Wawa began hosting EV charging at its first store in 2017. By the end of May, the c-store chain expects to exceed 1,000,000 EV charging sessions.By the end of May, Wawa expects to exceed 1,000,000 EV charging sessions program to date. Wawa announced a chainwide milestone of reaching its 50th electric vehicle (EV) charging site […]
Google Gets Round-the-Clock Renewable Energy at Virginia Data Centres With Help of Energy Storage
Google will procure energy from a US$600 million portfolio of renewables and energy storage assets specially-designed to enable the search engine company’s data centres in Virginia to run on 90% carbon-free electricity. Data centres represent about 1% of the entire world’s energy usage and while Google became carbon neutral as far back as 2007, the […]
Virginia law cleared a path for condo owners to install charging stations
The first electric vehicle charging stations under a 2020 “right to charge” law are beginning to pop up in the parking garages of condominiums, housing cooperatives and other common-interest communities. As an engineer, Wael Ali is hard-wired to find a way around. While others lament the seemingly impenetrable stone walls of bureaucracy, the northern Virginia […]
GO Virginia grant to promote energy storage manufacturing
A Southwest Virginia program designed to attract or expand energy storage and electrification businesses received a nearly $500,000 GO Virginia grant as part of $6.3 million in disbursements announced Friday. The region’s lone project to receive funding gets more than $486,000 for an Appalachian Voices program designed to attract and retain jobs primarily in the […]
Amazon Clicks Buy on 615 Megawatts of Large-Scale Solar
Tech giant may reach its 100 percent renewables goal five years early, but environmentalists remain skeptical of its climate goals. Amazon will add 615 megawatts of solar projects to its existing and announced renewables portfolio of more than 2.9 gigawatts, the technology and shipping giant said on Thursday. The projects will go up across the […]
Dominion Targets 24GW of Renewables and Storage in Move Toward Virginia’s Clean Energy Goals
The utility embraces solar and offshore wind, but critics say its plan is too reliant on fracked gas and pipelines. Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia’s ambitious new clean energy law. Dominion Virginia’s new integrated resource plan (IRP), announced Friday, represents […]
Dominion Energy Announces Largest Addition to Virginia Solar Fleet
RICHMOND, Va. : Dominion Energy is adding a 150-megawatt solar facility in Prince George County, Va. 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 […]
Dominion Energy Acquires Two Solar Projects in Virginia
– 95 megawatts of generating capacity expected to enter service in 2020 in City of Suffolk, Greensville County – Long-term power purchase agreements with T-Mobile USA, Inc. – Company one-fifth of way to its goal of having 3,000 additional megawatts of wind, solar in Virginia operational or in development by end of 2022 RICHMOND, Va. […]
The Battle for Virginia’s Corporate Renewables Market Heats Up
Dominion Energy is challenging electricity providers that provide a 100% renewables option as it readies its own green offering. Tensions are escalating in Virginia between Dominion Energy, rival electricity suppliers and the state’s growing list of big corporations demanding renewable power. Direct Energy and Calpine, two competitive service providers (CSPs) working in utility Dominion’s Virginia […]
Dominion Energy Seeks Projects to Expand Solar Development in Virginia
– Dominion Energy seeks developers on Community Solar and Small-Scale solar projects – Grid Transformation & Security Act calls for up to 500 MW of projects under 1 MW each – Projects will be part of company’s commitment to 3,000 MW of new solar and wind by 2022 RICHMOND, Va.: Dominion Energy Virginia is continuing […]