Virginia’s Democratic trifecta is so far turning out well for the solar industry, which expects a new slate of laws to quickly boost deployment.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Monday greenlit bills to simplify permitting, boost energy storage targets and cement Virginia’s return to the Northeast’s cap-and-trade system for electricity, among others.
The governor signed some bills into law outright, while she proposed technical amendments to others that will require another vote from lawmakers to finalize. She has emphasized that most of the bills garnered bipartisan support.
“As Governor, I know I cannot control global energy markets,” she wrote on social media ahead of Monday’s midnight deadline to act on legislation. “But there are tangible steps we are taking right now to tackle high costs where Virginians feel them most.”
