VACo County Pulse Podcast
Guests share the legislative pulse of Virginia Counties with Host Dean Lynch.
Podcasting since 2018 • 40 episodes
VACo County Pulse Podcast
Latest Episodes
Energy Landscape of Virginia Episode 7 | “Data Centers in Virginia” JLARC Report – Interview with Mark Gribbin
“Data Centers in Virginia” JLARC Report – Interview with Mark GribbinIn this episode we sit down with Mark Gribbin, Chief Legislative Analyst with the Joint Legislative Audit Review Commission (JLARC). He is the project lead...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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59:45
Energy Landscape of Virginia Episode 6 | Legislative Outlook Update - Proposals to Preempt County Authority on Siting of Solar Facilities
Joe Lerch and VACo Executive Director Dean Lynch provide an update on solar industry lobbying efforts to preempt local authority on siting of utility-scale facilities and what VACo and its members will be doing to ensure this does not happen.
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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Energy Landscape of Virginia | Episode 5 | Reclaiming the Landscape of Southwest Virginia for Energy | Part 2
After learning about the opportunities for repurposing abandoned mine land for data centers in our 1st part with Will Clear and Will Payne, we visit with Mike Hatfield and Natalie Chapman from Wise County to expand on this conversation and take...
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Energy Landscape of Virginia | Episode 5 | Reclaiming the Landscape of Southwest Virginia for Energy | Part 1
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 re...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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58:53
Energy Landscape of Virginia | DEQ Solar Permit-By-Rule Regulations – HB 206
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...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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