DOMINION ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION & INVESTMENTS
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Community Initiatives
Being Supported by
Dominion Energy
2008
Projects
supported in
2008
Dominion Energy and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation funded $57,300 environmental,
renewable, and sustainability projects in 2008 including 10 grants.
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2009
Projects
supported in
2009
Dominion Energy and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation funded $91,650 environmental,
renewable, and sustainability projects in 2009 including 11 grants.
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2010
Projects
supported in
2010
Dominion Energy and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation funded $388,200 environmental,
renewable, and sustainability projects in 2010 including 16 grants.
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2011
Projects
supported in
2011
Dominion Energy and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation funded $176,800 environmental,
renewable, and sustainability projects in 2011 including 17 grants.
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2012
Projects
supported in
2012
Dominion Energy and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation funded $219,200 environmental,
renewable, and sustainability projects in 2012 including 16 grants.
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2013
Projects
supported in
2013
Dominion Energy and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation funded $332,475 environmental,
renewable, and sustainability projects in 2013 including 32 grants.
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2014
Projects
supported in
2014
Dominion Energy and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation funded $227,500 environmental,
renewable, and sustainability projects in 2014 including 26 grants.
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2015
Projects
supported in
2015
Dominion Energy and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation funded $360,500 environmental,
renewable, and sustainability projects in 2015 including 22 grants.
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2016
Projects
supported in
2016
Dominion Energy and the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation funded $214,500 environmental,
renewable, and sustainability projects in 2016 including 10 grants
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2017
2017
Virginia Chapter
American
Fisheries Society
Annual Meeting and Student Scholarship Funding Request 2017
The Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (VCAFS) is a non-profit organization composed of
professionals from state and federal natural resources agencies, universities, and private industry. We have a
membership of over 150 strong, and the Chapter is actively involved in several endeavors to further natural
resource issues and education. The VCAFS provides a forum for the discussion, debate, and resolution of aquatic
resource issues within the Commonwealth of Virginia; and, encourages information exchange among established
AFS Chapters within and outside of the Commonwealth. $1,500
Virginia
2017
Keep Akron
Beautiful
Flowerscape Naming Rights - Urban Beautification
Celebrating 35 years of promoting private property curb appeal and creating vibrant head-turning Flowerscape
sites in 2016, Keep Akron Beautiful is proud to serve Akron, Ohio with their mission of improving Akron's quality of
life through beautification and responsible environmental management! To help with the cost of planting supplies,
plants, fuel, and maintenance necessary for a successful 2017 growing season, the Keep Akron Beautiful Board of
Directors is seeking a beautification grant funding in the amount of $3,500.00 from the Dominion Energy Charitable
Foundation. If the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation chooses to remain a naming rights partner for Keep
Akron Beautiful's 2017 Flowerscape Program, you will receive recognition on one signature Flowerscape sign in the
City of Akron, denoting "This Flowerscape is sponsored by The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation". Currently,
the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation has naming rights at the Matthews Hotel Monument site, on Howard
Street in the Northside District.
Besides reclaiming public lands by transforming them into urban oases, comprehensive beautification
programming includes mobilizing volunteers and partnering with organizations to beautify our community through
litter, dump and graffiti removal, neighborhood enhancements, and natural waterway cleanups. This is in addition
to working with the City of Akron Service Department to facilitate sustainability projects that support the
combined sewer overflow project. As such, Keep Akron Beautiful returns value to the community by reducing
negative issues that necessitated the startup of this organization and working to combat urban decay. Meanwhile,
their promotion of conservation, litter management and recycling education is making long-standing behavioral
changes.
People consistently want to live in places that are well maintained and beautiful. Citizen's want their daily quality
of life to include physical beauty. This program is the crux of our community improvement initiatives. $3,500
Ohio
VIMS Marine Science Day 2017 May 20, 2017
In 2017, VIMS will share with the public our research on marine environments that benefit the Commonwealth,
the nation and the world. The Marine Science Day event will showcase advancements in technology and highlight
long term studies of fish stocks, oyster diseases, sea grass restoration, blue crab management, marine biodiversity
and water quality.
Marine Science Day (MSD) is a free outreach event for the public. The event supports conservation, restoration,
education and stewardship of our natural resources and the environment. The mission of these events is to
encourage families and youth to think about the impacts humans have on our marine environment. MSD provides
educational activities suitable for all ages. VIMS promotes and encourages the reduction of waste and the reuse
and recycling of potential environmental contaminants.
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Virginia Institute
of Marine Science
Foundation
Activities will include narrated marine display exhibits, children's activities, seining on the York River, Lab tours,
seafood cooking demonstrations, mini-lectures, and interactive hands on marine science activities.
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There are also activities that relate to the health of our environment and that show methods of conservation for
future generations. Families can partake in marine crafts, ecosystem building exercises and can tour our Teaching
Marsh, Shellfish Hatchery, Ichthyology Collection and visit the Maritime Forest to collect, observe and gain an
understanding of estuarine organisms from York River.
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Western Reserve
Resource
Conservation and
Development
Council
2017
UTAH CLEAN AIR
PARTNERSHIP
UCAIR INC
Marine Science Day also provides VIMS' graduate students an opportunity to experience communicating marine
science to the public as they actively participate as docents, teachers and project leaders for various displays. Last
year our event had a crowd of nearly 3000 visitors who came from Tidewater, greater Virginia and some from out
of state. VIMS has a great location as it is situated on the York River with visibility from our banks to the Yorktown
Power Facility. $5,000
Envirothon 2017
The Envirothon is an academic, outdoor environmental competition for student in grades 10-12. Teams are tested
on their knowledge of soils, aquatics, wildlife, and current environmental issues. This year's Envirothon theme is
"Agricultural Soil and Water Conservation Stewardship." Teams from Northeast Ohio will travel to Buffalo Creek
Retreat in Seville, Ohio on May 3 to compete. Working together, the students gain team building skills, knowledge
of science, and increase their appreciation of natural resources. Last year, approximately 450 students, coaches,
and volunteers participated. $1,500
UCAIR Grants
The UCAIR Grants Program encourages Utah's businesses, government entities and nonprofit organizations to
bring forward creative and innovative ideas of their own. In addition, the UCAIR Board had designated targeted
areas of special interest which could have significant impact. A third program is an Innovator's Competition to
encourage entrepreneurial approaches to improve air quality. The Grants and Competition Programs are designed
to reward those who come forward with high quality proposals. The grant recipients must show measurable
metrics about how they have improved the air quality and they provide their reports throughout the progress of
the project and a final report one year after funding.
