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Virginia Enacts VPP Pilot Program
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While a number of VPPs have been launched voluntarily across the country, in May, Virginia enacted the Community Energy Act, mandating that Dominion Energy’s Virginia subsidiary develop a pilot program
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California Utilities Look to Burying Power Lines to Prevent Future Fires
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After the recent Los Angeles wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an ...
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