We need clean energy, and we need it now. For our health, for our energy independence and for our climate. Let’s make sure clean energy projects get the chance for a fair review. 

Utility scale solar is by far the cheapest source of electricity overall – it can cost as low as $16 per unit of electricity, called a Megawatt-hour, compared to around $62 for existing gas facilities – or over $100 for new gas facilities. 

Unfortunately, misinformation and fear often stoked by the fossil fuel industry have caused many localities to severely restrict or ban solar, as well as reject a growing share of projects.

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91% of Virginians believe landowners should have the right to build solar projects on their land, and 85% oppose local governments limiting property rights by placing bans on solar development. Yet a growing number of localities have severely restricted or banned solar development, and project denial rates are accelerating rapidly. 

Virginia cannot achieve 100% clean energy without significant utility-scale solar buildout, the cheapest source of electricity across the board. Already, utilities are turning towards new, polluting fossil fuel generation to meet soaring demand. The state must depoliticize solar permitting by including objective decision makers with expertise in grid and environmental implications in the approval process, and set parameters around localities’ ability to restrict solar development.

Sincerely,