Working together, UCAIR and the UCAIR Grant Partners, will move toward our shared goal of measurable
improvement to air quality in Utah. $17,000
Ohio
Utah
2017
Columbia
Museum of Art
2017
Louisa County
Historical Society
LEAF (Linking Ecology and Art of Floodplains)
Since 2007, the Columbia Museum of Art has collaborated with Congaree National Park to offer an art- and
science-based program entitled LEAF (Linking Ecology and Art of Floodplains). This cross-curriculum, standardsbased program has engaged more than 6,500 third grade students and nearly 800 educators in a three-part
program that incorporates science and visual art, making it a truly unique STEAM (science, technology,
engineering, art + design, and mathematics) initiative. Administered in a Dominion Energy operating area, LEAF
provides many students their first exposure to a national park and quality arts education. The CMA respectfully
requests $5,000 from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation to underwrite the museum's expenses for this
program during the 2017-18 school year. LEAF is held each fall to engage third graders in the connections among
science, art, and the ecological experience of the old-growth floodplain forest at South Carolina's only national
park. Park staff lead a nature walk, showing students how the color of landscapes shift with changing light, and
looking at the layers of the earth carved by weathering. Participants also engage in fun, hands-on activities in the
"mud lab" and "art hut", deepening the understanding of the subject for students and teachers alike. CMA
education staff has carefully crafted the curriculum to meet third grade standards in science and visual arts. As a
result, the program is incredibly popular with teachers and students seeking to connect classroom lessons with
real-world applications, a testament to this free program's strength and reputation. In 2014, LEAF received one of
39 America's "Best Idea" grant awards given by the National Park Foundation to recognize this innovative arts and
science education program. The LEAF program is truly unique in its ability to promote environmental protection,
educational development, and appreciation for community art and natural spaces. $5,000
NEW "Frugal Farmstead" Family Saturday programs at Louisa Heritage Farm & ongoing historical educational
programs
The new exciting "Frugal Farmstead" program series will be held onsite at the living history Heritage Farm on the
grounds of the Sargeant Museum of Louisa County History,. This site currently includes the 1790s Michie House,
1800s smokehouse, and traditional herb/kitchen garden. These new Saturday morning events from May to Oct
2017 will use the Farmto engage visitors in activities with a first person historical interpreter style. Programs will
focus on 1700-1800s farm life activities that were required of early Virginians to survive. Special emphasis will be
on those used and known in Louisa County and Central Virginia. Costumed interpreters will engage visitors in
performing daily life skills using tools and techniques of the time period. Activities will include laundry and making
soap, spinning and making clothing, cooking and heating, and gardening/ agricultural crops. An educational focus
will be on energy and environmental conservation with comparisons on the historic frugal lifestyle to today's
wasteful consumption trends. Increased funding from this grant will permit the hiring of a part-time qualified,
experienced staff member designated to research, develop, and present this new program series. Additionally, this
staff member will work with volunteers on reenactment skills and presentation. It is anticipated that this new
program will grow to be offered to school children as well as home schooled ones on a weekday in addition to
Saturdays. This new living history program at the Heritage Farm will augment popular ongoing education and
outreach programs onsite that have steadily been growing and supported by the community as well as the
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation. Your partnership over 10 years has provided a solid foundation for the
Society to continue to offer popular ongoing community programs like the annual Heritage Day, education classes,
lectures and events like hearth cooking and other craft and tradesmen's skills. $2,500
SC
Virginia
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) Summer Academy
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) Summer Academy is an Akron Public Schools (APS) collaboration with the
CVNP and Conservancy designed to provide support to students prior to 9th grade who have one or more
identified risk factors by the end of 8th grade.
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Akron Public
Schools
Students are selected for the program based on having at least one of five risk factors: missing 8 or more days of
school, having an out of school suspension, failing two or more subjects, being retained, or below proficient scores
on Ohio State Tests (OST) . The identified students attend ninth grade at one of four APS schools: Buchtel, East,
Kenmore or North.
An evaluation of the summer academy program, completed by Public Services Institute, Lorain County Community
College in August 2015, stated as a key finding "This is an educational program that offers much evidence of
benefitting at-risk students and the school district's mentors hired to support those students in the high school
years ahead. It also benefits the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in showcasing its many and impressive assets to an
urban population who might otherwise never consider visiting the Park."
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For many of these students, this is one of the first times they have left an urban setting and the high intensity or
struggle of their daily lives. The program not only teaches them important lessons, it removes the distractions
often found in their homes, neighborhoods and classrooms. This change of scenery is transformational for many of
them as they are in a safe environment and are encouraged to explore their surroundings. $5,000
Bee Program at the Akron Zoo
Through authentic, hands-on programs, Akron Zoo is a place that inspires future teachers, scientists, and citizens
who understand the importance of protecting nature.
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Akron Zoological
Park
An award of $5,000 from the Dominion Energy Foundation's Environmental Education Grants program will help
Akron Zoo launch and implement an important educational program where students learn about nature's most
popular pollinators -- honeybees. The challenges honeybees face are a timely concern, and connect to a student's
real life. Research has shown that challenges directly related to a student's life leave a deeper impact on what
students remember and learn.
Because over 90% of Akron Public Schools students are from families that face financial challenges, Akron Zoo
continually looks for ways to supplement the curriculum of local schools to keep students engaged in their
community and excited about learning.
The bee program was founded nearly 2 decades ago by the Ott family, who recently contacted the Akron Zoo to
discuss relocating the hives and linked Bee Program to the zoo to ensure its longevity.
