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Grown Here at Home: Dominion Energy, Carilion Clinic see success with solar grazing

May 22, 2023

WDBJ TV-7 Roanoke, VA

The front entrance of Battlefield High School in Prince WIlliam County, Virginia. The Virginia state flag and American flag are flying on flagpoles above the brick building.

Second Largest School District in Virginia is Going Solar

Renewable Energy Magazine

Apr 24, 2023

A man in a white hard hat, blue t-shirt and camouflage pants installs a solar panel on a rooftop.

Intuit Brings Renewable Energy & Job Opportunities to US Communities with Innovative Solar Projects

Clean Technica

Apr 19, 2023

Intuit Brings Renewable Energy and Job Opportunities to US Communities with Innovative Solar Projects

West Virginia News

Apr 17, 2023

Sky News presenter Ed Conway stands next to a rooftop solar array in Richmond, Virginia.

Video: UK battery makers moving to the United States?

Sky News

Apr 16, 2023

Two young men in gray polo shirts pose for a photo next to a solar panel. They installed panels on the roof of the brick school building seen in the background.

Lee County Schools Launches New Solar Power System

WHJL TV-11, Johnson City, TN

Apr 14, 2023

A barn with a red roof and tall silo stand in a rural field with wind turbines in the background.

A tax break on clean energy projects is coming to coal and oil towns

Grist

Apr 11, 2023

A small white church is shown surrounded by trees in a rural southwest Virginia town.

Backers hope Inflation Reduction Act incentives spur business in Southwest Virginia

Virginia Mercury

Apr 05, 2023

A rural scene shows horses grazing in a green field behind a wooden fence. A large tree in the foreground filters the sunlight.

HOPE to get solar power and EV charging station

SWVA Today

Apr 03, 2023

Solar projects shine on region, Wytheville

Southwest Virginia Sun

Apr 03, 2023

A man in a yellow hard hat makes two thumbs up signs next to a solar panel.

Fintech company Intuit funds solar training in coal country

Solar Builder

Mar 30, 2023

An aerial photo shows Wise Primary School in southwest Virginia.

New grant program will provide funding for Southwest Va. schools to go solar

Cardinal News

Mar 20, 2023

A detailed photo shows lights on top of a yelllow school bus.

12 Prince William schools to get rooftop solar panels this year

Prince William Times

Feb 28, 2023

A close-up view of solar panels shows a blue sky with white clouds reflecting on the panels.

PWCS to Install Solar Power at 12 Schools

Prince William Living

Feb 24, 2023

A group of students stand by their prototype solar power cleaner. The group consists of 3 male students and 1 female student.

Wise County, Norton students develop solar panel cleaner prototype

News Times, Kingsport, TN

Feb 15, 2023

Solar panels on a roof are tilted to face the sun, which is casting rays across the blue sky and white clouds.

Solar Panels Coming To 12 Prince William County Schools

Patch.com

Feb 14, 2023

A tree stands in front of Calhoun County Middle/High School.

In a first, rooftop solar is installed on West Virginia public schools

Electrek

Feb 13, 2023

Overhead view of the CARITAS facility showing roof mounted solar panels.

Secure Solar Futures Installs Solar Array Atop Virginia Homeless Shelter

CleanTechnica

Dec 27, 2022

A team of workers poses next to solar panels.

Wage, Apprenticeship Requirements Bring New Challenges To Large Solar Projects

Solar Power World

Dec 19, 2022

Solar panels are arranged in rows on a shingle-roofed building.

BCPS enters solar agreement, will install systems at Montvale, Goodview Elementaries

ABC TV-13, Lynchburg, VA

Dec 14, 2022

An aerial photo shows sun shining on the roof of CARITAS, a homeless shelter and recovery center in Richmond, Virginia. Solar panels can be seen on several parts of the roof.

Virginia homeless shelter and recovery center adds 313 kW rooftop solar array

pv Magazine

Dec 05, 2022

Detailed view of solar panels being installed on a low-income house in Norfolk, Virginia. Large construction cranes can be seen in the background.

Shared solar launches in Virginia but still faces an uphill battle

Virginia Mercury

Nov 29, 2022

Students and administrators pose with staff from Secure Solar Futures in front of Wise Primary School in southwest Virginia.

Solar in the Coalfields: A Future Powered by the Sun

Yes! We Rise Podcast

Nov 01, 2022

Two men in hard hats install solar panels on the roof of a one-story house with beige siding.

Solar company empowers secured futures with new apprenticeship

WHSV-TV, Harrisonburg, VA

Oct 26, 2022

Two solar apprentices work together to install solar power equipment on the roof of a public school building.

In Focus | Ryan McAllister & Daniel Kestner

Virginia Public Media

Oct 13, 2022

Black and white goats graze outside a fenced area containing a ground mounted solar panel array.

How Cash-Strapped Schools Are Benefiting From the Sun

New York Times

Sep 15, 2022

Solar panels cover the rounded roof of a NASA building. Another solar array shades the parking lot. Palm trees are visible in the background.

