19 Dec Renewable Energy Update: Key Trends and Developments
Here are several recent and notable developments in the renewable energy industry in Virginia, across the nation, and around the globe. ...
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19 Dec GreeneHurlocker Represents Commonwealth Fusion Systems in Connection with World’s First Commercial Fusion Power Plant
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the world’s largest private fusion company, has selected Chesterfield County, Virginia as the site for the world's first grid-scale commercial fusion power plant. Following a global search, CFS, which was spun out of Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a startup in...
18 Dec Data Centers and Power: The Increasing Use of Self-Supplied Energy Solutions
The industries that generate power and the industries that use power – meaning, pretty much all of industry – are in various stages of the onset of an unavoidable awareness that data centers, and the AI processed through data centers, are driving some of the...
05 Dec Update: WSJ Reporting Suggest Growing Republican Support May Shield Clean Energy Incentives
In our previous analysis of potential changes to renewable energy policy under a new administration, we highlighted several factors that might prevent dramatic rollbacks of clean energy incentives—particularly the widespread economic benefits these programs are already delivering to Republican-led states....
20 Nov Possible Implications of the Election on the Renewable Energy Industry
As the United States prepares for another Trump presidency in January 2025, the renewable energy sector is trying to sort through what the election’s implications will be. While there are obvious reasons for concern, considering campaign rhetoric promised a dramatic rollback of clean energy incentives...
07 Nov Common Solar Energy Misconceptions: Separating Fact from Fiction
Virginia stands at a critical juncture in its energy future. The Virginia Clean Energy Act mandates that the state's largest utilities transition to 100% renewable energy generation - Dominion Energy by 2045 and Appalachian Power by 2050. ...
07 Nov Nuclear Power and Data Centers: FERC Ruling Highlights Virginia’s Energy Balancing Act
A recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruling denying expanded nuclear power sales to an Amazon data center campus in Pennsylvania has implications that extend well beyond state lines. For Virginia's thriving data center corridor, ...
22 Oct Renewable Energy Update: Key Trends and Developments in 2024
Here are four recent and notable developments in the renewable energy industry in Virginia, across the country, and around the globe. ...
14 Oct Local Opposition to Renewable Energy Projects Must be Addressed to Achieve Virginia’s Clean Energy Goals
Virginia has set its sights on a clean energy future, but the path to achieving this vision is becoming increasingly complex. The Commonwealth's ambitious goals, enshrined in the Virginia Clean Economy Act of 2020 (VCEA), are clashing with a formidable force: growing local opposition to...
11 Oct Solar Power Will Soon be Second-Largest Source of U.S. Electricity Generating Capacity
Solar power is poised to become the second-largest source of U.S. electricity generating capacity, according to a recent analysis by Solar Power World. This is despite ongoing challenges for solar development, including local opposition in many communities across Virginia and the nation, generating capacity....