Dominion Virginia Power is proposing an incentive to encourage customers to install solar panels and sell the electricity to company.

In an effort to go green and save money, the City of Charlottesville is asking residents to commit one day this spring to walk, bike or ride the bus to work.

Thursday was the first day of the Energize! 250 Challenge. For the rest of the year, city officials hope to convince 250 homeowners to take action to reach a ten percent overall gain in energy savings.

The Nature Conservancy and the City of Charlottesville will restore nearly two miles of Meadow Creek stretching from Hydraulic Road through Greenbrier Park, beginning later this spring.

Massanutten Regional Governor's School is planning a study to determine whether there's sufficient wind to provide electricity for the school and Triplett Tech.

Local leaders gathered Thursday morning to thank the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its efforts improving the health of children.

In a report released Thursday, the National Resources Defense Council says Virginia is among the states least prepared for climate change.

Virginia's offshore winds are attracting global interest. Eight companies have expressed interest in developing wind farms off the Virginia coast, including two from Spain.

Dominion Virginia Power is telling the federal government that it's interested in leasing areas off the coast of Virginia to develop wind energy. The government is making 113,000 acres available about 24 miles off the Virginia coast.

Virginia Tech is hoping to save more than $8 million in utility costs over 11 years by undergoing an energy conservation initiative in six campus buildings.

Students at Sutherland Middle School in Albemarle County are the first to take part in a new commercial composting program designed to limit landfill use and reduce trash removal costs.

The citizen-based environmental advocacy organization Environment Virginia is asking President Barack Obama to protect local seasonal waterways under the Clean Water Act.

Thanks to three families, the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) recently recorded its first working forest conservation easements in Greene County.

There was some excitement at Henley Middle School Friday afternoon, not for the looming Christmas break, but for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the renewable energy resource center at the Albemarle County school.

Two local pee wee cheerleading squads will compete in a national competition at Disneyworld next week. The Pee Wee Jets of Greene County and Junior Pee Wee Steelers of Albemarle County, each in their first year of existence, advanced through district and regional competition to make the national finals.

Nine school divisions, including two in Central Virginia, received top awards in the 2011 VSBA Green Schools Challenge. Charlottesville City Schools placed first among school divisions with student populations under 5,000.

Over the next two weeks, the parking lots at the Albemarle County Office Building on McIntire Road will be getting an energy efficiency retrofit as the lot’s 48 metal halide lights are being replaced with LED models.

A handful of local contractors have been crowned the best-of-the-best by the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) for their efforts to bring Central Virginia homeowners health, comfort and cost savings through home energy efficiency.

The University of Virginia's Observatory Hill Dining Hall has finished fourth among 31 buildings in a nationwide energy conservation contest.

Albemarle County once again took home the gold when it comes to going green. For the second year in a row the county has been awarded the gold level certification in the "Go Green Virginia Challenge".

Cyclists from the 2011 STIHL Tour des Trees made stops at Columbia Elementary in Palmyra and Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Albemarle County on Wednesday to plant and dedicate trees.

Nearly 60 Charlottesville-area businesses are competing against each other to be more sustainable and more energy efficient. Wednesday, members of the Better Business Challenge team issued points to participating businesses.

Monday, the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) welcomed members of AmeriCorps to the area. The team of 12 will be engaged in neighborhood and community outreach in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.

If high power bills, stink bugs, or mold are causing you problems, you could win a home makeover through the PowerSaver Home Energy Makeover Contest. One grand prize winner will get a $10,000 home makeover.

The Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) has challenged Charlottesville businesses to "Go Green". Groups will compete in a year-long sustainability competition, complete with a points system and awards.