​​​​​​​Policy Memo: Using Experience to Transition the Tobacco Region's Energy Mix

Published on February 28, 2023

The Tobacco Region of Virginia, as its name shows, knows economic transitions. It can use its expertise in workforce development and industrial support to train workers and incentivize investors to speed the clean energy transition through this historic section of a rapidly changing state.

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