provided to Virginia and North Carolina officials shows that the company is not going all in on solar and wind quite yet — in fact, it plans to increase its nuclear and natural gas capability for the long term. The document covers the company’s plans for the next 15 to 25 years.
One reason is that while Dominion may be interested in solar power, it is not a reliable source of energy. “Based on current technology, challenges will arise as increasing amounts of these non-dispatchable, intermittent resources are added to the system,” the company warns. Heavy snowfall can also put solar power out of business for a few days, and clouds can harm its generation capability. In contrast, natural gas pipelines are not affected by the rain and snow.
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