
Climate Action Alliance of the Valley climate, energy news roundup: Week of May 8
The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News for the week ending May 8.

The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News for the week ending May 8.

In the last few years, Virginia has seen a tremendous growth in solar installations. In turn, Augusta County has also seen an increase in interest from solar companies for projects in the area.

In 1896, American immigrant Alexander Winton invented a gasoline-powered buggy.

The State Corporation Commission has approved the annual plans for the development of new solar, onshore wind, and energy storage resources for Dominion Energy Virginia and Appalachian Power.

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, the wholesale power provider of 11 member electric distribution cooperatives, has issued an RFP from solar energy project developers for up to 400 MW of solar energy and related attributes.

Dominion Energy Virginia is seeking proposals from developers for new solar, onshore wind and energy storage projects.

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ESG funds have been part of the investment world for quite some time, but only in recent years got the attention it deserves.

Dominion Energy is continuing its clean energy transformation with early investments in hydrogen, which the company hopes will help it achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions and support decarbonization of other industries like transportation and manufacturing.

The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News for the week ending April 17 follows.
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