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Apr 20

Inside clean energy’s coronavirus job crash

It was Wednesday, March 11, when life began to turn upside down for Lee Householder and his 42 employees at...
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Mar 20

Executive Director Chelsea Harnish on the Virginia Clean Economy Act

Executive Director of the Virginia Energy Efficiency Council Chelsea Harnish discusses the Virginia Clean Economy Act that passed in the...
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Mar 20

Virginia church’s efficiency retrofit poised to be state’s first PACE project

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax wants to finance upgrades to its sprawling, 1960s-era HVAC system. If all the pieces...
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Mar 20

Virginia Energy Efficiency Council Celebrates Passage of Transformative Energy Efficiency Legislation

For Immediate Release: March 6, 2020 Contacts: Jason Roop, jasonroop@springstory.com | Virginia Energy Efficiency Council: Executive Director Chelsea Harnish, chelsea@vaeec.org,...
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Feb 20

Ten Things to Know About the Virginia Clean Economy Act

There’s been a lot of hype and a lot of hand-wringing over the Clean Economy Act, the Democratic energy omnibus that...
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Feb 20

C-PACE launches program for commercial energy and resiliency projects

Fairfax County’s C-PACE program gives commercial building owners an avenue for obtaining private funding to support capital improvement projects intended...
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Feb 20

Virginia Lawmakers Pass Major Clean Energy Legislation

The Virginia House and Senate passed sweeping energy legislation Tuesday that would overhaul how Virginia's utilities generate electricity and, supporters...
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Jan 20

Governor Northam Announces Effort to Modernize Lighting on Virginia’s Roadways

New energy-efficient lighting will make nighttime driving safer on Virginia’s highways, Governor Ralph Northam said in a December announcement. He...
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Jan 20

Virginia’s roadway lighting upgrades buck federal backtracking on efficiency

Starting this spring, Virginia will replace 9,600 lights on limited-access highways, interchanges, park-and-ride lots, rest areas and weigh stations with...
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Dec 19

Virginia Energy Efficiency Leadership Awards recognize local projects

The Virginia Energy Efficiency Council presented the fourth annual Virginia Energy Efficiency Leadership Awards recognizing innovative programs and projects throughout...
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