[Dominion Energy, 17 October 2018]
Dominion Energy has issued a request for information (RFI) from non-residential (i.e. commercial, industrial, and governmental) customers on their renewable energy preferences and interest. This data will then be used to inform the company’s plans to develop 3,000 megawatts of additional solar and wind projects that should be under development or go online by 2022. This effort is encouraged under the state’s new Grid Transformation & Security Act which was passed on July 1, 2018. Among other things, this legislation focuses on increasing clean energy investments -touted to encourage “the largest increase of renewable energy resources in the state’s history- and modernizing the grid. Corynne Arnett, Dominion Energy’s Vice President of Customer Service, added that Dominion “welcome[s] the opportunity to learn more about the renewable energy targets and goals of business and governmental customers across the state. This information will help us adapt renewable programs to meet customer needs as we grow our renewable generation fleet in Virginia, which is currently the 4th largest solar fleet in the country among utility holding companies."