IRA Creating Pathways For Renewable Energy Careers In Appalachia

Clean Technica

Sep 14, 2022

Two male students watch an instructor demonstrate a task in an electricity course at Wise County Career Tech Center in Wise, Virginia.

‘This is the future’: rural Virginia pivots from coal to green jobs

The Guardian

Sep 08, 2022

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm walks with Senator Tim Kaine and Secure Solar Futures CEO Ryan McAllister at a parking lot solar array in Lexington, Virginia.

Sen. Tim Kaine tours Lexington solar canopy, touts Inflation Reduction Act

Waynesboro News Virginian

Aug 27, 2022

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm sit at a banquet table in Troutville, Virginia. An American flag can be seen in the background and green glass water bottles sit on the table.

Sen. Kaine tours Lexington solar canopy, Troutville green energy manufacturer

WFXR TV Roanoke, VA

Aug 25, 2022

Secure Solar Futures President Anthony Smith speaks with Senator Tim Kaine at a parking facility with solar panels in Lexington, Virginia.

Sen. Kaine visits health center, W&L

The News Gazette, Lexington, Virginia

Aug 25, 2022

Senator Tim Kaine, wearing a light blue shirt, speaks to the press at a solar panel canopy on the campus of Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.

U.S. Secretary of Energy, Senator discuss Inflation Reduction Act in Troutville, Lexington

WSLS TV-10 Roanoke

Aug 24, 2022

Senator Tim Kaine speaks with a group beneath a solar panel array on the roof of a parking deck at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.

U.S. Secretary of Energy and Sen. Kaine visit SWVA to talk clean energy

WDBJ TV-7 Roanoke, VA

Aug 24, 2022

Bedford County solar project approved

Smith Mountain Eagle

Aug 24, 2022

Three solar apprentices in high-visibility vests and white hard hats pose for the camera in southwest Virginia.

Solar Panels on Southwest Virginia Schools Signal a Diversifying Economy

Appalachian Voice

Aug 23, 2022

A male worker in a neon construction vest, white hard hat, work boots and sunglasses stands on a roof being prepared for solar panel installation.

A 10-year pipeline of solar jobs in coal country?

Cardinal News

Aug 17, 2022

Bedford County schools to enter contract with solar firm in utilities cost-saving endeavor

Roanoke Times

Aug 12, 2022

A detailed view of ground mounted solar panels shows the grass beneath the array with shadows being cast by the canopy structure.

This federal climate bill is going to supercharge Virginia’s energy transition

Virginia Mercury

Aug 09, 2022

An aerial view shows a small town in the coalfield region of Virginia at sunset. Houses and farm fields are pictured, surrounded by green mountains.

Secure Futures’ apprenticeship program is creating solar jobs in Virginia coal country

Solar Power World

Jun 06, 2022

Rows of solar panels are shown in a farm field with the sun reflecting off panels. The treeline and a tractor can be seen in the distance.

Letters to the Editor: A cleaner future

Richmond Times-Dispatch

May 03, 2022

A large roadside sign for Massanutten Water Park. The primary sign is blue and oval shaped, and smaller, rectangular signs and stacked below it to advertise features in the park.

4-Acre Solar Farm Proposed Behind Massanutten’s Water Park

Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA

Apr 21, 2022

An aerial view of Masanutten Resort and Water Park. The Blue Ridge Mountains are pictured in the distance.

Massanutten Resort preparing to build solar farm

WHSV TV-3, Harrisonburg, VA

Apr 21, 2022

An African American worker in an orange shirt, camouflage pants and white hard hat installs solar panels in a farm field.

Carilion NRV Medical Center reduces carbon footprint with solar panels

WXFR TV Roanoke, VA

Apr 18, 2022

An aerial photo shows a large ground mounted solar panel array installed on farmland next to a large hospital complex in Virginia.

Carilion New River Valley Medical Center’s solar panel field generates energy, revenue in big ways

WSLS TV-10 Roanoke, VA

Apr 12, 2022

The golf course at Massanutten Resort is shown with mountains and autumn trees in the distance.

Massanutten furthers commitment to reducing resort’s carbon footprint

Augusta Free Press, Waynesboro, VA

Apr 10, 2022

A close-up view of solar panels in a field with a blue sky in the distance.

Massanutten Announces Solar Initiatives

DCSki

Mar 22, 2022

A smiling male school superintendent in a gray suit stands with his hands clasped in front of him. A public school building can be seen in the backgroud.

Wise school system expanding programs, building upgrades

Times-News, Kingsport, TN

Mar 20, 2022

A worker in an orange hard hat and winter jacket installs a solar panel on the roof of a parking garage. Brick college buildings can be seen in the background.

We can unhook from oil and gas wars with solar

Virginia Mercury

Mar 15, 2022

Massanutten Resort commits to energy-efficient operations

Augusta Free Press

Mar 09, 2022

A male news anchor in a black suit and striped tie presents a story about Massanutten Resort.

Massanutten Resort to install two large solar arrays

WHSV TV-3, Harrisonburg, VA

Mar 09, 2022

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