PEC practices what it preaches on solar energy
By Cassandra Brown, Staff Journalist, Fauquier Now

Photos/Lawrence Emerson
Del. Randy Minchew (R-10th/Leesburg) supports legislation that would encourage more solar energy installations in Virginia.
The “Solarize Piedmont” program provides free assessment of a house to determine if it is a good candidate for solar, financing options and panel installation.
“We are acting as an agent to vet contractors . . . It saves a lot of people six months to a year of homework,” LEAP Executive Director Andrew Grigsby said.
This year’s “Solarize Piedmont” program runs through June 15 and is open to residents of Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock counties.
Del. Randy Minchew (R-10th/Leesburg) noted that Virginia lags behind other states in support for solar energy.
For example, in neighboring Maryland, Frederick County solar installations product 21.8 megawatts of electricity, more than in the entire Commonwealth of Virginia.
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