A panel of Virginia energy industry leaders discussed Virginia’s role in the coming renewable energy revolution on Friday during the inaugural Tom Tom Founder’s Festival Fall Forum. The panel, moderated by Virginia Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources Angela Navarro discussed challenges facing Virginia as solar and wind energy slowly take over from oil and natural […]
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Dominion required to limit visibility of power line in Albemarle
After several local residents raised concerns about the visual impact of an anticipated power line project in Albemarle County, the State Corporation Commission is requiring Dominion Energy to darken the transmission line towers. The 32.7-mile Cunningham-Dooms transmission line runs between substations in Augusta and Fluvanna counties, but the bulk of the line is in Albemarle. […]
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Residents voice opposition to Dominion power line rebuild plan
Residents of Charlottesville and Albemarle County voiced concerns about the visual impact of Dominion Virginia Power’s Cunningham-Dooms 500kV transmission line rebuild at two public hearings held Monday by the State Corporation Commission. The majority of people who spoke in opposition to the proposed rebuild took the greatest issue with the materials Dominion wants to use, […]
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Supervisors critique appearance of Dominion power line rebuild
Members of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors are continuing to question the design of Dominion Power’s Cunningham-Dooms 500kV transmission line upgrade in the western part of the county. Stephanie Harrington, Dominion’s Transmission Projects Communication Manager, presented a brief update on the plan at the board’s regular meeting Wednesday. Speaking on one of the most […]
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Visual impacts of proposed power line rebuild at issue
A proposed power line rebuild has some area residents worried about potential impacts to the local viewshed, tourism and historic resources. “There absolutely is a concern about the viewshed,” said Ann H. Mallek, who represents the White Hall District on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. “It is going to make a huge impact on […]
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Charlottesville startup DreamPower brings internship, energy efficiency efforts to CATEC
Local energy startup DreamPower is working with the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center to offer students hands-on internship experience and decrease the school’s energy use. Founded by Alexander Bazhinov, a student at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, DreamPower assesses a customer’s energy use and installs new, more-efficient appliances, such as LED lights […]
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Autism spike leads to school changes
When Patricia Taylor’s 2-year-old son Charlie started losing his language skills, developing a shorter attention span and making odd movements with his hands and body, she typed some of the behaviors into Google. The search results were clear: he had autism. The doctors confirmed the online diagnosis a few months later, but by that time […]
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Albemarle Schools may pilot use of more solar power
At Henley Middle School, roof-mounted solar panels gleam in the sun and produce 6 percent of the building’s power. Soon, more Albemarle schools may run on solar energy. On July 1, Albemarle County’s current energy contract with Dominion Power will be eligible for renegotiation that may open the way for a new solar power purchase […]
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Schools stress SOL reform to state legislators & other school news
Officials from Charlottesville and Albemarle Schools are hoping their students take fewer standardized tests in the coming years. At recent meetings with the area’s Virginia General Assembly delegation, officials from both divisions cited reforming the Standards of Learning tests as a priority. Albemarle School Board Chair Steve Koleszar said that in the past, being educated […]
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Albemarle schools earn environmental honor
Albemarle County Public Schools is conserving energy and teaching students green lessons while doing so. At its annual conference in Williamsburg, the Virginia School Boards Association honored Albemarle with the top environmental prize in the “Green Schools Challenge,” which encourages divisions to implement practices and policies to reduce their carbon footprints. “This is a highly […]
