Virginia lawmakers clear path for electric co-ops to expand solar
The Energy News | February 20, 2019
Electric cooperative customers in Virginia can expand their solar footprint now that both chambers of the General Assembly have passed legislation. The measure will become law with the expected signature of Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam. Up until now, the cumulative installed capacity of net metering systems could not exceed 1 percent of the total annual peak load of a cooperative. The new law raises the cap to a cumulative total of 7 percent among a co-op’s mix of residential, nonprofit and commercial members.