Virginia Businesses Power Up With Clean Energy: Solar Success Stories

When businesses, governments, and schools turn towards solar energy, the financial and environmental results speak for themselves.

Virginia Businesses can Power Up with Clean Energy

The annual environmental impact of our Commercial Solar Projects is equivalent to the following:

25

The number or megawatts we have brought online with commercial partners.

33,750,000

The number of watt-hours we have generated from these projects.

4,600

The equivalent number of homes that could be powered by this amount of solar power.

2,600

The number of tons of CO2 we have avoided thanks to the use of green solar energy.

Business: Hanover Foils

Capacity: 700 kilowatts

Cumulative Savings: $1.2 million

In addition to the energy cost savings since adopting renewable energy, Hanover Foils has realized additional business opportunities because of its customers’ desire to work with companies that operate sustainably.

Dominion Energy Solutions is the PPA provider, project developer, and performed QA/QC activities during installation of the system by our EPC partner. Now that the solar system is in service, Dominion Energy operates and maintains the system for optimal performance.

“We are generating electricity and saving money while helping the environment. Our solar array is exceeding all of our expectations for performance and savings.”
Howard Hager, Owner
Hanover Foils

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Cumulative Savings: $4.2 million

Capacity: 2.2 megawatts

Virginia Beach City Public Schools partnered with Dominion Energy Solutions to provide sustainable energy through a power purchase agreement for four schools.

Dominion Energy Solutions is the PPA provider and performed QA/QC activities during installation of the system by our EPC partner. Now that the solar systems are in service, Dominion Energy operates and maintains the systems for optimal performance.

“We knew this is going to be one of the main ways to make a meaningful dent in emissions. The return on investment for a lot of these sustainability initiatives amazes [me]”
Tim Cole, Sustainability Officer
Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Other Recent Projects:

Aquinton Elementary School & Cool Springs Primary School | Capacity: 1510 kW
King William County Public Schools
2020
Fluvanna County High School | Capacity: 750 kW
Fluvanna County Public Schools
2020
Hanover High School | Capacity: 270 kW
Hanover County Public Schools
2020
Laurel Meadow Elementary School | Capacity 360 kW
Hanover County Public Schools
2020
Oak Knoll Middle School | 670 kW
Hanover County Public Schools
2020
Flat Rock Elementary School | 250 kW
Powhatan County Public Schools
2020
Pocahontas Elementary School | 400 kW
Powhatan County Public Schools
2020
Powhatan Elementary School | 450 kW
Powhatan County Public Schools
2020
Powhatan Middle School | 510 kW
Powhatan County Public Schools
2020
Fleet Elementary School | 580 kW
Arlington County Public Schools
2020
Gatewood PEEP | 210 kW
Newport News Public Schools
2020
Suffield Academy | 600 kW
Suffield Academy
2020
Fluvanna Middle School | 1060 kW
Fluvanna County Public Schools
2021
Henrico County Public Safety Building | 100 kW
Henrico County
2021
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School | 290 kW
Newport News Public Schools
2021
Jouett Elementary School | 1000 kW
Louisa County Public Schools
2021
Renaissance Academy | 890 kw
City of Virginia Beach Public Schools
2021
Hanover Foils | 710 kW
Hanover Foils, LLC
2021
Holladay Elementary School | 220 kW
Henrico County Public Schools
2022
Highland Springs High School | 880 kW
Henrico County Public Schools
2022
Tucker High School | 1040 kW
Henrico County Public Schools
2022
Woodside High School | 930 kW
Newport News Public Schools
2022
Princess Anne Middle School | 800 kW
City of Virginia Beach Public Schools
2022
Tredegar Solar | 530 kW
Dominion Energy
2022
Harrowgate Elementary School | 300 kW
Chesterfield County Public Schools
2023