Ralph Northam put out his administration’s energy plan Tuesday, a non-binding planning document that lays out a vision for the next decade of energy policy in Virginia. But it was met with some effusive praise by environmental groups and renewable energy and energy-efficiency interests. “This plan represents the first time in Virginia history a governor has completed a truly forward-thinking outlook for our commonwealth’s energy future,” said Kate Addleson, director of the Sierra Club’s Virginia chapter. “The clean energy sector has the power to create new business opportunities, expand customer access to renewable energy, and spark the high-demand jobs of the 21st century,” Northam said in a statement Tuesday. “With its 2018 energy plan, the Commonwealth of Virginia has taken another important step to expand solar energy and promote innovative technologies over the next 10 years,” said Sean Gallagher, vice president of state affairs at the Solar Energy Industries Association.