Legislation on community solar, net metering and
third-party-owned solar was “carried over to 2017.”
Virginia lags well behind its neighboring states on
renewable energy. With no tax credits or renewable energy certificate market to
drive development, Virginia has yet to erect a wind farm, and the growing
interest in solar has not translated into significant megawatts.
Legislators assure renewable energy industry members and
advocates they are determined to make progress. But though the 2016 legislative
session is not over yet, it appears there will be no policy reforms this year
-- at least not on legislation championed by advocates of customer-owned and
distributed renewable energy projects.