Once the hives and program are moved to the Akron Zoo, the Education Department will facilitate the program
and incorporate it into other educational programs (i.e. field trips and camps, and oversee evaluation. The
maintenance of the beehives will be managed by the Facilities and Grounds Department. $2,500
Ohio
Coastal Raptor Migration Technology & Education Initiative
The annual migration of birds of prey represents one of the most unique phenomena of the natural world. As fall
approaches and instincts prevail, birds are compelled by a silent call to take flight to their wintering grounds. As
part of the Atlantic Flyway, the Lowcountry serves as a predictable thoroughfare for migrating raptors and shore
birds during the migration seasons.
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Avian
Conservation
Center
For more than 20 years the Avian Conservation Center ("the Center") has conducted an annual raptor migration
survey, which has now expanded to include the novel and cutting-edge use of modified marine radar to detect
migrating raptors. From September 1st through November 30th the Center's campus offers a unique educational
and research opportunity for students, researchers, and citizen scientists who seek to study the marvels of
migration.
The Coastal Raptor Migration Technology and Education Initiative prepared for Dominion Energy will: (1) create a
competitive project-based internship which will contribute scientific data to the Center's 2017 migration survey in
collaboration with the Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA); (2) engage a targeted audience in
schools within Dominion Energy's service area with unique hands on learning experiences utilizing wild birds of
prey and integrated STEM curriculum; and (3) enhance the Center's capacity for ongoing scientific research in the
fields of avian science and conservation.
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The significance of the Center to the fields of conservation biology and education cannot be overstated. The
presence of the Center represents a major learning and teaching asset for the state of South Carolina and the
nation. No other organization can provide the unique and exemplary hands-on environmental education
experience that this initiative affords its participants. $5,000
Horseshoe Falls trail restoration
Horseshoe Falls is part of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site in Laurens County, SC. The park is an important civil war
battle site. The Battle of Musgrove Mill took place on Aug.19, 1780. A vastly outnumbered Patriot militia outlasted
the Loyalists in a surprising victory,
setting the stage for the historic Battle of Cowpens in Januay, 1781. The Battle of Musgrove Mill was fought
primarily by Americans on both sides, an indication the War of Independence was also a civil war.
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Beautiful Places
Alliance
The falls are actually an unusual geographic feature in the Upstate of South Carolina. They are a popular
destination in Laurens and surrounding counties. A partially paved trail leads to an overlook and benches for the
falls.
We are seeking a grant to improve the trail, add new steps to the fall, put in additional fencing to discourage
"rogue" trails and scale back erosion along the river. We also plan to add benches and an educational wayside
(sign) at the falls.
Currently, a paved portion of the trail ends leading to a dirt path and steps that are badly eroding. People are also
leaving the mail trail and cutting down to the falls on "rogue" trails and adding to an erosion problem along the
river.
Our goal is to protect and improve this important environmental resource in Laurens County. $10,000
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Energy and the Environment: Makerspace Investigations of Energy Sources and Sustainability, Energy Transfer
Mechanisms, and Environmental Responsibility
Belmont Elementary School in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina serves a diverse population of 680 students in a K-5
Educational Setting. As a Title I school with a free and reduced lunch rate of near 90%, Belmont focuses on
improving educational outcomes for students in poverty. Our students need engagement in the areas of science
and math through an educational environment that gives them real world experiences and creates interest in
learning outside of traditional teaching. Belmont will help students reach their full creative potential through our
Makerspace.
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Belmont
Elementary
School
Makerspaces are a relatively new phenomenon in schools. Students will choose their own pathways for what they
will learn and how they will demonstrate understanding. In this exciting environment, students can work on
computer coding, A/V programs, circuitry, robotics, small-scale engineering, woodworking, knitting/crafting, 3D
printing, and other hands-on activities. We will utilize Makerspace concepts daily in our media center.
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One area of our Makerspace will focus on energy, electricity, and the environment. In this space, students will
explore and create projects from kits related to snap circuits, paper circuits, robotics, squishy circuits, wind energy,
solar energy, and a solar powered machine kit that utilizes recycled materials as parts for the product. Students
will explore energy transfer, recycling, renewable energy, energy transfer, and technology.
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Blennerhassett
Chapter Trout
Unlimited
The upfront costs for creating an exciting learning environment as described in this summary will be around
$20,000. We hope that funding this project will allow us to begin this process with resources for the needed
materials. Through this Makerspace, we anticipate that student proficiency and interest in science and math will
grow rapidly. This space will serve our entire student population and allow students to explore electricity, energy,
and the environment in an engaging atmosphere. Thank you for your consideration. $3,000
Parkersburg City Park Trout Derby 2017
The Parkersburg Fishing Derby is a one day event held at both of the city's public parks, which is free to all children
ages 3-14. Over 1500 children participate each year, mostly from low income families. This is a major community
event. Prizes are awarded in 3 age groups, in 3 catagories, and 3 places, consisting of everything from fishing tackle
and t-shirts up to bicycles for largest trout. $1,000
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Project Cascade Lock Corridor Cleanup
CLPA is requesting a $5,000 grant for vegetation management.
Area of Interest:
If you've ever taken a walk or biked on the towpath trail through downtown Akron you've likely passed through
Cascade Locks Park and by the Mustill Store. Now a free museum and urban park, this area has undergone a very
positive transformation in the past 25 years.
Cascade Locks Park and the Schumacher site are located along locks 16 through 10 on the Ohio and Erie Canal just
a short walk north of downtown Akron.
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Cascade Locks
Park Association
CLEMSON
UNIVERSITY
FOUNDATION
Description of Area and Historical Perspective:
This park serves as an urban green space and an educational site, helping visitors understand and appreciate
Akron's early industrial and cultural history. The city's first industries were located along this section of the canal
and locks most notably, the Schumacher Mill predecessor to Quaker Oats. With a 150 ft elevation drop in less
than a mile, early industries flourished from the use of the canal's water power. The locks and canal are the star of
this show, our cleanup project will help bring the focus and health of the star back to the forefront.
Area Development:
Created in 1989, Cascade Locks Park Association's master plan included the current Schumacher site, Cascade
Locks park and towpath trail. The park, completed in 2010 at a cost of over a million dollars created an interpretive
park highlighting early Akron's industrial heritage and linked the city to the Metroparks.
Actions:
Our project includes the cleanup of both vegetation and trash that has accumulated along the locks. 2 teams of
volunteers have scheduled trash cleanups for early spring. Our funding request includes vegetation mitigation and
cleanup beginning late spring concluding late fall. Undergrowth, invasive species and other unwanted trees and
shrubs will be removed. Much of the growth slated for removal has started to compromise the lock structures.
$2,500
Ohio
South Carolina 4-H Jr. Naturalist: Growing Environmental Stewards
South Carolina 4-H Jr. Naturalist is a program developed to grow the next generation of environmental stewards
through immersive, hands-on learning. As a positive youth-development organization, 4-H empowers youth to
become productive, contributing members of society. Jr. Naturalist is a nature-based program that takes place
outdoors, provides experiential learning, and encourages teamwork and stewardship. This program will impact the
young citizens of South Carolina by providing educational experiences about natural resources, forest and aquatic
ecology, and wildlife. It will be offered to any South Carolina youth 9-13 years of age.
Youth participating in Jr. Naturalist will: discover and explore the ecosystems of SC, describe plants and animals in
their habitats, understand abiotic factors in the environment, realize a personal connection with nature, and
become young citizen volunteers and future environmental stewards.
Students will participate in a stewardship project to improve open spaces by protecting and preserving natural
habitats. Youth will install floating habitats to mitigate pollution, remove excess nutrients from bodies of water,
and provide cover for wildlife. Publicity and signage will help educate the public about the project and the
importance of environmental stewardship. We are requesting $12,500 to pilot Jr. Naturalist with 30 youth across
two sites in Richland, Lexington, and Newberry counties, and a larger public reach of over 2,000 in the upcoming
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year. Proposed sites include Camp Discovery, Harbison State Forest, and Sandhill REC with a cross-disciplinary
team of Clemson Extension, SC Department of Natural Resources, SC Forestry Commission, Master Naturalist, SC
Wildlife Federation, and site staff. Evaluation and assessment will be conducted throughout the pilot program.
Results will be shared with youth development professionals, stakeholders, and the community, along with plans
to implement the program statewide. $5,000
Green Corps Urban Farming Program
The Cleveland Botanical Garden's Green Corps Urban Farming Program is a summer work-study program for
economically disadvantaged teens from Cleveland and its inner-ring suburbs. Green Corps uses hands-on, projectbased learning to teach urban agriculture, basic business skills, and workforce readiness, to prepare participants
for the workforce and help them break the intergenerational poverty cycle.
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Cleveland
Botanical Garden
During Green Corps' 20-hour workweek, participants at five learning farms in distressed Cleveland neighborhoods
learn by doing: They plant, cultivate, harvest and sell more than 100 varieties of fruits, vegetables, and herbs; use
sustainable practices to build and enrich crop production beds; study related topics like botany, pollinators, soil
science, nutrition, food justice and environmental issues, and develop competency in core workplace
requirements. Farm managers help students apply curricular concepts to their work, teach public speaking skills
for interacting with customers and conducting farm tours, and provide individual guidance to help teens master
what they learn.
Green Corps empowers teens to see themselves as environmental stewards; appreciate fresh, nutritious produce
as part of a healthy diet; interact confidently with people from diverse backgrounds; work cooperatively with
supervisors and peers, and enhance problem-solving skills through daily experience. As their crops grow, students
gain the knowledge and skills to become prouder, more confident individuals, with newfound awareness of their
potential to work hard and impact their communities.
In transforming vacant urban properties into productive green spaces, Green Corps' staff and students convert
degraded soil into viable growing medium, reduce storm water and snow melt runoff, improve bird and insect
biodiversity, build positive relationships, and make affordable, local produce available in neighborhoods that could
not otherwise access it. $5,000
Ohio
2017 Days of Service in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
The Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park respectfully requests a $20,000 grant from the Dominion
Energy Charitable Foundation for renewed support of the park's volunteer Days of Service for 2017. There are four
Days of Service planned for 2017. Typical volunteer work at a Day of Service includes preserving natural habitats
through restoration & reforestation, enhancing water quality through cleanups, improving air quality through tree
planting, and making nature accessible through trail improvements.
The Conservancy co-manages the park's volunteer program with the National Park Service. Our "Volunteers-inParks" program holds environmental stewardship at its center, with a mission to preserve, protect, and enhance
the national park by building a community of park stewards.
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Conservancy for
Cuyahoga Valley
National Park
Days of Service are an essential part of the park's volunteer program. These one-day events make volunteering
accessible to a wide variety of people. The target population for Days of Service is the general public, including
youth, families, adults, and seniors. Days of Service provide a hands-on educational experience for volunteers to
learn more about and become better stewards of their national park. They also offer individuals, families, and
groups low-commitment opportunities to help preserve the park for future generations.
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Over the past decade, participation in the Day of Service program has steadily increased, with 1,243 volunteers
participating in 2016 Days of Service/BioBlitz (up 34% from the previous year). During 2017, we expect to sustain
the program with increased visibility and engagement following the 2016 National Park Service Centennial.
By making environmental volunteer opportunities available to people from diverse demographic groups and
lifestyles, Days of Service help achieve the park's mission and strategic plan goals of preserving and protecting
natural resources, improving water and air quality, restoring native habitat, and improving the recreational
experience.
Spanglers Lake Greensville Recreational Area
The youth and citizens of Greensville County and the City of Emporia have limited access to outdoor recreational
and educational opportunities. The Spanglers Lake Greensville Recreational Area (SLGRA), will be the first within
Greensville County. The community would benefit from having access to a recreational area offering
canoeing/kayaking, fishing, bird watching, a nature trail, botany education and learning opportunities on how to
manage and maintain natural resources in our community.
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County of
Greensville
The SLGRA Board intends to create two (2) types of recreational experiences:
Beneficial use is related to the physical and social rewards that goal-directed activity instills in individuals or
groups.
Pleasurable appreciation encourages experiences of being "let in on nature's show".
