– 150 megawatts of solar capacity
– Dominion Energy’s solar portfolio expands into Ohio
– Long-term power purchase agreement signed with Facebook
PR Newswire
RICHMOND, Va.
,
Jan. 19, 2021
/PRNewswire/ — Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) announced today that one of its subsidiaries has acquired the 150-megawatt (AC)
Hardin
solar generating facility, which recently entered service in
Hardin County, Ohio
, from
Chicago
-based 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.
“With this solar project, Dominion Energy is expanding our solar generating portfolio into
Ohio
, where we have a deep history of serving our customers and communities through our local distribution business,” said
Diane Leopold
, executive vice president and chief operating officer. “We continue to acquire and/or develop clean energy projects for companies like Facebook that are looking to reduce their carbon footprints and to contribute to combating climate change. And we are proud to build on our Invenergy partnership that has already produced nearly 100 megawatts of solar generating capacity elsewhere.”
This marks Dominion Energy’s first solar energy investment in
Ohio
, where the company owns and operates a
Cleveland
-based natural gas local distribution company serving 1.2 million customer accounts in, principally, northeastern
Ohio
. Dominion owns solar arrays in nine other states, including in
North Carolina
,
South Carolina
and
Utah
, where the company also owns and operates gas utilities.
Dominion Energy closed on the acquisition in 2020, and construction activities were completed in December.
“Invenergy is proud to further our partnerships with both Dominion Energy and Facebook, which reflect our commitment to sustainability that carries across our work with utilities and corporate renewable energy purchasers alike,” said
Ted Romaine
, senior vice president of Origination at Invenergy. “Invenergy Services will also bring our award-winning operations and maintenance expertise to the project.”
“We are thrilled to partner with Dominion and Invenergy to bring an additional 150 megawatts of new solar energy to the grid,” said
Urvi Parekh
, head of Renewable Energy at Facebook. “At Facebook, we are committed to not only supporting our operations with 100% renewable energy, but to helping accelerate the transition to renewable energy.”
Dominion Energy has more than 2,200 megawatts of solar generating capacity in operation with nearly 3,500 megawatts of capacity in development. In 2020, S&P Global ranked Dominion Energy’s solar portfolio third among utility holding companies in the U.S.
About Dominion Energy
More than
7 million customers in 16 states
energize their homes and businesses with electricity or natural gas from Dominion Energy (NYSE:
D
), headquartered in
Richmond, Va.
The company is
committed to sustainable, reliable, affordable and safe energy
and to achieving net zero carbon dioxide and methane emissions from its power generation and gas infrastructure operations by 2050. Please visit
DominionEnergy.com
to learn more.
About Invenergy
We are innovators building a sustainable world. Invenergy and its affiliated companies develop, own, and operate large-scale sustainable energy generation and storage facilities in the Americas,
Europe
and
Asia
. Invenergy’s home office is located in
Chicago
, and it has regional development offices in
the United States
,
Canada
,
Mexico
,
Colombia
,
Japan
,
Poland
and
Scotland
. Invenergy has successfully developed more than 27,000 megawatts of projects that are in operation, construction or contracted, including wind, solar, and natural gas power generation facilities as well as advanced energy storage projects. As a leading partner to commercial and industrial renewable energy customers, Invenergy has contracted more than 3,500 megawatts of wind and solar capacity to help more than 20 different corporate users across six U.S. markets and in
Mexico
to reach their sustainability and clean energy goals. For more information, please visit
www.invenergy.com
.
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