than the average coal plant in the company’s
portfolio. For comparison sake, Dominion’s
nuclear-powered North Anna station generates
about 1,800 megawatts.
The expansion includes 15 Dominion Energy
Virginia projects, supplemented by power
purchase agreements from third parties.
Dominion spokesman Aaron Ruby said
Dominion’s own projects account for about 75%
of the generating power.
The largest individual projects include the
150-megawatt Walnut Solar project in King and
Queen County and the 100-megawatt Dulles
Solar project in Loudoun County.
Ruby said the projects approved by the SCC
are the second annual batch of projects
contemplated under the 2020 Virginia Clean
Economy Act, and that projects of a similar scale
will be submitted by Dominion each year over
the next 15 years.
The law calls for 16,100 megawatts in solar or
wind energy projects to be in place or under
way by 2035.