Economy

The Association of American Railroads filed suit against the state soon after the General Assembly enacted a law governing the costs and timing of internet service providers’ use of railway properties for fiber-optic cable crossings.

The Trump administration has changed broadband expansion rules to shift away from fiber-optic cable and toward low Earth orbit satellite systems such as Elon Musk’s Starlink. The two technologies have significant differences.

WB Alloys says it will bring $6.6 million and 30 jobs to the Danville-Pittsylvania area.

Roanoke expresses concerns over Carvins Cove water loss and that the city is “giving away” a key asset. Botetourt says a multimillion-dollar plan to address the issue is already in place.

The electric utility, which has about 540,000 customers in Western Virginia, says its upgrades will reduce outages, improve security and better prepare the grid for future advanced technologies.

The end of a 30% federal tax credit for new home solar panel systems, plus a potential reduction in how much home solar panel owners are compensated for their extra electricity, could significantly change the financial benefits of investing in solar.

Appalachian says that issuing bonds to recover costs associated with storm recovery and two coal-fired power plants will be cheaper than the utility’s traditional methods of charging customers for expenses.

Noke Van Co., which was displaced by the fire, didn’t know about the sprinkler issue, Riverdale acknowledged.

Of particular concern are several provisions in the developer’s host agreement with the county that opponents say are designed to quash dissent.

One researcher said his team’s recently published work shows that utility-scale solar does impact nearby property values — and that impact shouldn’t be ignored.