Richmond-based Dominion Energy said Thursday it plans to begin construction in late 2017 on a new solar facility in Middlesex County.
The facility will be developed by Coronal Energy, which has regional headquarters in Charlottesville, and owned by Dominion. Under a 25-year agreement, the Charlottesville-based University of Virginia will purchase the entire output of the proposed 120-acre solar facility, which is expected to start commercial operations by the end of 2018. It will produce an estimated 15 megawatts of alternating current, or about 9 percent of the university's electric demand.
The UVA Puller Solar facility joins the UVA Hollyfield Solar facility. The two sites will produce 32 megawatts of solar energy and will offset about 21 percent of the University's electric demand.
