Clearing the Path for Solar: MAREC Action Highlights Opportunity for Policy Action in Virginia
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
How I Became a GIS Expert Using the ‘Sink or Swim’ Method
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.
SolUnesco Announces New Southern Company Interconnection Deposit Facility with Great Bay Renewables
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
Retired Charlotte County Teacher Wants His Family Farm to Feed the Community’s Energy Needs
J. Bruce Cumbie lives next to the 260-acre farm his grandparents bought in 1914, where they raised Cumbie’s father, and where Cumbie himself was raised. “My family owned a country store up the road and we’ve farmed tobacco, hogs, chickens,
Thank You for a Successful Randolph Solar Community Meeting!
On March 15, we were thrilled to host nearly 100 guests at the third Randolph Solar Community Meeting. Greeting our project landowners, neighbors, County Administrators, and community members were members of the SolUnesco team, Dominion Energy team, and Kimley-Horn’s engineers.
Retired Educator Sees Solar Tax Boost as a Way to Lift Up Charlotte County
Donald Robinson comes from a family of tobacco farmers in Charlotte County. “My parents, aunts, uncles, they all got their start on the farm.” Today, Donald is retired from many years as an administrator in Charlotte County Public Schools, and