Sen. Warner takes part in rural broadband roundtable at PVCC Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) attends a rural broadband roundtable at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) on April 8. (Source: WVIR) By CJ Paschall | April 8, 2021 at 5:28 PM EDT - Updated April 9 at 9:31 AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Broadband brought Senator Mark Warner to central Virginia for the second straight day. The senator was part of a roundtable about boosting rural internet access hosted by Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) Thursday, April 8.
After a year that has shown just how vital internet connectivity is, Sen. Warner sat down to discuss what’s being done on a local level already and what funding might be on the way from President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan. The roundtable brought Virginia’s senior senator face to face with local government, financial representatives, and the Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, all working to bring high-speed broadband intern
Louisa County announces partnership to bring internet to all homes and businesses by 2025
Louisa County announces partnership to bring internet to all homes and businesses by 2025 By CJ Paschall | March 1, 2021 at 7:47 PM EST - Updated March 2 at 12:19 AM
LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - A new plan announced by Louisa County Monday afternoon will extend high-speed broadband internet to every home and business in the county over the next four years. County administrators say it’s a major step in bridging the digital divide in rural and underserved areas.
In a press conference at Louisa County High School, officials describe this as bringing the county from a low-connectivity region to a fully connected one with an impact on everyone living, learning, and working there. It’s a move Louisa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bob Babyok describes as seven years in the making: seven years trying to fix the problem of sparse internet connectivity county-wide.
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Proposal for new solar energy project submitted in Albemarle County
Proposal for new solar energy project submitted in Albemarle County By Max Marcilla | February 23, 2021 at 9:37 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 10:50 PM
BATESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Albemarle County is taking its first steps toward a new energy source.
A permit to build an 8-Megawatt facility for solar energy, with a 4-Megawatt battery energy storage system, has been submitted to the county by Sun Tribe Solar. It’s the beginning of a long process, but the organization says it would bring a new source of energy to the western part of the county.
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