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Dominion Energy announced that one of its subsidiaries has acquired the 150 MW Hardin solar generating facility, which recently entered service in Hardin County, Ohio, from Chicago-based renewables developer Invenergy. Facebook will take the electricity generated at the facility as well as the renewable energy credits, under a long-term agreement signed prior to the project’s construction. This marks Dominion Energy’s first solar energy investment

Dominion to execute 75-MW PPA with Savion

Dominion Energy Virginia has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Savion, LLC to receive 75 MW of renewable solar power from Wythe County Solar Project LLC, located in Wythe County, Vir. The PPA is subject to approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission as part of a recent Dominion Energy filing. The project is expected to begin construction in mid-2021, with

Dominion completes gas transmission & storage divestiture to Berkshire Hathaway Energy

Dominion Energy has closed on the sale of most of its natural gas transmission and storage assets, a long-range $9.7 billion move that allows it to focus on its state-regulated utility businesses and transition to carbon-free resources. Virginia-based Dominion sold the gas transmission and storage business to Berkshire Hathaway Energy for ab out $8 billion. The deal includes $2.7 billion

Backed by EPRI, major utilities launch initiative to accelerate economy-wide deep decarbonization

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) announced this week that they are embarking on a five-year initiative to accelerate the development and demonstration of low-carbon energy technologies. With the increase of decarbonization goals from private companies and governments, existing technology is not enough to achieve these targets. The Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI) is an international

Blue succeeding Farrell as Dominion CEO in October

Dominion Energy CEO Thomas Farrell is stepping down from daily operations after 14 years leading one of the nation’s biggest utility providers. Farrell is moving into a pure executive chair role with the Dominion board of directors as part of a major leadership transition taking hold in October. He will be succeeded as CEO and president by Robert Blue, who

EDF Renewables developing 60 MW of distributed solar in Virginia, Delaware and Maryland

A Virginia-based electric cooperative and global renewables company are partnering again on more than a dozen distributed solar projects across three states in the eastern U.S. Old Dominion Electric Cooperative and EDF Renewables North America announced they will expand their development efforts to add 15 new solar projects across the cooperative’s service territory in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. The combined

NRC approves extending Peach Bottom nuclear units to 80 years

Two Pennsylvania nuclear power plants could live long enough to become octogenarians. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Friday that it has approv…

Former SCANA execs accused by feds in ill-fated V.C. Summer nuclear project

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two former top executives with South Carolina utilities of defrauding investors about the V.C. Summer Nu…

Santee Cooper execs make quiet hearing appearance on abandoned SC nuclear plant

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Two current executives of South Carolina’s state owned utility who remain part of a criminal investigation into the failure to fin…

Dominion Energy joins U.S. utilities striving for net-zero emissions by 2050

Dominion Energy announced an expansion of the company’s greenhouse gas emissions-reduction goals Tuesday, establishing a new commitment to achieve net zero …

Dominion’s planned US offshore wind project could be world’s largest at 2.64 GW

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) said that Dominion Energy named it the preferred supplier for what could be the largest offshore wind farm in the world. …

Ten ways that power generation defined 2019: the top 10 stories in Power Engineering

Well, 2019 is almost in the books, and it’s been about as eventful and change-worthy as most other years. In other words, it’s been as intense as ever…

NRC staff gives historic OK on 80-year licenses at FP&L’s Turkey Point nuclear plant

Earlier this month something unprecedented happened in the U.S. nuclear energy sector. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has approved Florida Power & Ligh…

Dominion, Vanguard plan $200M effort converting livestock waste into RNG

Virginia-based utility Dominion Energy and Vanguard Renewables are teaming up on a $200 million nationwide partnership focused on converting methane from U.S. d…

MIT study: C02 cuts less pricey if nuclear is big part of the mix

Keeping nuclear power vital may be the best way to reach aggressive carbon reduction goals while avoiding a steep added price, such as a tax, on emissions in th…