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Posts Tagged ‘Renewable Energy’

The importance of sustained investment in our Appalachian communities

By Chelsea Barnes | January 23, 2025 | 1
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Appalachian communities have been putting funding from two major federal laws to good use, adopting more sustainable and resilient forms of energy. Read about how recent executive orders and proposals from Congress could impact these popular programs.

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Solar Installation Unveiled at Buckhorn Children and Family Services Center in Kentucky

By Rance Garrison | January 6, 2025 | 0

This fall, Buckhorn Children and Family services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new solar installation, which was funded in part by the Appalachian Solar Finance Fund.

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Duke Energy to delay carbon reduction goals in North Carolina

By Ridge Graham | November 20, 2024 | 0

North Carolina regulators will allow Duke Energy to waive a legal requirement to reduce its carbon emissions by 70% by 2030, according to an order issued earlier this month.

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Solar Workgroup hosting community meeting in Pennington Gap

By Dan Radmacher | August 23, 2024 | 0

The Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia is hosting a community meeting on energy reliability and resilience across Southwest Virginia on Sept. 11 between 3 and 5 p.m.

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Duke Energy’s proposal to convert the Roxboro coal plant to gas would be one of many dangerous new fossil fuel investments

By Juhi Modi | March 18, 2024 | 0

Amid an alarming set of proposals for an extensive methane gas expansion across North Carolina, Duke Energy wants to convert its coal-fired power plant on Hyco Lake in Person County, known as the Roxboro Steam Station, to a combined-cycle methane gas power plant.

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Appalachian Voices releases new report on energy technology transition and community engagement in Southwest Virginia

By Dan Radmacher | March 12, 2024 | 0

Today, Appalachian Voices released a new report detailing Southwest Virginia coalfield leaders’ perspectives on new energy technologies in their communities.

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Appalachian Voices Awarded $400,000 Department of Energy Buildings Upgrade Prize

By Dan Radmacher | October 12, 2023 | 0
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The Department of Energy awarded $400,000 to regional nonprofit organization Appalachian Voices on Wednesday for a project that will help address energy-related challenges at community anchor institutions like schools, health care facilities and businesses in the historic coal region of Southwest Virginia.

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Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition report shows how mine cleanup can boost local economies

By Rance Garrison | May 26, 2023 | 0
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The Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition recently released its 2023 report, “National to Neighborhoods: Catalyzing Opportunities for Coal-Impacted Communities.” The report highlights the coalition’s current work and projects across the Appalachian coalfields of Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.

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Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia to hold ribbon-cutting celebration for Wise Primary School installation

By Dan Radmacher | October 4, 2022 | 0

At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, members of the Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia will gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new rooftop solar installation at Wise Primary School.

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Solar Panels on Southwest Virginia Schools Signal a Diversifying Economy

By Ben Bolling | August 23, 2022 | 0
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School solar projects demonstrate how Virginia’s coalfield counties are diversifying their economies and energy options with solar power.

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