RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its
long-term plan to bring online at least 500 megawatts of solar
electric generating capacity in North
Carolina and Virginia,
Dominion (NYSE: D) today announced it has acquired the development
rights for the 60-megawatt (AC) Summit Farms Solar facility in
Currituck County, N.C. The solar
facility is expected to enter service in December 2016.
A subsidiary of Dominion Energy, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Dominion, purchased Summit Farms from SunEnergy1, which
developed and is the construction contractor on the project. Summit
Farms, located on about 650 acres near Moyock, N.C., has 25-year power purchase
agreements with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston
Medical Center and Post Office Square Redevelopment
Corporation.
"We are pleased to partner with these three outstanding
organizations to add more carbon-free generation to the electric
grid," said Paul D. Koonce, chief
executive officer of the Dominion Generation Group, which oversees
25,700 megawatts of electric generating capacity in 11 states,
including solar in operation or under development in eight states.
"We will continue to seek similar opportunities helping large and
small energy consumers alike reduce their carbon footprint."
Other large-scale solar projects Dominion has announced in
North Carolina and Virginia include:
- Morgans Corner Solar (Virginia Electric and Power Company);
Pasquotank County, N.C.; 20
megawatts (AC); in-service: December
2015;
- Amazon Solar Farm U.S. East (Dominion Energy, Inc.);
Accomack County, Va.; 80 megawatts
(AC); expected in-service: 2016;
- Scott Solar (VEPCO);
Powhatan County, Va.; 17 megawatts
(AC); expected in-service: 2016;
- Whitehouse Solar (VEPCO);
Louisa County, Va.; 20 megawatts
(AC); expected in-service: 2016;
- Woodland Solar (VEPCO); Isle of Wight
County, Va.; 19 megawatts (AC); expected in-service:
2016;
- Remington Solar (VEPCO);
Fauquier County, Va.; 20 megawatts
(AC); expected in-service: late 2017; and
- Oceana Solar (VEPCO);
Virginia Beach, Va.; 18 megawatts
(AC); expected in-service: late 2017.
Dominion has electric generation facilities powered by the sun
in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, North
Carolina, Tennessee,
Utah and Virginia.
CustomerFirst Renewables, an advisory services firm, structured
and negotiated the energy solution on behalf of MIT, Boston Medical
Center and Post Office Square Redevelopment Corporation.
About Dominion
Dominion is one of the nation's
largest producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of
approximately 25,700 megawatts of generation, 14,400 miles of
natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline, and 6,500
miles of electric transmission lines. Dominion operates one of the
nation's largest natural gas storage systems with 1 trillion cubic
feet of storage capacity and serves more than 6 million utility and
retail energy customers. For more information about Dominion, visit
the company's website at www.dom.com.
About SunEnergy1
SunEnergy1, LLC is a full-service
solar developer and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)
firm located in Mooresville,
N.C. SunEnergy1 specializes in the design and installation of
utility-scale ground-mount solar photovoltaic systems. It has
developed and installed more than 350 megawatts of solar facilities
to date. For more information about SunEnergy1, visit the
company's website at www.sunenergy1.com.
About MIT
The
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
is dedicated to advancing knowledge and educating students in
science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best
serve the nation and the world in the 21st century. The Institute
has more than 1,000 faculty members and over 11,300 undergraduate
and graduate students. MIT's commitment
to innovation has led to a host of scientific breakthroughs and
technological advances, in fields ranging from aeronautics to
computing to cancer research.
About Boston Medical Center
Boston Medical Center is
a private, not-for-profit, 496-bed, academic medical center that is
the primary teaching affiliate of Boston
University School of Medicine. It is the largest and busiest
provider of trauma and emergency services in New England. It offers
specialized care for complex health problems and is a leading
research institution, receiving more than $119 million in sponsored research funding in
fiscal year 2015. In 1997, BMC founded Boston Medical Center Health
Plan, Inc., now one of the top ranked Medicaid MCOs in the country,
as a non-profit managed care organization serving Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Boston Medical Center and
Boston University School of Medicine
are partners in the Boston HealthNet – 13 community health centers
focused on providing exceptional health care to residents of
Boston. For more information,
please visit http://www.bmc.org.
About Post Office Square Redevelopment Corporation
Post Office Square Redevelopment Corporation is the developer and
manager of The Garage At Post Office Square and the Norman B.
Leventhal Park above it, in the heart of Boston's financial district. The unique vision
of a group of public and private civic leaders transformed an
unsightly aboveground parking garage into an award-winning and
inviting park, supported structurally and financially by a
1,400-space underground parking garage.
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