Virginia

Engagement

Dimension Energy has been engaged with Virginia policymakers and local leaders since 2020 when the Virginia Clean Economy Act was first developed. Dimension has been instrumental in shaping the commonwealth’s shared solar program to ensure all Virginians have an accessible, affordable, and equitable clean energy option.

Implementation

As a result of Dimension’s policy work, coupled with a thorough community engagement strategy and strong landowner relationships, Dimension’s projects were the first shared solar projects to come online in the commonwealth beginning in February 2024. Dimension’s total portfolio in Virginia will power close to 10,000 households with clean solar energy while creating hundreds of good jobs across the state. 100% of Dimension’s Virginia solar credits are delivered to low-income households. Dimension and Community Housing Partners (CHP) have partnered to offer all CHP residents an exclusive shared solar subscription with guaranteed savings. The partnership additionally provides funding to advance CHP’s mission to ensure safe and affordable housing for all Virginians.

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“Virginia is one of the leaders in the clean energy economy. We want to keep it that way – and projects like Dimension’s show that we've made great progress.”

Delegate Rip Sullivan

Virginia State Delegate

“[Dimension’s] commitment to bringing shared solar to Virginia aligns perfectly with our mission at CHP to create homes and communities that are healthy, sustainable, and affordable.”

Angie Roberts Dobbins

VP, Community Housing Partners

“As farmers, we depend on livestock markets, grain markets... we don't know month to month, or even week to week what it will bring us. Solar provides us the guarantee of a fixed income and helps us keep doing what we love to do.”

Steve Wine

Landowner, Waynesboro, VA

“I think about my grandchildren and great grandchildren and long-term revenues for them. It's also clean revenue for the community and county. I was on the Board of Supervisors. We wanted smokeless industry and we've found it.”

Lloyd B. Hubbard, Jr.

Landowner, White Stone, VA

“I can put my animals right back on the pasture that I took them off of, and it's in better shape than it was before. It's really been a win-win situation for us. We didn't lose anything.”

Steve and Chris Ault

Landowners, Pamplin, VA

“The people I work with at Dimension are just the utmost professionals, very knowledgeable, very patient, very respectful of the landowner and their property.”

James Curd

Landowner, Fischerville, VA

“This is one of the nicest looking solar farms that I've seen. I mean, I know it's here, but going back and forth down the road, you really don't even notice it. The way that it's laid out, the property still is beautiful as it was.”

Missy Hewitt

Landowner, Waynesboro, VA

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