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    Dominion Energy Virginia gains state’s OK for 800-MW Solar and Battery Storage projects

    April 20, 2023
    Two of the projects, Ivy Landfill Solar and Kings Creek Solar, will be established on previously developed land. The company notes that Ivy Landfill Solar will be its first solar project developed on a former landfill
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    Dominion Energy Virginia has received approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) for nearly two dozen new solar and energy storage projects, which will help meet the increasing energy needs of its customers.

    According to the company, the projects are anticipated to produce over 800 MW of carbon-free electricity, enough to power approximately 200,000 households in Virginia. The renewable energy projects are expected to provide over $250 million in fuel savings to customers during their first 10 years of operation.

    The SCC’s approval includes nine solar projects and one energy storage, with a combined capacity of almost 500 MW, owned and operated by Dominion Energy Virginia.

    The projects include the 20-MW Bridleton Solar in Henrico County, 62-MW Cerulean Solar in Richmond County, 167-MW Courthouse Solar in Charlotte County, 3-MW Ivy Landfill Solar in Albemarle County, 20-MW King’s Creek Solar in York County, 60-MW Moon Corner Solar in Richmond County, 20- MW North Ridge Solar in Powhatan County, 3-MW Racefield Solar in James City County, 15.7-MW Shands Storage in Sussex County and 125-MW Southern Virginia Solar in Pittsylvania County.

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    Two of the projects, Ivy Landfill Solar and Kings Creek Solar, will be established on previously developed land. The company notes that Ivy Landfill Solar will be its first solar project developed on a former landfill.

    The SCC has also approved power purchase agreements with 13 solar and energy storage projects, owned by independent developers.

    The renewable projects are expected to generate thousands of jobs and bring in over $920 million in economic benefits across Virginia. Construction of the projects is expected to be completed by 2025.

    Virginia plans to generate 30 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2030, according to the state’s Department of Environmental Quality. The goal is 5,500 MW of wind and solar capacity by 2028.

    By 2050, according to the state’s commitment, 100 percent of Virginia’s electricity will be produced by carbon-free resources such as wind, solar and nuclear, according to the DEQ.

    About the Author

    EnergyTech Staff

    Rod Walton is senior editor for EnergyTech.com. He has spent 14 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist.

    Walton formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    He can be reached at [email protected]. 

    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids.

    Many large-scale energy users such as Fortune 500 companies, and mission-critical users such as military bases, universities, healthcare facilities, public safety and data centers, shifting their energy priorities to reach net-zero carbon goals within the coming decades. These include plans for renewable energy power purchase agreements, but also on-site resiliency projects such as microgrids, combined heat and power, rooftop solar, energy storage, digitalization and building efficiency upgrades.