Dominion proposes 1 GW of new Virginia solar + storage by 2023

The utility has proposed 15 new Dominion-owned and 32 new PPA projects, in pursuit of achieving 100% renewable energy by 2045.

September 16, 2021 Tim Sylvia

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Dominion Energy Virginia, in its annual clean energy filing with state regulators, has proposed a 1 GW portfolio of new solar and energy storage projects in the state to make progress toward the goals of the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which requires that 100% of electricity sales in Virginia come from clean energy sources by 2045.

Specifically, the proposal is divided between what would be Dominion-owned projects, and projects that would sell their generation to Dominion under power purchase agreements (PPAs). The Dominion-owned portion of the proposal comprised of 11 utility-scale solar projects, two small-scale distributed solar projects, one combined solar and storage project, and one stand-alone energy storage project:

Utility-Scale Solar
Camellia Solar	20 MW	Gloucester County	To be acquired from Strata Clean Energy
Fountain Creek Solar	80 MW	Greensville County	Acquired from Clearway Energy
Otter Creek Solar	60 MW	Mecklenburg County	Acquired from Brookfield Renewables
Piney Creek Solar	80 MW	Halifax County	Acquired from Hexagon Energy
Quillwort Solar	18 MW	Powhatan County	Acquired from Cypress Creek Renewables
Sebera Solar	18 MW	Prince George County	Acquired from KDC Solar Virginia
Solidago Solar	20 MW	Isle of Wight County	Acquired from Standard Solar
Sweet Sue Solar	75 MW	King William County	Acquired from Invenergy
Walnut Solar	150 MW	King & Queen County	Acquired from a joint venture between Open Road Renewables and Eolian
Winterberry Solar	20 MW	Gloucester County	To be acquired from Strata Clean Energy
Winterpock Solar	20 MW	Chesterfield County	Acquired from Cypress Creek Renewables
Small-Scale Distributed Solar
Black Bear Solar	1.6 MW	Buckingham County	To be acquired from Hexagon Energy
Springfield Solar	2 MW	Westmoreland County	To be acquired from Hexagon Energy
Energy Storage
Dry Bridge Storage	20 MW	Chesterfield County	Acquired from East Point Energy
Combined Solar and Storage
Dulles Solar and Storage	100 MW Solar & 50 MW Storage	Loudoun County	Developed by Dominion Energy Virginia

Construction of the 15 utility-owned solar and energy storage projects is expected to generate more than $880 million in economic benefits across Virginia and will support nearly 4,200 clean energy jobs. The distributed solar projects and the stand-alone energy storage project are expected to be completed in 2022, with the remaining projects planned for completion in 2023.

As for the rest of the proposed 1 GW of new generation, Dominion’s PPA section of the proposal includes 32 solar and energy storage projects operated by third-party providers, which were selected through a competitive solicitation process.

Dominion shares that, if approved, the proposed projects will add approximately $1.13 to the typical residential customer’s monthly bill.

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