The Community Climate Collaborative (C3) announced the expansion of its Green Business Alliance today with the help of special guest U.S. Representative Jennifer McClellan. 26 Virginia-based businesses and non-profits have made a collective commitment to reduce emissions and advance our economy for a clean energy future. In 2021, the 16 founding members of the Green Business Alliance (GBA) committed to a collective emissions reduction target of 45% by 2025. This new cohort of 10 members has committed to a 35% emissions reduction by 2027. Each member also has an individual pledge to take action, ranging from a minimum of 30% and a maximum of 90%.
Read MoreAplanned solar farm in Albemarle County that could conservatively power more than half of the county’s households is well on its way to a ground-breaking within the next year.
County supervisors and the project’s developer say the 650-acre, 35-megawatt Woodridge Solar project in southeastern Albemarle can, and should, be a model for other communities.
Read MoreFloated concerns notwithstanding, Supervisors voted unanimously to approve both special use permit requests, one to allow for some additional grading in construction, the other to construction of a power station to allow the project to be connected to the power lines.
Read MoreOn Wednesday night, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors heard about the pros and cons of the project.
It received overwhelming support from the public and the board members themselves.
It was unanimously approved.
Hexagon aces first scorecard test
Read MoreArkansas native and Director of Development, Scott Remer, along with Project Developer, Al Rodgers, presented plans for Panther Forest Solar to newly elected County Judge Tom Mosley.
Read MoreThe Sharkey County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve a memorandum of understanding supporting the development of Ocelot Solar. Ocelot Solar is a 100MW utility scale solar project near Rolling Fork, Mississippi.
Read MoreScott Remer, Director of Development at Hexagon Energy presented the benefits this project will bring to our home county of Albemarle.
Read MoreLivable Cville supports Woodridge Solar, which is a utility-scale solar project proposed in Albemarle County.
Read More“Based on our analysis, C3 strongly supports this proposed project. We are excited to recommend that Albemarle County grant the solar developer Hexagon Energy a special-use permit to add solar to the Woodridge site.”
Read Morehe Fort Kent Planning Board unanimously voted to approve a Site Design Review application for Revelator Solar during the November 2 meeting.
Read MoreHexagon Energy developed Piney Creek Solar, an 80-megawatt solar facility located along Rodgers Chapel Road in Halifax County, Virginia.
Read MoreOur team at Hexagon Energy is so proud to contribute 1 of the 10 projects mentioned powering over 200,000 homes with carbon-free energy in Virginia. Developed by Hexagon, Racefield Solar is a 3 MW DG project located in James City County, VA. Not only will these 10 projects produce clean energy for the Commonwealth, but they will also “support nearly 4,800 clean energy jobs and will generate more than $920 million in economic benefits across Virginia”.
Great news for Virginia and its path to producing 100% carbon-free electricity.
Read MoreProposals for two large-scale battery storage facilities have been put before decisionmakers at Riverhead Town Council on New York’s Long Island."
Read MoreA Virginia-based energy company is proposing to build a 100 megawatt/200 megawatt-hour battery energy storage facility on a Mill Road site just north of West Main Street.
Read MoreThe Lancaster board of supervisors on Thursday, July 28, approved the 3-megawatt Sandale solar facility, 4-1.
Read MoreThis cleared timber field is the proposed location of a potential solar farm. Scott Remer, a developer with Hexagon Energy, explains how his company plans to install solar panels.
Read More“The board approved the conditional use permit (CUP) in a split 3-2 vote at it’s May 23 meeting…
Both in the presentation made by Beldale representatives and some of the board comments, a number of comments were made about the many concessions the company made and the amount of time its staff put in to work with the county, surrounding neighbors and others to address concerns and put forward the best possible project.”
Read MoreWe are so proud and excited to announce Woodridge Solar, a project right here in our hometown of Albemarle County!
Please, go ahead and check out our website, woodridgesolar.com, to learn more.
Isle of Wight County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on March 17 to allow a 20-acre solar farm along the south side of Orbit Road.
Read More