American Solar Enterprises LLC

03/07/2026

Now is the time to secure your energy independence, GO SOLAR!

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03/06/2025

Clean Energy is important

Clean energy creates Virginia jobs and saves Virginians money!

03/23/2024

Used AI to create this 3D model of a solar installation I did back in 2020

Capture the world in lifelike 3D

01/15/2024

Hey Virginians! Demand green energy!
Good news: We’ve only just started the 2024 General Assembly session in Virginia, and a great bill to make sure data centers run on renewable energy is already gaining traction!

Now it’s up to us to make sure our legislators hear loud and clear that Virginians want this bill so they can pass it as quickly as possible.

Send a quick message to your state legislators right now urging them to pass House Bill 116 and Senate Bill 192 to make sure data centers run on renewables!

Northern Virginia has the biggest set of data centers in the world, and this is expected to keep expanding. These data centers use a lot of energy. A LOT. So much energy that Dominion Energy is pointing to data centers as an excuse to build out massive new fossil fuel projects, despite the state mandate to transition to clean energy. This just isn’t true. Virginia can—and must — meet our future electricity demand with renewable sources.

That’s why the legislation that will turn these data centers clean is so important. HB 116 and SB 192 will require data centers to meet energy efficiency standards and run mostly on renewable energy. It’s simple: massive tech companies, which get huge tax breaks from the state, should be required to meet their electricity demands efficiently and with clean energy in order to qualify for those benefits. This great pair of bills will ensure that data center growth is in line with state law and a sustainable future.

Take thirty seconds to send your quick message today. We have provided a sample email to make it easy, or, you can personalize to tell your story for added impact.

The 60-day legislative session has only just begun and it’s already off to the races. So we need to move quickly to pass this bill and set the tone for the rest of the session. Add your voice and send your message today.

A great bill is making its way through Virginia state legislature to incentivize data centers to run on clean energy. Tell your legislators to pass it!

01/04/2023

https://www.seia.org/blog/what-people-get-wrong-about-inflation-reduction-act

The IRA will create millions of jobs, reduce energy costs, slash pollution and mitigate climate change impacts. The bill’s clean energy provisions represent a win for all American communities, and in fact, today, the most prevalent arguments against the law have little to no basis in truth.

10/06/2022

Climate resiliency was built into the fabric of Babcock Ranch with stronger storms in mind, and Hurricane Ian was a major test.

09/19/2022

The SCC has approved a 12.2% rate increase for Dominion customers for the next year, due to increased fuel costs.
As we well know, the price of sunshine never increases.
This is well above the historic 3% annual growth in electricity rates in Dominion territory, leading to much faster payback of residential solar systems.

The big bump in Dominion Energy bills that took effect on an interim basis in July will remain in effect through June 2023, the State Corporation Commission ruled.

08/16/2022

https://www.virginiamercury.com/2022/08/09/buckle-up-folks-this-federal-climate-bill-is-going-to-supercharge-virginias-energy-transition/

The IRA will benefit former coal workers in Southwest Virginia looking for jobs at least as much as NoVa suburbanites jonesing for Teslas.

07/21/2022

I've seen this coming for a while! I hope the solar manufacturers get on top of this sooner than later! We cannot allow all of those heavy/toxic metals to pollute our groundwater!

California, a national leader in the solar market, has no plan for safely recycling more than 1 million photovoltaic panels that will soon need to be discarded.

04/07/2022

The Virginia General Assembly came to a close on March 12. Solar advocates have many reasons to celebrate. Here’s a few bright spots of how solar fared during the legislative session:

🌞Protected solar rights for all Virginians
Many bills proposed, primarily in the House of Delegates, attempted to roll back critical parts of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). VCEA passed in 2020. There were even bills attempting to diminish rooftop solar.

Fortunately, Virginia legislators and coalition partners did not allow these bills to pass. Together, we protected solar growth in the Commonwealth.

🌞Increased solar access for electric cooperative customers
Solar United Neighbors supported legislation that expands solar for customers in electric cooperatives in two ways:

lifts the caps on net metering and

expands power purchase agreements (PPAs)

The bills, SB 505/HB 266, won bipartisan support. They eliminate the 7% cap on net metering for cooperatives. They expand access to PPAs for residential and non-residential customers in cooperative territory.

🌞Advocated for financial transparency and governance reforms for rural electric cooperatives
Our coalition worked with Delegate Wendy Gooditis to introduce HB 723. This bill called for standardized governance practices at Virginia’s Rural Electric Cooperatives (RECs). The bill would have:

Mandated open board meetings,
Ended proxy ballot voting, and
Increased transparency for political lobbying.
The bill did not pass. But it put RECs on notice. They need to fix the serious transparency and governance problems at electric cooperatives. We will work toward a new and more impactful piece of legislation for the 2023 session.

🌞Secured property tax exemptions for small solar owners
There are more solar cost-savings coming around the corner. A bill passed that exempts residential and agricultural solar systems smaller than 25kW from property taxes. This will save solar property owners more money on their investment. The bill, SB 686, ensures the value of a solar array cannot be used to raise or lower property taxes. Provided the Governor signs this bill, it will take effect January 1, 2023.

08/10/2021

Tell your elected officials that it's time to take action on climate change! But it's not enough to just sign a petition, YOU must do your part too! Here is a short list of things that you can do, to do your part! https://www.nrdc.org/stories/how-you-can-stop-global-warming

Are you freaked out by yesterday’s “red alert” report on global warming from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?  Then send a note to Congress telling them to pass Joe Biden’s ambitious climate agenda.