Dulles Airport's Solar Panels to Power 37,000 Homes

Dominion Energy and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority have broken ground on an 835-acre solar farm near Dulles International Airport, which will be the largest renewable energy project ever built at a U.S. airport. The project is part of Dominion's plan to add 16,000 megawatts of solar capacity by 2035, in compliance with a state law requiring 100% of its non-nuclear energy production to be zero-emission by 2045. However, rural counties in Virginia are pushing back against the solar expansion, citing concerns about the loss of farmland and increased costs. The Dulles project will add 100 megawatts of solar generating capacity and 50 megawatts of battery storage, enough to power about 37,000 homes.