Clearing the Path for Solar: MAREC Action Highlights Opportunity for Policy Action in Virginia

By |2025-05-21T11:19:38-04:00May 21st, 2025|Land Use, News, Policy|

The Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition (MAREC) Action shines a light on one of the most pressing barriers to Virginia’s clean energy future: inconsistent local solar siting regulations. According to the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center Solar Database, currently more than half of Virginia’s counties have either banned or significantly restricted utility-scale solar development. From strict acreage caps to conflicting land-use rules, many local governments have created a regulatory framework that makes it nearly impossible to implement new solar projects

How I Became a GIS Expert Using the ‘Sink or Swim’ Method

By |2025-04-25T14:20:49-04:00April 23rd, 2025|Land Use, SolU Team|

By Janell Cloud, Jr. Development Associate Thrown into the Deep End When I first joined SolUnesco, I was brought on board to support the project development team in their site origination work. One of the responsibilities that intimidated me the most was working with geographical data. At that time, I was a recent marketing graduate with little technical experience, and I quickly realized that I was about to be thrown into the deep end. The stakes were high—my work would

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