The SLGRA Board's mission is to provide educational, recreational, cultural, health and lifelong learning
opportunities for area youth and the general public.
We believe that partnering with Dominion Energy Resources would allow the County, along with our youth
organizations, the opportunity to rehabilitate an old recreation area. The partnership will provide an
environmental opportunity for research and learning, as well as family fun activates for residents living in our
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community. The SLGRA will use annual permits (minimal fee) and a calendar of events to track the use of the area.
The clubs and youth organizations will assist the County in the maintenance and care of the area which provides
an opportunity for the participants to earn not only their community service badge (Scouts) but teach
environmental stewardship and how to preserve our natural habitats and resources. The SLGRA Board would
invite Dominion Energy employees to assist the youth in clearing the trail and planting trees during one of their
project days. This would be a visible sign to our community that Dominion Energy Energy is committed to our
community, its citizens and the environmental. $10,000
Bike Aboard program support
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (CVSR) respectfully requests a grant of $10,000 from The Dominion Energy
Charitable Foundation to support our Bike Aboard program. This program, offered in conjunction with Cuyahoga
Valley National Park, encourages park visitors to ride, hike, or run the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail in one
direction and then ride the train back to their point of origin for a nominal fee of $3. There are 9 boarding
locations, with Rockside Station in Independence being the northernmost stop and Northside Station in Akron
being the southernmost stop. Bike Aboard is available on weekends in April, three days a week in May (FridaySunday), and five days a week (Wednesday-Sunday) from June through October.
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Cuyahoga Valley
Preservation and
Scenic Railway
Association
We served a record 23,911 Bike Aboard participants during 2016, a 5.7% increase over 2015 and a 309% increase
from the 5,849 passengers served during the program's pilot year in 2007. With the increasing popularity of biking
in the region, Bike Aboard is positioned to see continued growth in the coming years.
The program is primarily evaluated through number of participants. Our goal is to grow the program by 5% and
serve approximately 25,000 people through Bike Aboard in 2017.
Bike Aboard participant fees do not cover the full cost of the program; therefore, philanthropic support is needed
to keep this program sustainable and affordable for participants. Bike Aboard aligns well with The Dominion
Energy Foundation's Environmental Education and Stewardship focus area and its "making nature accessible"
priority because it is a creative and family affordable use of existing resources (trains, trails, towpath and bicycles)
in a new way which is designed to promote healthy lifestyles, protect the environment, and stimulate access to the
Ohio and Erie National Heritage Corridor. In addition, the program reduces vehicular traffic and air pollution by
promoting access to Cuyahoga Valley National Park by train and bicycle rather than by car. $2,500
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East Canton High
School
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Friends of
Blackwater
2017 East Canton STEM Community Garden and Outdoor Learning Lab
The 2017 STEM Community Garden and Outdoor Learning Lab allows the K-12 students of Osnaburg Local to
expand their understanding of the link between their environmental conditions and food supply. While
implementing the stations the students will give back to their community while learning their curriculum in a
hands on fashion. The Outdoor Learning Lab will be composed of five stations that cover environmental science,
biology, and technology curriculum areas from kindergarten to twelfth grade. The Pollinator Station will address
the necessity for pollinators in an ecosystem and the link between pollinators and food production. The
Composting Station will allow the production of rich compost for use in the community garden with an ultimate
goal of developing a school-wide composting program that could keep a portion of our cafeteria waste out of the
landfill stream. The Community Garden Station will incorporate the preexisting ECHS Community garden. This
station will be utilized to study plant development, as well as soil testing and requirements for plant growth. The
Garden Station will incorporate creative, space-saving methods of vegetable growth including vertical lettuce
towers and potato barrels. The Technology Station will utilize the skills of our STEM III students to develop an
efficient method to measure soil moisture and utilize rainwater to supply an automated drip irrigation system. In
the Environmental Study Station students will utilize technology to enhance their understanding of wildlife present
in the area and the interaction of this wildlife on our school campus. They will utilize a trail camera to monitor the
wildlife and they will utilize the weather station to study the patterns and conditions in our Learning lab. Every
station will be designed, implemented, and monitored by the respective buildings (elementary, middle, and high
school). The overall Learning Lab will be coordinated and monitored by our high school STEM program. $4,000
FOB's Blackwater Canyon Trails and Environmental Education Project
Friends of Blackwater ("FOB") is a non-profit conservation organization in the Allegheny Highlands of West Virginia
working to protect key landscapes and watersheds, natural and human communities, and to support economic
development that maximizes biodiversity and outdoor recreational opportunities for future generations. FOB will
introduce young people to conservation and environmental education on the Monongahela National Forest with a
second year of sustainable trail work, interpretation, and trailhead development. A second part of the Blackwater
Rail Trail will be improved to create additional connections. The program will use volunteer labor and expert hired
labor to improve trails from the Town of Thomas to the Olson Fire Tower. The project will continue to improve
recreational access to biking and hiking trails and guide users to historic resources along the way expanding
tourism opportunities. FOB will partner with Experience Learning's Summer Youth Outings Program, the
International Mountain Biking Association ("IMBA") Blackwater Chapter, the Allegheny Trail Association,
Conservation Legacy, and the U.S. Forest Service's recreational and archeology specialists. FOB will recruit young
people to continue improving trail surfaces and creating sustainable crossings over small streams and wet spots
while learning about the area's unique ecology. An additional section of the Blackwater Rail Trail will be improved
to create a new trailhead at the historic Buxton Landstreet Building and at the site of the old Thomas Depot.
Success will be measured by the number of volunteers involved, the number of students introduced to the
Blackwater Canyon's unique ecology, improvement in connectivity of trails and sustainability, and by measuring
the increased number of users of the improved trail system, accomplished with trail user counters equipped with
magnetic sensors. $25,000
Ohio
West Virginia
Deckers Creek Citizen Scientist Program
Friends of Deckers Creek (FODC) is requesting funds to increase environmental awareness and provide
environmental education for Monongalia and Preston County, West Virginia residents. We will do this by 1)
empowering at least 40 area residents through four Citizen Scientist trainings to provide career development and
in-depth, meaningful watershed environmental education and 2) organizing quarterly community symposiums
over the project year that focus on increasing environmental awareness in the community at large, engaging any
interested attendee in the work FODC does and inviting public input on the work of the organization.
