VIRGINIA DISTRIBUTED SOLAR ALLIANCE
Fast, Affordable Clean Energy for All Virginians
LOCAL, SMALL-SCALE CLEAN ENERGY is the fastest & cheapest way to add power AND HELP PREVENT AN ENERGY SHORTAGE IN VIRGINIA.
Rooftop solar power and other local or “distributed” energy resources are proven solutions to add power to the grid quickly and at low cost. That will bring down electric bills and increase reliability for all Virginians. But Virginia needs to remove the political barriers that are preventing families, businesses, and schools from installing small-scale resources on the distribution network, providing energy close to where it is consumed.
Clean Local Power to Curb Runaway Energy Costs
Big Energy Crunch & the Small-Scale Solution
As the world capital of AI data centers, Virginia imports more electric power than any other state. And as data centers spread, the energy crunch gets worse.
Small-scale distributed energy resources including net-metered solar, shared community solar, batteries, EVs, virtual power plants, demand response, and energy efficiency go online quickly, providing affordable power close to where it’s used in communities across Virginia.
Who Relies on Rooftop Solar
Virginia families and the places where they work, learn, worship, and heal rely on solar panels to make their own clean energy.
Homes
Schools
Churches
Hospitals
Colleges
Local Government
How Rooftop Solar Helps Everybody
Solar power installed on site directly helps homes and businesses save money and go green. But did you know that rooftop solar indirectly helps all Virginians, whether they have their own solar panels or not?
Learn below how the investment made by rooftop solar customers pays dividends to all citizens through a cleaner environment, a stronger economy, and electric power that’s both more reliable and more affordable.
Solar Success Stories
Leaders of schools, colleges, churches, hospitals and businesses talk about why they depend on rooftop solar.
Not only does solar power help the university address its significant commitment to environmental sustainability but [rooftop solar] also allows us to reduce our utility expenses.
David Hale
University of RichmondOver the life of the solar program, we expect to realize $7.5 million in energy savings. And solar education programs help us put our students to work. It’s a win-win-win.
Greg Mullins
Wise County Public SchoolsAt the top of my list of project-based learning opportunities is the data from our solar systems. It’s nice to see students use what we put on the buildings. It’s not just something they look at everyday, they can even interact with it.
Lindsay Snoddy
Albemarle County Public SchoolsNever doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead