What could be Virginia's first on-shore wind farm again looking for a buyer of its renewable energy
Once again, what could be the state’s first on-shore wind farm is searching for a buyer of the renewable energy it will produce.
Apex Clean Energy, which plans to build 14 giant wind turbines atop North Mountain in Botetourt County, signed a power purchase agreement with Dominion Energy in late 2019. Dominion had intended to buy the electricity and then sell it to Virginia to help the state meet its clean energy goals.
But the agreement expired Dec. 31, 2021, and Apex says it is now looking for a new buyer.
A decision not to renew the contract was a “mutual agreement” between Apex and Dominion, according to Patrick Chilton, a spokesman for the Charlottesville-based renewable energy company.
Development of the Rocky Forge Wind facility is proceeding. “Rocky Forge has drawn significant market interest and Apex is confident that the project will fully contract in the next few months,” Chilton wrote in an email.
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(Bristol Herald Courier)