2017
2017
Friends of
Deckers Creek
Jennette's Pier
The FODC Executive Director will promote, organize, plan, and lead four in-depth Citizen Scientist workshops
throughout the funding year to educate and empower individuals to actively engage in watershed monitoring. Half
day Citizen Scientist trainings will take place throughout the summer and fall and will be held at two locations: 1)
the Friends of Deckers Creek Outdoor Learning Park in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, and 2) the
Slabcamp Wetland outside of Masontown, Preston County, West Virginia. These workshops will provide
individuals with the knowledge and equipment necessary to conduct reliable and reportable baseline and
continuous stream monitoring. Data gathered by Citizen Scientists will be used by FODC to direct future
remediation efforts.
Friends of Deckers Creek will also organize quarterly community symposiums discussing watershed rights, provide
updates on water remediation in Deckers Creek, and invite input from both community stakeholders and area
residents. These symposiums will take place at four different locations throughout Monongalia and Preston
Counties, West Virginia to ensure greatest accessibility for everyone. Information gathered in symposiums will be
recorded and used over the next few years as FODC updates its strategic plan. $20,000
Drone Explorations: Utilizing UAV technology and its application in Environmental Science
The objective of this project is to foster growth in STEM programs in schools in NE North Carolina, while opening
students eyes to the many ways scientists use technology. In this program students will learn about programming,
how to fly a drone, and how these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be used in the field of environmental
science. UAVs are currently used in the environmental field to monitor trash along a coastline, check the condition
of an ecosystem, or monitor animals without disturbing them. By using drones, we can obtain data that will help
preserve and protect our natural environment. Our target audience is 8th grade students in NE NC that are within
the communities served by Dominion Energy Companies. The drone exploration program will be divided up into 3
classroom visits. The first lesson addresses what drones are and how they are used in science. For the lesson, the
class will be divided into groups. A person from each group is the "drone" and the rest of the group members are
programmers. The programmers will give the "drone" specific codes so that it can fly over and capture video
footage of their "town" (a large drop cloth with a town painted on it).The groups will then upload their video
recording to a computer and use it to answer questions about their town such as "what percentage of your town's
houses have a solar panel". For the second visit, students will learn how to officially code using the Drone Blocks
program, an app that is downloaded to an ipod or tablet. In the final lesson, students will use the skills they have
gained to write a code and test their knowledge on a small drone outside. We will wrap up the lesson by
emphasizing that in the future students can go into a career field that utilizes drones in helping our environment.
Through this program we would be able to reach 30 classrooms and up to 750 students. In order to create this
STEM based innovative program we respectfully request $4,995. (Received $5,000)
West Virginia
North Carolina
2017
2017
Kent State
University
Foundation
Malone
University
Going Green: Greenhouse Acquisition for Enhancing Multidisciplinary Initiatives in Teaching, Research, and
Outreach at Kent State University at Stark
We propose to enrich the dynamic environmental hub of the Kent State Stark Campus with the addition of a
greenhouse to enhance undergraduate student learning and research and our expanding K-12 and community
outreach initiatives. Kent State Stark has had tremendous growth in its science and environmental programs, the
number of new majors, and community outreach efforts. The growth is a result of both internal and external
interests and the need to improve science education and increase science graduates in the workforce.
Supplementing this demand has been a new LEED Gold-Certified Science and Nursing Building and a Dominion
Energy Charitable Foundation-funded wind turbine, lab equipment and technology, and sensory equipment at the
Wetland Research area. The synergy of modern equipment, technology, and facilities at the eastern anchor of our
campus, the environmental hub, provides science research and education opportunities to a wide-range of people
of all ages.
Ohio
Plant science is a critical component of the life sciences, including ecology, environmental stability, evolution,
conservation, and human health. Pollination biology, for example, is directly or indirectly responsible for nearly all
foods that we eat, and with the recent collapse of pollination systems at the global level, understanding pollination
biology has never been more important. Plant science offers a vital springboard for K-16 students to develop an
interest in science and to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
An investment in a Kent State Stark greenhouse by the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Environmental
Education and Stewardship Grant will make a lasting impact on STEM educational engagement and interest for
elementary through college level students and citizen scientists. Kent State Stark will also contribute to the
acquisition of the greenhouse that will augment STEM education and experiences of K-16 students and incorporate
all the facilities at the environmental hub. $15,000
Hike It! Ecosystem Adventure
Hike It! Ecosystem Adventure will include these goals:
* Educating elementary students and adults (preservice teachers and environmental science college students)
about the ecosystem and about environmental stewardship
* Teaching the importance of protecting and preserving natural habitats through study and observation
* Encouraging young and old alike to respect nature and to make it a part of their lifestyles
* To provide a measurable account of what is learned and how values for nature are nurtured and grown
With the support and engagement of preservice educators and environmental science students at Malone
University, area 3rd grade students will actively experience and study ecosystem environments at an area nature
lab. Targeted 3rd grade classes from 8 school districts that are within 10 miles of the nature lab. The teachers of
the 3rd grade classes will receive lessons to prepare them for a nature experience prior to their visit to the nature
lab.
The experience at the nature facility will include exploration, hands on activities, team work with investigations
and probing to familiarize them with the wonderful complexities of the ecosystem.
The nature lab has lakes and ponds, old and new forests, native game and bogs set on beautiful rolling landscapes.
The nature lab has many teaching sites which will allow for minimum transportation time and maximum "in the
woods" time. Malone University will be supporting our student ecosystem adventure with preservice teachers and
environmental science students who will also benefit from the ecosystem experience and teaching practice.
Ohio
$15,000
Mitchell College Beach Restoration Project
Sand dunes are an important part of coastal ecosystems. They are home to a variety of plants which help stabilize
the dunes with their roots. In turn, these plants provide habitat for coastal animals including rodents, sea turtles
and migratory birds. Dunes also provide a natural barrier from the ocean, helping to protect what lies beyond the
dunes by absorbing the effects of storms, erosion and waves. The reservoir of sand also helps to replenish the
beaches after they have been impacted by storms.
