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VACo County Pulse Podcast

Virginia Association of Counties

Guests share the legislative pulse of Virginia Counties with Host Dean Lynch.

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58:53

Energy Landscape of Virginia | Episode 5 | Reclaiming...

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2024/10/31

Listen in to Part 1 of a two-part episode recorded in Washington County, where we sit down with business partners Will Clear and Will Payne, who are investing in Southwest Virginia with a particular focus on reclaiming abandoned mine land to repurpose for a reboot of the energy economy of the region. Where to find out more about the topics covered in this episode:InvestSWVAProject OasisEnergy DELTA Lab

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44:39

Energy Landscape of Virginia | DEQ Solar...

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2024/10/11

Draft Revisions to DEQ Solar Permit-By-Rule (PBR) Regulations – HB 206This episode reviews regulations that amend the requirements for utility-scale solar installations to receive state permits to operate. Specifically, a 2022 law – commonly referred to as HB 206 - requires that applicants must avoid, minimize or otherwise mitigate certain losses to prime farmland and forests in order to get approval. In a conversation with Jonathan Rak and Susan Tripp with the Virginia Department of Environm...

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34:27

Data Centers and Utility-Scale Solar - Mecklenburg...

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2024/09/20

Part 1. This 2-part episode was recorded on location in Mecklenburg County, which is located on the southern border with North Carolina. In Part 1, we sit down with County Administrator Alex Gottschalk to talk about the unique experience of a rural county that has seen significant growth in both data centers and utility-scale solar.

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34:30

Data Centers and Utility-Scale Solar – Mecklenburg...

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2024/09/20

Part 2. Alex takes us on a windshield tour of examples of both land uses, and we discuss how Mecklenburg has responded in terms of planning for how these fit within their community.

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21:03

Energy Landscape of Virginia | Utility-Scale Solar |...

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2024/09/04

Utility-Scale Solar – Legislative Outlook with Dean LynchIn the first of a 2-part episode, Joe Lerch sits down with VACo Executive Director Dean Lynch to discuss the big picture on state energy policy related to solar and recent attempts to preempt local authority on siting of facilities. Central to this discussion is the passage in 2020 of Virginia Clean Economy Act which sets certain targets for deployment of utility-scale solar facilities.

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44:20

Energy Landscape of Virginia | Utility-Scale Solar |...

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2024/09/04

Utility-Scale Solar – Erosion Control and Stormwater with Mike RolbandIn Part 2 of our episode on Utility-Scale Solar, Joe Lerch sits down with Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director Mike Rolband to focus on issues related to erosion control and stormwater management. We learn about widespread and significant impacts due to developers not adhering to minimum requirements to prevent soil loss and runoff pollution. Director Rolband explains what DEQ has been doing to correc...

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17:44

Energy Landscape of Virginia | Part 2 | Data Centers

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2024/08/14

Listen in as Joe Lerch takes a tour of the Equinix facility in Loudoun County. Before we hitting the floor to see where all the processing and storage takes place, Chris Kimm with Equinix guides us through the various components of the power to run the data center.

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38:59

Energy Landscape of Virginia | Part 3 | Data Centers

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2024/08/14

Listen in as Joe Lerch interviews Loudoun County Vice Chair and VACo Board Member Juli Briskman. We learn how the industry has transformed their community, what steps they’ve taken in terms of planning for its growth and impacts, and what other counties should consider when the industry comes knocking on the door.

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34:40

Energy Landscape of Virginia | Part 1 | Data Centers

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2024/07/26

Host Joe Lerch visits Loudoun County to explore the world of Data Centers.

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22:17

General Assembly Legislative Briefs | Episode 2 |...

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2020/01/24

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9:44

General Assembly Legislative Briefs | Episode 1

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2020/01/10

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24:25

A First Look at the Introduced Budget

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2019/12/30

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29:26

Funding the Chesapeake Bay Cleanup and an Update on...

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2019/12/12

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40:54

Connecting the Commonwealth – Expanding Broadband...

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2019/12/11

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28:02

The Future of Work

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2019/10/15

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21:12

K-12 Public Education | Small and Rural Schools

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2019/09/25

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26:52

Virginia’s Veterans – Innovative Partnerships to...

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2019/08/22

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31:45

Another Option

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2019/07/23

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18:47

A Breath of Fresh Air: Life in Rural Virginia

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2019/06/25

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24:25

A Conversation about Economic Trends with Jim Regimbal

VACo County Pulse Podcast ·

2019/06/19

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