Dominion passes off to each of us its ratepayers those costs involved with satisfying Virginia’s renewable energy law. And what kind of renewable energy are we paying for? Dams, trash and wood. No wind and no solar.
Worse still, the energy from dams, trash and wood is mostly generated out-of-state and from old [...]
With our hard earned victories over GenOn’s Potomac River coal plant and the two Dominion coal plants in Hampton Roads, we now expand our efforts to convince Dominion to invest in efficiency, wind and solar, especially offshore wind power.
As residents of Virginia and customers of Dominion, we must pressure our largest utility company to [...]
Join us as we deliver our 2,500 public comments to the SCC urging them to require renewable energy in Dominion Virginia Power’s 15 year plan for powering our future. Let’s together tell the SCC and Dominion that Virginians want a clean energy future that ensures job creation and Virginia’s health and welfare.
WHEN: Wed., [...]
Virginia Beach will host the Virginia Offshore Wind Conference on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street, blocks from the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
Statement of Glen Besa, Director of Sierra Club-Virginia Chapter:
“With the ribbon cutting today [Feb. 10] in Chesapeake, Virginians are awakened to the potential of a new, clean energy future. Virginia has several natural advantages that brought Gamesa to Virginia. Plentiful offshore winds, a deep water port and a skilled and experienced labor force make Hampton [...]
Sierra Club Virginia Chapter Director Glen Besa offered the following statement on yesterday’s announcement by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar:
“Sierra Club Virginia Chapter applauds today’s announcement by the Department of Interior of measures to expedite permitting of offshore wind power. “
“In the next 60 days the DOI’s Smart from the Start Initiative will designate Wind [...]
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and ten East Coast governors to include Virginia’s Governor Bob McDonnell signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday to create an Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium to promote “the efficient, orderly, and responsible development of wind resources on the Outer Continental Shelf”.
Glen Besa, Director, Sierra Club-Virginia Chapter, offers the following statement:
“Offshore wind [...]
Within five to 10 years, wind turbine projects off the coast of Virginia could produce electricity at competitive costs and create thousands of jobs, according to a comprehensive feasibility study just released by the Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium (VCERC).
The 67-page report, which reflects 30 months of fact-finding and analysis by researchers affiliated with Virginia [...]
Our featured video was produced by Ivy Main, Renewable Energy Chair for the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club. Terrific job, Ivy!
Virginia has one of the best sites in the world for offshore wind. A shallow outer continental shelf extending many miles out, combined with ample Class 5 (excellent) and 6 (outstanding) wind resources, means we could potentially meet 100% of our total energy demand from offshore wind turbines.
Wind is a clean, renewable resource. Unlike coal, [...]
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