…of public benefit, possibly be considered responsible, sensible lawmaking.” On a brighter note, HB1925 (Kilgore) passed, providing incentives for conversion of brownfields and reclaimed minelands to solar. Along with increased funding for Ag BMPs we were pleased to see the…
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President’s Letter – Fall 2021
…can substantially reduce energy demand. In addition, PEC believes in empowering communities, residents, and businesses to become an active part of the solution through rooftop solar. For larger utility-scale solar projects, the focus should be on disturbed sites such as…
Week Ahead for October 11, 2021: Charlottesville to hold public hearing on city’s Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map
…regular meeting. On the agenda is a public hearing for a 3 megawatt utility-scale solar facility SunTribe wants to build on 36 acres. There will also be a presentation on the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The meeting will be held at…
Week Ahead for November 1, 2021: Council to get food security update; Site plan meeting for next public housing redevelopment project
…Field School seeks to amend an existing special use permit to remove a deadline for when construction of their new facility on Barracks Road must begin. (report) The Community Power Group seeks a special use permit to operate solar panels…
Eyes Turn Toward Richmond: What To Expect This Session
…a bill, HB 206, aimed at the state’s permit-by-rule process for utility-scale solar facilities of 150 MW or less. The legislation would require a mitigation plan to accompany any proposed solar facility that would impact greater than 50 acres of…
On the Ground Updates – March 2022
…485-acre solar energy facility in Bristersburg. Located in the Elk Run Rural Historic District and adjacent to the Bristersburg Historic District, the property is zoned for agricultural use, and PEC has several concerns regarding the location and impact of the…
Cville Area Land Use Update: Week of July 5, 2022
…well as a rezoning and special use permit for the 138 megawatt Woodridge solar substation and solar field planned. (staff report) Thursday, July 7, 2022 Charlottesville’s Bike and Pedestrian Advocacy Committee to meet Paragraph edited July 3, at 5:16 p.m….
Loudoun’s Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – Weigh in on the New Draft
…stricken in the latest draft of the Ordinance. Many use standards are inadequate for limiting offsite impacts from development. The term “use” refers to the specific type of land use being proposed, e.g. data centers, solar facilities, event centers. Data…
A Moment of Opportunity – Letter from PEC’s President
…residential solar, small-scale solar generation to support farms, and the reuse of parking lots, large commercial rooftops, brownfields and other impaired sites as a bigger part of the solution. In all of our work, PEC will continue to collaborate with…
Ashish Kapoor
…school, Ashish worked as a public policy attorney on a variety of issues, including environmental and social justice in the U.S. and abroad. Most recently, he worked as a national solar consultant at Sunrun, the nation’s largest residential solar company….