Tag: Virginia

February 15, 2024

“In particular, we were concerned about the infeasibility and cost of increasing the distributed solar carve-out. This would have added hundreds of millions of dollars a year in new costs onto our customers,” Ruby said in an email. “We worked […]

October 31, 2022

A settlement has been reached on protections tied to an offshore wind project in Virginia, stakeholders wrote in a filing to state regulators. Dominion Energy Virginia, the utility developing the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, said the settlement […]

October 17, 2022

Dominion Energy has proposed nearly two dozen new solar and energy storage projects, according to new filings with Virginia regulators. If approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), the projects will provide more than 800 MW of electricity. Ten […]

May 19, 2021

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Tuesday a pair of digital dashboards tracking the commonwealth’s public health equity and COVID-19 pandemic response. The “Equity in Action” dashboard showcases which counties in the Commonwealth have received the most personal protective equipment […]

April 30, 2021

US utility Dominion Energy has embarked on an initiative to expand its renewable energy and energy storage capacity in Virginia. The utility is seeking proposals from developers for new solar, onshore wind and energy storage projects. The projects are expected […]

February 16, 2021

LORTON, Va.– Covanta Fairfax, the owner and operator of the waste-to-energy facility in Lorton, Virginia, recently received the Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commerce’s Best Large Business of The Year Award. The award is presented annually to one local business […]

June 2, 2020

Meridian Waste, an integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services company, has opened a new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), named Blue Ridge MRF, in Christiansburg, VA. Meridian Waste merged two Virginia Department of Environmental Quality permits for older Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) […]

May 11, 2020

As policymakers in states including New Jersey, Maryland, and Illinois consider exiting PJM Interconnection’s capacity market to pursue clean energy goals, they should look to Virginia as a cautionary tale. Alternatives such as the Fixed Resource Requirement (FRR) come with […]

May 4, 2020

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 a potentially historic shift for […]

February 26, 2020

In a Feb. 14 order, the Virginia State Corporation Commission ruled that the combined over-$33 million in expected costs for the projects are reasonable and prudent. At $26.1 million, most of those costs will go to two of the projects […]

January 29, 2020

The U.S. installed 9.1 gigawatts of new wind capacity in 2019, the market’s biggest year since 2012, pushing the country’s combined fleet of wind farms to 106 gigawatts, according to new numbers from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). All […]

December 5, 2019

Dominion declined to give a reason for the RFP cancellation, but opponents of the plan said the utility’s decision is a recognition that Virginia does not need or want more fossil-fuel based generation, and instead must add significant clean energy […]

November 14, 2019

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a Clean Air Act (CAA) plan submitted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ), as filed in the Federal Register. This plan was submitted to fulfill the requirements of […]

October 21, 2019

Dominion’s announcement is a significant step forward for Virginia’s renewable goals, but critics warn against giving too much credit to a utility still relying heavily on fossil fuels. “Today’s announcement is like a moment of sunshine on a rainy day,” […]

September 4, 2019

The Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA) recently launched a partnership with UBQ Materials, an Israeli company that has developed a patented process to convert unsorted household waste into a plastic substitute that can be made into everyday goods. CVWMA […]

August 30, 2019

Dominion’s bus replacement program looks like an easy win for school districts, but the utility says benefits will extend further by helping manage the electric grid and incorporating renewable energy. “Once phase 2 is fully implemented, the buses’ batteries could […]

July 2, 2019

The state’s Medicaid agency will help by using new technology to ensure qualifying low-income women don’t experience a gap in health insurance coverage; working with the Department of Social Services to streamline enrollment; and launching an outreach campaign this fall […]

February 26, 2019

The SCC’s decision in the Walmart case illustrates the regulatory difficulty of balancing the needs of different customer classes. In Virginia, customers must buy electricity from their incumbent utility unless they have a demand greater than 5 MW or are […]

January 25, 2019

The agreement among Virginia lawmakers on Thursday marks a rare legislative intervention against utility plans to store coal ash at their plant sites as companies continue to clash with environmental groups over the most effective methods to handle the waste. […]

December 10, 2018

During its third quarter 2018 earnings call, Toronto-based Waste Connections Inc. teased a soon-to-be-finalized, large acquisition. And today, the company revealed it has acquired American Disposal Services, Inc. and certain affiliates, one of the largest privately-owned solid waste collection and […]