Amazon to Buy Two-Thirds of Power from Virginia Solar Project

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Amazon has agreed to buy around two-thirds of the power that will be generated from a new 120MW solar project being developed in Virginia. US.

The facility in Pittsylvania County is being developed by Dominion Energy – construction is set to begin in 2020 and the site is forecast to become operational in 2022.

Arlington County is set to purchase the remaining proportion of electricity generated through a separate PPA – this will provide more than 80% of the electricity used annually across the county’s buildings. streetlights. traffic signals. water pumping and wastewater treatment sites.

County Board Chair Libby Garvey said: This is a groundbreaking partnership for the county.

It will take us a long way toward our goal of 100% use of renewable sources for all electricity used in government operations by 2025.

Amazon is among the major companies that have recently joined a new alliance to accelerate the global transition to electric vehicles (EVs).