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December 31, 2021
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Dominion Energy plans to build an energy storage facility in Chesterfield similar to the one in this rendering. Rendering courtesy East Point Energy
One of the state’s largest energy storage facilities is on track to open in Chesterfield County this year, as Dominion Energy Inc. works to achieve state-mandated clean energy goals.
The Dry Bridge Energy Storage project will feature row after row of installations that resemble shipping containers, each housing batteries that collectively have the capacity to store 20 megawatts of energy.
It’s part of Dominion’s effort to meet the state’s requirement that the utility generate all its electricity for use in the commonwealth from clean energy sources by 2045.
The Virginia State Corporation Commission is reviewing Dominion’s application for a certificate of…