Project Summary

The Carvers Creek Solar Project is a 150 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility located in Gloucester County, Virginia, approximately 10 km East of Richmond, Virginia, which is the nearest major city to the Project. The Project site covers an area of approximately 1787 acres with 812 acres of buildable area. The Project will interconnect at Dominion Energy’s 115kV Owl Trap Switching Station Project. The general area surrounding the Project site consists of undeveloped farmland and small rural towns.

Project Overview

• Comprised of approximately 550,000 bi-facial photovoltaic panels installed on single-axis trackers.
• Designed to avoid and minimize environmental impacts. Steep slopes, wetlands, streams, and other environmentally sensitive lands will be avoided to the extent practicable.
• All necessary studies, approvals and permits have been or will be obtained prior to construction.

Construction Status

The project has been under development since 2019 and construction for the substation and laydown areas have begun in Fall of 2022. The first 50 MW of construction is scheduled to being in the Summer of 2023 and the remaining 100 MW is scheduled to begin in the Fall of 2023. The Commercial Operation Date is targeted for Spring / Summer of 2024.

Photo: Laydown Yard, Substation (under construction by Dominion) and Basin 375