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Jan 28, 2020

Ørsted leases space for offshore wind staging at Portsmouth Marine Terminal

Denmark-based energy company Ørsted has agreed to lease a portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal from the Virginia Port Authority to stage materials and equipment for Dominion Energy’s offshore wind project, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to ra[...]

Del. Lee Ware
Jan 7, 2020

Bipartisan bill seeks to demonopolize state electric energy market

State Dels. Mark Keam, D-Fairfax, and Lee Ware, R-Powhatan, held a press conference Tuesday to announce a bipartisan legislative effort to demonopolize Virginia’s electric energy market. The Virginia Energy Reform Act — which does not yet have a bill number —would establish a competitive market for electricity retailers; r[...]

offshore wind turbines in Europe
Jan 7, 2020

Dominion chooses turbine supplier for $7.8B offshore wind farm

Richmond-based Dominion Energy has selected Spanish renewable energy engineering company Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. as the preferred turbine supplier for its proposed $7.8 billion offshore wind farm off the coast of Virginia Beach, Dominion announced Tuesday. Dominion announced plans in September 2019 to build a 220-tu[...]

Dec 30, 2019

Projects vie for federal abandoned mine grant funds

Every year, Virginia receives $10 million from the federal government for projects to redevelop land that was home to abandoned coal mines. This fall, 18 different projects applied for funding — all seeking to become models for coalfield communities recovering from the industry’s slow collapse. The applications received by V[...]

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 […]

Dec 13, 2019

Appalachian Power awards $57,500 in economic development grants

Appalachian Power awarded a total of $57,500 to nine Virginia organizations through the energy company’s Economic Development Growth Enhancement (EDGE) program, the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance (SVRA) announced Friday. SVRA was awarded $16,500 for marketing materials and videos of the southern region and regional mega-sites. “We are thankful for the support that Appalachian Power provides […][...]

Nov 15, 2019

Shenandoah University installs largest rooftop solar array among Va. universities

The university estimates the solar panels will net $1.5 million in electricity savings per year during the next 35 years.

Oct 23, 2019

Dominion, Smithfield joint venture becomes largest supplier of renewable natural gas

The companies are investing $500 billion in the methane conversion project.

Oct 15, 2019

Dominion Energy Charity Classic golf tournament kicks off this week

Tournament will benefit veterans' charities, including Virginia Values Veterans program

Oct 3, 2019

State approves four new solar farms

Projects will generate combined 192 megawatts of electricity.

Oct 2, 2019

What’s the big (or small) idea?

Dominion Energy's Innovation Expo encourages employees to pitch projects like entrepreneurs

The nine solar projects would generate up to 498 megawatts. Photo courtesy of Dominion Energy.
Sep 26, 2019

Dominion buys two solar projects

Power will be used by T-Mobile USA.

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