Virginia
News
Governors come together over wind energy, Virginia-Pilot, Feburay 17, 2010
Report: Appalachian States Should Look Beyond Coal, ABC News, January 19, 2010
Going 'green' could help Southside. Danville News, October 22, 2009
"Generating renewable energy from local sources could help rural areas like Southside, business leaders told policymakers".
Reports Relevant to Virginia
Southeast Energy Opportunities: Local Clean Power, WRI Issue Brief, April 2009, with Southface and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Southeast states seeking solutions to current and future energy challenges have a major opportunity to use existing technology to harness local renewable energy resources. Our regional assessment, drawing on recent government and regional studies, suggests sufficient renewable energy resources to meet as
much as 30 percent of the Southeast’s electric power needs within the next 15 years.
A few statistics about renewable energy in Virginia and an oppurtunity to get involved.
Yes We Can: Southern Solutions for a National Renewable Energy Standard
An extensive report about the ample renewable resources in the south-eastern US, including details about how the region could comply with a strong federal RES.
Wood to Energy: Community Economic Profile
An article about the biomass potential in several counties in Virginia, taking into account wood supplies, traveling time to the center of the county, and the economic impact of the operation.
Virginia Biomass & Bioenergy Overview
A brief report from the SunGrant Initiative on bioenergy in Virginia.
A map showing the green companies in Virginia and an explanation of each company.
Renewable Energy in Your State
State Policies for Renewable Energy
A database of incentives and policies for renewable energy in Virginia.
State Activities & Partnerships
DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, state activities and partnerships page.
A summary of the wind power capacity in Virginia and a listing of the current wind projects.
A DOE summary of biomass resources in Virginia (select your state).
Hydropower projects and potential in Virginia, from the Idaho National Lab.
Facts and Figures from DOE
Virginia Renewable Electricity Profile
Electric Power and Renewable Energy in Virginia
Advocates in Your State
Contact: Al Weed, Chairman
