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Apr 12, 2023

Data center park headed for Surry County

A Middleburg developer plans to build at least 30 data centers on a 641-acre plot next to the Surry Nuclear Power Station in Surry County, with the possibility of a hydrogen and nuclear-powered green energy production facility in the future, the county announced Wednesday. John Andrews, CEO of Middleburg-based Green Energy Partners LLC of Virginia, […]

Dominion Energy’s Scott Solar energy farm in Powhatan County also includes a pilot battery project with 12 megawatts of storage. Battery storage will be key to reliability and stability as Virginia’s grid transfers to renewable energy sources in the coming decades, industry experts say. Photo courtesy Dominion Energy Inc.
Mar 30, 2023

Balance of power

Chris Rawlings was a mechanic who wanted to be a pilot. He left the Marine Corps in 2008 after deploying twice to Iraq, where he supervised an aircraft maintenance team, going on to perform similar duties as a civilian contractor in a hangar at Fort Eustis. But his plan was to get back into the […]

Oct 12, 2022

Hitachi Energy plans $37M expansion in Halifax County

Hitachi Energy Ltd. will invest $37 million to expand its operation in Halifax County, creating 165 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. The technology company will add 26,000 square feet to its existing facility in the county to make space for a new production line of large transformers to support the utility and renewable energy […]

Aug 29, 2022

Charging up

Virginia Del. Richard “Rip” Sullivan Jr.  is one of the General Assembly’s biggest advocates for electric vehicles. But when the Fairfax County Democrat went to buy a car in 2018, he started feeling anxious about the electric cars on offer — particularly their relatively limited range, given the lack of electric vehicle (EV) chargers in […]

Dominion Energy plans to build an energy storage facility in Chesterfield similar to the one in this rendering. Rendering courtesy East Point Energy
Dec 31, 2021

Dominion plans energy storage facility for Chesterfield

One of the state’s largest energy storage facilities is on track to open in Chesterfield County this year, as Dominion Energy Inc. works to achieve state-mandated clean energy goals. The Dry Bridge Energy Storage project will feature row after row of installations that resemble shipping containers, each housing batteries that collectively have the capacity to […]

Gov. Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act into law on April 17, 2020. Photo by Jack Mayer, courtesy Office of the Governor
Aug 30, 2021

Clean slate

On April 17, 2020, with a flourish of the pen, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam reshaped the future of energy production in the commonwealth. Signing the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) into law last year, Northam declared that Virginia would become a leader in fighting climate change, and, indeed, no other Southern state has passed legislation […]

May 3, 2021

SCC approves nine solar farms to provide power for Dominion

On April 30, the Virginia State Corporation Commission approved nine major solar farms, which have the potential to generate nearly 500 megawatts and power 125,000 homes for Virginia customers of Richmond-based Fortune 500 utility Dominion Energy Inc. “This is another major step forward in building a clean energy economy in Virginia,” said Ed Baine, president of Dominion […]

Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives
Apr 2, 2021

Va., Md., Del. electric coops association leader retires

Richard G. Johnstone Jr. handed over the reins of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives this week, retiring after 36 years. Johnstone served as president and CEO of the 76-year-old, Glen-Allen based organization, which represents 15 member-owned electric cooperatives. His replacement, Brian S. Mosier, was announced in January and took over April […]

Feb 15, 2021

Appalachian Power issues RFP for solar, wind projects

Appalachian Power Co. on Monday issued a request for proposals (RFPs) for up to 300 megawatts of solar and/or wind generation resources.  This is the first in a string of RFPs that the company will issue this year to comply with the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which requires that the company achieve 100% carbon-free energy […]

Brian S. Mosier. Photo courtesy Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives
Jan 13, 2021

Va., Md., Del. electric cooperatives association names president, CEO

The board of directors of the Glen Allen-based Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC) announced Monday that Brian S. Mosier has been named president and CEO, effective April 1. He succeeds Richard G. Johnstone Jr., who is retiring after a 36-year career with the association. Mosier has been with VMDAEC since 2013 […]

BARC Electric Cooperative CEO Michael Keyser (R) is leading broadband expansion in the co-op’s service area.
Dec 29, 2020

Shenandoah pushes forward with broadband expansion

Even while getting his teeth cleaned, Michael Keyser can’t escape the topic of broadband expansion. “It’s the only thing they’ll talk about,” the CEO of BARC Electric Cooperative says, recounting a recent discussion with a dental hygienist excited about receiving broadband service. BARC, a member-owned electric utility that serves the Shenandoah Valley, has taken the [&hellip[...]

Dan Weekley (Dominion Energy vice president of innovation policy and implementation), Caley Edgerly (Thomas Built Buses president and CEO), Jeffrey Cassell (Waynesboro City Public Schools superintendent), Floyd Merryman (Sonny Merryman president and CEO) and Eric Reynolds (Proterra senior director) participate in the inaugural plug-in event for Virginia’s first Jouley electric school buses. Photo courtesy Sonny Merryman
Oct 28, 2020

Dominion launches electric school bus program

Earlier this week, Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. and Evington-based bus dealer Sonny Merryman Inc. rolled out the first Jouley electric school buses as part of the Dominion Energy Electric School Bus Program.  “Once again, Virginia is leading the way in promoting electric vehicle technology and improving our environment,” Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement. […]

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