The Mitchell Beach Restoration project has been an important teaching tool for the Environmental Science (ES)
program. Since 2007, Mitchell students have worked to correct the erosion of the dune habitat, replace invasive
species with native plants, and bring back a healthy biodiversity to this ecosystem.
2017
Mitchell College
In 2012, super storms Sandy, Irene, and Snowstorm Nemo had a significant impact on Connecticut's shoreline
communities, including Mitchell Beach. Habitat restoration efforts that were gained were eroded.
In 2013/2014, thanks to the support of Dominion Energy, gains were made on the beach project through the use
of scientific equipment and physical resources to repair damage.
Also in 2014, students in our ES program began a test project to repair the dunes with the placement of discarded
Christmas trees. These trees catch sand blown by the wind. Students tracked the change in sand and found an
average increase of 10.15 centimeters between 2014 and 2016, a large increase for sand accretion. Due to these
findings, it was determined that this would be the quickest, most environmentally friendly, and most affordable
option for repairing the dunes.
The $15,000 requested will assist in finishing the beach project. The project will restore the dunes through the
continued placement of discarded Christmas trees, replacement of invasive plants with native vegetation, repair of
the fencing, creation of an information kiosk, and project/caution signage. $10,000
Connecticut
2017
Nansemond River
Preservation
Alliance
2017
Niantic River
Watershed
Committee, Inc.
Environmental "Outdoor Classroom" and Demonstration Site
Nansemond River Preservation Alliance is entering its 6th year of operation is humbled by the efforts of 350
volunteers helped NRPA create and implement community hands on projects to educate and encourage all 91,000
Suffolk citizens and visitors to be environmental stewards. NRPA believes the River and creeks belong to everyone,
provides great meaning to people's lives and creative river focused programs can enhance the quality of life for all
residents, especially our children, and inspire them to be environmental stewards. According to the VA DEQ
Suffolk's waterways are impaired due to non point pollution. The solution is complex and must be resolved
through a multi-faceted approach. The proposed project expands the community environmental education 100ft
Buffer Riparian Demonstration/Arboretum site project enhancing and enriching the environmental learning
experience. The project is a continuation of the very successful partnership with Dominion Energy Fdn and Suffolk
Park & Recreation. The 100 ft Buffer Riparian/Arboretum project was launched in 2016 and over the course of 7
mths, 200 volunteers developed the first 10,000 sq ft. The proposed project will expand the area which will
provide the community with an impressive 20,000 sq ft outdoor classroom providing many new opportunities: The
100 ft Riparian Buffer/Arboretum learning demonstration site will be increased another 10,000 sq ft along.
Volunteers from the community, Dominion Energy Energy and high school students will prepare the area, plant
the native vegetation and maintain the site. The expanded site will allow larger groups to participate in
environmental educational programs. NRPA and the city will be able to host community environmental events at
the larger site: NRPA K-12 Marshfield Studies, Earth Day, Summer Programs, etc. The project is meets Dominion
Energy goals of protecting/preserving natural habitats, improving open spaces, making nature accessible and
educating citizens to be environmental stewards. $10,000
Niantic River Community-Based Social Marketing Behavior Change Campaign
The Niantic River Watershed Committee (NRWC) is seeking funding to support an outreach campaign to educate
and encourage watershed residents to reduce the application of lawn fertilizer, particularly on properties with
direct run-off to the Niantic River. The goal of this project is to educate property owners about the link between
nitrogen in lawn fertilizer and water quality issues in the Niantic River, including excessive algae growth and
hypoxia, to encourage the adoption of lawn management practices that will prevent pollution, protect water
quality in the Niantic River, and engender environmental stewardship that will lead to water quality improvements
in the Niantic River and Long Island Sound.
The Niantic River Watershed Committee, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the protection and
restoration of the 1.3 square mile Niantic River estuary. The Niantic River watershed is located in the southeast
Connecticut towns of East Lyme, Montville, Salem and Waterford. The Niantic River estuary is among the most
pristine in coastal Connecticut, but is under increasing pressure due to land development, which has led to
degradation of water quality and aquatic habitat. The Niantic River, once renowned for its bay scallops, is listed by
DEEP as impaired for recreation, aquatic life support and the direct consumption of shellfish due to nutrient and
bacteria loading from development in the surrounding watershed. Land-based nitrogen that is discharged to the
Niantic River via stormwater runoff stimulates the growth of algae and phytoplankton, and can result in large algae
blooms. As algae dies, it sinks to the bottom of the estuary where it is decomposed by bacteria that consume
oxygen in the water column, creating hypoxic (low oxygen) and anoxic (no oxygen) zones that are harmful or even
deadly to aquatic organisms. In addition, certain types of algae smother seagrass, damaging the critical nurseries
habitats seagrass creates for many estuarine species. $10,000
Virginia
Connecticut
2017
Normantown
Christian Ltd
2017
OHIO & ERIE
CANALWAY
COALITION
Completion of High Tunnel and Sponsorship of "Power Your Future" Educational Truck
Our school was recently awarded a partial grant to construct a high tunnel growing system. The project is near
completion, but still has some unmet needs.
This grant would allow our organization to continue and complete the project. It would also provide experiences
and education to our students through multiple facets. First of all, students would partake in the building process
of the end walls on the structure and installing the water source and irrigation tape.
They would also work alongside a volunteer contractor, teaching very basic building skills and teamwork
needed to build a small shed to house our garden tools, a work table for starting seedlings, and a sink to make
watering and cleanup easily accessible.
The students are excited to begin their lessons on growing their food in a high tunnel, and will be led by 4
community volunteers who attended the WVU extension service classes offered in our county.
The high tunnel meets a need in our community by teaching a generation of youth how to grow their own food,
become self-sufficient and be able function well in the environment where they live.
