Dominion acquires 20-megawatt solar energy facility in California

Published November 24, 2014 by Robert Powell, III

Richmond-based Dominion Resources Inc. has acquired West Antelope Solar Park, a 20-megawatt solar energy facility in California, from Canadian Solar Inc.

Financial details were not released.

West Antelope, located near Lancaster, Calif., in Los Angeles County, has begun operations and has a 20-year power purchase agreement.

With the addition of West Antelope, Dominion has 344 megawatts of solar generating capacity under construction or in operation across six states. About 220 megawatts of that capacity are in California.

The company's renewable portfolio also includes approximately 850 megawatts of capacity generated by biomass, water and wind.

Dominion is the largest power company in Virginia.

Canadian Solar, founded in 2001 in Ontario, is one of the world's largest solar power companies.