2016
The Economist:

Covet Thy Neighbour’s Solar Panel

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September 30, 2016
Independent Mail:

Clemson Study May Help Solar Energy

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September 30, 2016
WTSP News – Sarasota, FL:

Duke Energy Expands Solar Energy in Florida

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September 29, 2016
Clean Technica:

The Cost Of Half A Billion Solar Panels Keeps Going Down, Down, Down

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September 29, 2016
Inhabitat:

SolPad Residential Solar Panels Come With Built-in Battery Storage and An Inverter

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September 19, 2016
CNBC:

Pump Prices Rise as Colonial Preps Gasoline Line Restart

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September 15, 2016
Charlotte Observer:

NC Jumps to Second Place for Solar Energy

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September 13, 2016
Solar Daily:

New Perovskite Research Discoveries May Lead to Solar Cell, LED Advances

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September 11, 2016
Greentech Media:

America Has Seen 11 Consecutive Quarters With More Than 1 Gigawatt of Solar PV Installed

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September 8, 2016
Bloomberg:

These Technologies May Actually Deliver Elon Musk’s Dream of Changing the World

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September 6, 2016
Southeast Energy News:

Commentary: Series Highlights ‘Stories of Solar’ in the Southeast

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September 1, 2016
Bloomberg:

Largest U.S. Power Grid Says It Can Meet Obama’s Climate Mandate

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August 27, 2016
Scientific American:

The Price of Solar Is Declining to Unprecedented Lows

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August 26, 2016
The Voice of America:

Indian Scientists Design Solar Tree to Save Space for Solar Power Generation

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August 25, 2016
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne via ScienceDaily:

An Effective and Low-cost Solution for Storing Solar Energy

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August 25, 2016
David Toscano:

Give Me the Warm Power of the Sun

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August 25, 2016
VOX Energy & Environment:

The falling costs of US solar power, in 7 charts

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August 16, 2016
Southeast Energy News:

Virginia Petition Drive Seeks to Establish ‘Solar Rights’ for Residents

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August 12, 2016
Bacon’s Rebellion:

Want more Solar and Wind Power? Then You Need More Gas Backup.

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July 21, 2016
Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Virginia Ranks 39th in Nation for Solar Energy in New Report

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July 18, 2016
Climate Progress:

You’ll Never Believe How Cheap New Solar Power Is

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July 18, 2016
Wall Street Journal:

SolarCity Raises $345 Million for New Solar Projects

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July 14, 2016
Southeast Energy News:

Q&A: In Florida, Finding Bipartisan Agreement on Solar

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July 1, 2016
Richmond Times-Dispatch:

State Corporation Commission upholds regulatory break benefiting Dominion

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July 1, 2016
Richmond Times-Dispatch:

SCC approves three Dominion Virginia Power solar projects

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June 7, 2016
Southeast Energy News:

Groups seek to break ‘chilling atmosphere’ for solar in Virginia

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February 10, 2016
Loudoun Times-Mirror:

Schaufeld: who’s your farmer?

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November 24, 2015
Loudoun Times-Mirror:

Roman: On solar power, an example worth following

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November 24, 2015
Loudoun Times-Mirror:

Steeg: More is required than a half-right energy solution

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November 24, 2015
Loudoun Times-Mirror:

Pien: Virginia falls behind, so act now

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November 24, 2015
Loudoun Times-Mirror:

Lazaro: Solarize NOVA program supports solar citizens

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November 18, 2015
Loudoun Times-Mirror:

Schaufeld: Solar power—the unintended crusade

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November 18, 2015
Loudoun Times-Mirror:

Leesburg farm changing the equation with massive solar array

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