General Assembly 2026 Battery storage bills make a return after previous vetoes Lawmakers aim to speed up renewable energy connections and expand dispatchable solar power Click here to read more , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury January 9, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Democrats revive clean-energy bills as Spanberger prepares to take office Carroll Foy renews push for solar canopies and offshore-wind workforce training after Youngkin vetoes Click here to read more , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury December 10, 2025
Government Youngkin vetoes clean energy bills supported by Dominion, environmental groups The bills would have increased small-scale solar projects and energy storage Click here to read more , and Charlie Paullin, Virginia Mercury May 16, 2025