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Virginia is at a turning point: electricity demand from data centers is surging, and the choices we make now will shape affordability, reliability, and public health for years. The fastest, most cost-effective way to meet this moment is to build more clean energy—especially solar and battery storage—while expanding access so more Virginians can benefit.

That’s why CCAN Action Fund is supporting a package of bills to grow solar and storage across the Commonwealth. These bills would remove unnecessary barriers to utility-scale projects, expand rooftop and “plug-in” options like balcony solar, and encourage grid batteries that can lower bills and reduce reliance on dirty, inefficient gas plants.

So email your state legislators today. Urge them to support bills promoting equitable solar and storage now!

This email will be sent to your Virginia state delegate and senator. We have sample language below, but to make the most impact, we strongly recommend you personalize the content. Tell your story!

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Dear {contact_data~title} {contact_data~lastName},

As your constituent, I’m writing you to ask you to support and pass legislation promoting increased solar and clean energy storage in Virginia.

Virginia’s energy demand is rising faster than our ability to supply it. Without new generation, the Commonwealth faces higher costs, reduced reliability, and growing dependence on imported energy. Building new fossil fuel plants or pipelines would take years and cost billions—expenses that will ultimately fall on Virginia families and businesses.

Solar is the only energy resource that can be built quickly enough to meet this challenge. Utility-scale solar, paired with battery storage, is already the fastest and most affordable form of new power generation. We also need to bring more solar to rooftops and balconies. Balcony solar—also called plug-in solar—would let people use small, portable solar devices at home without needing a utility interconnection agreement. That opens the door for more Virginians to benefit from clean energy, especially people who have historically been locked out of rooftop solar.

Please support legislation promoting these forms of affordable clean energy when they arise this year and do everything you can to help them pass. I support SB 347/HB 711, SB448/HB 807, SB175/HB 628, SB 250/HB 395, and SB5/HB3.

Sincerely,

{user_data~First name} {user_data~Last name},
{user_data~Address line 1}
{user_data~City}

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