Virginia

Chester Solar will be built near Richmond by co-developers D.E. Shaw and Torch Clean Energy.

In a related move, the utility bought a 20 MW/80 MWh energy storage facility that is expected to enter service in 2022.

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

The Nature Conservancy and Dominion Energy Virginia are teaming up to turn roughly 1,200 acres into a solar installation, the second such effort announced by environmental group.

School districts throughout the country are increasingly installing solar projects, often at no upfront cost. What are the benefits?

The first 259 MW of the embattled project are on-line, with the rest of the capacity expected to follow in the fall.

‘LD 528: An act to advance energy storage in Maine’ was signed by Governor Janet Mills, with The Pine Tree State joining several others in the trend of embracing energy storage goals. How does it compare to the other eight state targets?

The company signed an exclusive co-development agreement with Omni Navitas, bringing its North American development pipeline well over 2 GW.

Dominion may be hoping to ease some of the pushback that local communities have shown to the development of utility-scale solar projects.

Strata Solar’s 150 MW Maroon Solar Facility is the latest project to be shot down in Virginia, as residents voiced concerns over the project’s effect on the local landscape.