Dominion Energy Inc.’s Virginia utility said in an Aug. 22 filing that adecision by state regulators to hold the company responsible for powerproduction shortfalls at its planned 2,587-MW Coastal Virginia OffshoreWind project is “unlawful” and could endanger the project.The Virginia State Corporation Commission on Aug. 5 approvedthe $9.8 billion offshore wind farm proposed by Dominion EnergyVirginia, known legally as Virginia Electric and Power Co., includingcost recovery, electric interconnection and transmission facilities. Inrecognition of cost concerns and risk to ratepayers, the commissionin its order required multiple consumer protections, including arequirement that from the time the project comes online, customersbe held harmless for any energy production shortfall below an annualnet capacity factor of 42% as measured on a three-year rollingaverage.
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