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

SolUnesco Announces New Southern Company Interconnection Deposit Facility with Great Bay Renewables

By |2025-04-16T10:42:18-04:00April 16th, 2025|News|

April 16, 2025 Great Bay Renewables (“Great Bay”) has entered into an interconnection support facility to assist SolUnesco, an experienced Virginia-based solar developer. The facility will fund Southern Company interconnection deposits for four solar development projects totaling approximately 550 MWac. SolUnesco, a leading innovator in renewable energy, has an additional two gigawatt-plus development portfolio, and is confident that the pipeline will grow to three-to-four-gigawatts by year’s end. Frank Getman, CEO of Great Bay, commented, “Great Bay Renewables is pleased to

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