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- August 2, 2022
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Dominion Energy is now operating a 12-megawatt bank of three battery systems at its Scott Solar facility in Powhatan County. That’s the largest battery storage project the utility operates, according to a Thursday announcement, and is part of a pilot program aimed at developing energy storage alongside wind and solar power generation. “Battery storage is an […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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- July 10, 2022
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The Charlotte County Board of Supervisors approved a use permit for an 800 megawatt solar facility — the largest in Virginia so far, according to SoVaNow. That moves the Randolph Solar Project close to its sale from developer SolUnesco to Dominion Energy, which needs to reduce carbon emissions after the General Assembly passed the Virginia Clean Economy […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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- May 7, 2022
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Virginia has been adding more and more solar energy farm along southern Virginia, and some counties are beginning to feel overwhelmed. Last week, the first release of the Virginia Solar Survey documented how Virginia’s solar energy output more than doubled from 2020 to 2021. University of Virginia energy economist Bill Shobe, recently quoted on WVTF-FM, […]

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- September 19, 2018
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While the Shenandoah Valley may not be synonymous with the South’s breadbasket forever, it can be a lodestar for agricultural America by transitioning, albeit slowly, to becoming more prosperous, and being part of an energy revolution in America, which would preserve farming communities for generations to come.

Alex Lemieux is a Richmond-based editor with The Republican Standard. ...