Dominion Energy installing largest project yet in Virginia
Dominion Energy is adding a 150-MW solar facility in Prince George County, Virginia. The Fort Powhatan Solar facility is the largest in Dominion Energy’s Virginia solar portfolio.
Fort Powhatan solar is expected to be operational in 2021. Under the agreement, Dominion Energy will own and operate the facility and provide the energy and renewable energy certificates to a data center under a long-term contract.
Dominion Energy intends to be one of the most sustainable companies in the United States, as detailed in its most recent Sustainability Report. Today, Dominion Energy has more than 40 solar facilities totaling more than 1,500 MW of solar generation operational or under development in Virginia.
The company has committed to having 3,000 MW of new solar and wind energy in operation or under development in Virginia by 2022. With today’s announcement, Dominion Energy has fulfilled approximately 45% of this commitment.
