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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 […]

Kentucky-based Edelen Renewables and Kansas City-based Savion plan to build a 700-acre solar farm in Buchanan County. Photo courtesy Savion and Dreamstime
May 31, 2021

(Solar) powering the economy

A 700-acre solar farm on a former surface mine outside of Hurley will be more than it appears, according to Adam Edelen. “Buchanan County and the entire region of Southwestern Virginia intends to benefit from the digital economy rather than be a victim of it,” says Edelen, CEO of Edelen Renewables. Based in Lexington, Kentucky, Edelen’s […]

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 […]

The nine solar projects would generate up to 498 megawatts. Photo courtesy of Dominion Energy.
Nov 2, 2020

Dominion proposes nine new solar projects

Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. proposed a new slate of projects on Monday that would bring nearly 500 megawatts of solar energy to Virginia customers, enough to power around 125,000 homes at peak output. The proposal, which the utility called “its largest slate yet of new solar projects” in a statement, was submitted for approval by […]

Oct 27, 2020

Danville Utilities completes 14MW solar project

Danville Utilities, in partnership with Edison, New Jersey-based CS Energy LLC, Hingham, Massachusetts-based Navisun LLC and Denver-based TurningPoint Energy, announced Tuesday it has completed a 14-megawatt utility-scale solar project in Danville — the city’s largest solar development to date. The 100-acre project, which began construction in December 2019, is estimated to generate 23,551[...]

Oct 7, 2020

Charlottesville solar company acquires Calif. firm

Charlottesville-based Sigora Solar announced Wednesday it has acquired Rancho Cordova, California-based Aztec Solar.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  “Through the strategic acquisition of Aztec Solar, Sigora is realizing our goal to be a national leader in energy,” Sigora Solar CEO Logan Landry said in a statement. “We at Sigora are driven by a […]

Aug 17, 2020

Northrop Grumman enters solar deal with Dominion Energy

Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. is contracting with Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. to purchase solar energy to offset 100% of Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing and office operations in the commonwealth. The power will be generated from the 62.5-megawatt Madison Solar generating facility in Orange County, which Dominion announced it has acquired fr[...]

Gov. Ralph Northam signs offshore wind legislation at a June 29 ceremony in Virginia Beach (Photo by Beth Cooper)
Jul 7, 2020

Northam speeds up Virginia’s clean energy timetable

The governor announced Tuesday the Clean Energy Virginia initiative, a project that aims to generate 100% of Virginia’s electricity from carbon-free sources by 2045 while investing in solar and wind energy and battery storage. “Virginia has a unique opportunity to fundamentally transform the state’s electric grid in a way that powers our COVID-19 economic recovery […]

The nine solar projects would generate up to 498 megawatts. Photo courtesy of Dominion Energy.
Jan 29, 2020

Amazon HQ2 and Arlington County government will be solar powered

Arlington County and Amazon.com Inc. have entered into agreements with Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. to purchase power for local government operations and Amazon’s HQ2 East Coast headquarters from a solar farm more than 200 miles away in Southern Virginia. The Arlington County Board voted Tuesday to approve the agreement with Dominion to procure power from […]

Dec 17, 2019

Two more solar plants coming to Danville

Two five-megawatt AC solar power plants are being built in Danville and will support 125 jobs in Virginia, the city announced today. The two solar projects — Irish Road Solar and Whitmell Solar — will span 100 acres and will generate an estimated 23,886,000 kilowatt-hours annually — enough energy to supply energy to 59,000 homes […]

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