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Virginia regulators approve nearly two dozen solar and energy storage projects

Virginia regulators approve nearly two dozen solar and energy storage projects

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) on April 14 approved nearly two dozen solar and energy storage projects under Dominion Energy.

The approval includes nine solar projects and one energy storage project totaling nearly 500 MW that will be directly owned and operated by Dominion Energy. Two of the projects – Kings Creek Solar and Ivy Landfill Solar – will be built on previously developed land. Ivy Landfill Solar will be the company’s first solar project developed on a former landfill.

Regulators also approved power purchase agreements with 13 solar and energy storage projects totaling more than 300 MW that are owned by independent developers.

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The Dominion-owned and operated projects include:

  • Bridleton Solar – 20 MW – Henrico County
  • Cerulean Solar – 62 MW – Richmond County
  • Courthouse Solar – 167 MW – Charlotte County
  • Ivy Landfill Solar – 3 MW – Albemarle County
  • King’s Creek Solar – 20 MW – York County
  • Moon Corner Solar – 60 MW – Richmond County
  • North Ridge Solar – 20 MW – Powhatan County
  • Racefield Solar – 3 MW – James City County
  • Shands Storage – 15.7 MW – Sussex County
  • Southern Virginia Solar – 125 MW – Pittsylvania County

Dominion Energy proposed the new solar and storage projects to state regulators in September 2022. The utility said the additions would add approximately $0.38 to the average residential customer’s monthly bill.

Construction for all the projects is expected to be complete by 2025.

Originally published on Power Engineering