                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; WIND AND SOLAR POWER (§ 23.1-109)

A. Each public institution of higher education may enter into a public-private
partnership with any private entity whereby such entity is permitted to use at
no cost property owned or controlled by such public institution of higher
education for the generation of wind or solar power in exchange for offering
educational immersion programs that provide hands-on education and training in
the construction, operations, and maintenance of its wind or solar power
generators. Such educational immersion programs shall be open to high school
students and students at public institutions of higher education on the basis of
admissions criteria established by the partner public institution of higher
education.

B. Any energy produced by solar or wind power generators as a result of a
public-private partnership established pursuant to this section shall be (i)
used to provide power for the partner public institution of higher education or
(ii) introduced to applicable power grids and sold at market rates, with profits
split as agreed upon by the private entity and the partner public institution of
higher education. Any such profits gained by the partner public institution of
higher education shall be used to further research, expand clean energy
education programs, or lower student tuition rates.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 775.