This high tunnel structure will also be used by the local 4-H club. Some of the space will be used to grow crops
that the club will then sell as a fundraiser to help pay for camp for children in an underprivileged area of rural
West Virginia. $2,500
Dominion Energy Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail Clean Up and Underpass Enhancement
The Dominion Energy and Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail Clean Up and Underpass Enhancement is a community
engagement project that protects and preserves natural habitat, prevents pollution, improves open spaces, and
educates the public about environmental stewardship. These are two important community projects along the
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail in Tuscarawas County and Akron, Ohio. Working in partnership with the
Tuscarawas County Commissioners, Park Advisory Committee Village of Bolivar, Lawrence Township, and the Canal
Lands Committee, we will coordinate a clean of the Ohio & Erie Canal and Towpath Trail in the northern part of
Tuscarawas County. Over the past two years, over 200 volunteers have removed decades of trash and debris from
illegal dumping and littering, including 2 tons of litter and 25 tires, along this popular section of the Ohio & Erie
Canal Towpath Trail. Our second project focus on improving an underpass along the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath
Trail in downtown Akron with the assistance of our Associate Board of Emerging Leaders. As the Towpath Trail
travels through downtown Akron, there are numerous underpasses that are dark, with overgrown vegetation,
litter and graffiti. Through the removal of the vegetation, cleaning up the litter and repainting the bridge walls, we
are enhancing the experience for hikers and bicyclists along the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail. Over 2,500,000
hikers and bicyclists utilize the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail on an annual basis and it is essential that we clean
up these areas in order to eliminate these eyesores, protect natural areas, improve open spaces and most
importantly, educate the general public about the importance of environmental stewardship. We will engage our
community partners, including schools, local businesses and non-profit organizations to recruit volunteers and
leverage resources, materials and equipment for the Dominion Energy Canal Clean Up and Underpass
Enhancement. $15,000
West Virginia
Ohio
Bringing back the pollinators: Healthy ecosystems and sustainable agriculture
The steep decline of pollinators is alarming both ecologically and economically. For example, in the US some 90
commercial crops ($24 billion economic impact) are dependent upon pollinators. Loss of habitat is a leading cause
for those declines. This project is aimed at reversing habitat loss in an effort to re-establish pollinator populations
and, importantly, to create an educational program that will instruct students and the public about ways to
address this crisis.
Our project will create a series of "pollinator patches" at two locations in the Akron, Ohio area, to advance (a)
population recovery of pollinators, (b) public understanding of the role of pollinators in sustaining agriculture, and
(c) long-term education and participation of students with regard to pollinator conservation.
2017
Our Lady of the
Elms School
Six pollinator patches, each 400 sq ft, will be established within the 115-acre pastoral landscape of Crown Point
Ecology Center, a non-profit dedicated to practical application of sustainable land use and agriculture. Placing
wildflower patches adjacent to community gardens will enhance pollination of vegetables. Community outreach
programs at Crown Point (serving >5,000 visitors) will incorporate lessons about the value of pollinators.
The 33-acre campus of Our Lady of the Elms School in the historic heart of Akron will also support a pollinator
patch. Here, a 600 sq ft pollinator garden will be developed, with emphasis on native wildflowers and shrubs. This
pollinator patch will serve to educate the 350 students (K-12) about pollination ecology and conservation of plants
and animals.
Being coordinated by a school and non-profit center overseen by the same umbrella organization (Dominican
Sisters of Peace) will ensure stability of this project for many years to come. Results will be shared with Dominion
Energy through on-site "field days," student-to-corporation presentations, and written reports. Media releases
will acknowledge Dominion Energy's key role in this project. $2,500
Ohio
2017
Our Lady of the
Lake School
2017
Outer Banks
Bicycle Pedestrian
Safety Coalition
Inc.
2017 Celebrating Green Space
Our school continues to have success with educating environmental project learning through STEM education.
Dominion Energy has funded these projects in the past that have promoted STEM based learning. The students
and teachers benefited greatly from this cross-curricula program and the administration has indicated their full
support to further develop this STEM program even further. We would like to continue this method of educating
our students with another program based on the "Celebrating Green Space."
Within walking distance of our school are the shores of Lake Erie. We have permission once again from beach
clubs along the lake to visit their beaches and complete the "Year of Green Space." This program is essential to
both the school community and the greater community of Euclid and Cleveland. We also have various green
spaces and parks available within walking distance or a short bus drive (Sims Park, Wildwood Park, and Euclid
Creek Reservation).
This initiative builds on the strengths of our original STEM programs. "Year of Celebrating Green Space" will
promote the idea of recycling, reusing, reducing and using renewable resources.
We continue to commit ourselves to the promotion of 21st century learning through the use of technology.
Students have access to Chromebooks, iPads, and a MAC lab. This commitment to technology means that we have
the tools to produce a highly effective STEM program.
The goals of "Celebrating Green Space" that build on previous Dominion Energy sponsored STEM programs are:
Exciting student-centered inquiry.
Authentic learning that has purpose.
Support from other disciplines using a cross-curricula approach.
Teachers will use materials that align with The Common Core.
New features:
The engineering of biodomes.
Compare/contrast locally grown produce versus commercially bought items.
A focus on habitats with the use of Nature Tracks.
A focus on going "green" school wide.
$2,500
Dowdy Park
The second phase of Dowdy Park, a five-acre community park envisioned to be a central community gathering
area, is slated to begin design in April 2016 with a completion date of July 2018. The project elements for Phase II
include a community garden, a wildlife garden that features native plants for pollinators, educational information
on garden areas and the environment, art panels, multiuse court, bounce wall, bocce/lawn sports area, game
tables, fitness stations, walking trails, and restrooms. The paths located in both Phase I and II safely connect Nags
Head Elementary School to the neighborhoods on the west and east of Highway 158, the Outer Banks YMCA, and
existing multi-use paths on Highway 158 and Bonnett Street allowing children safe passage to school and to the
park. Dowdy Park will be a focal point in the community for hosting regular events and activities such as concerts,
art shows, and outdoor classroom space for educational programs. This park would be the first of its kind in the
Outer Banks providing inclusive recreational opportunities for all ages with innovative, nontraditional elements
that integrate art, culture, the environment, and education. Dowdy Park will provide a place for the community to
come together to visit, live, play, and thrive.
Dowdy Park is nestled in the residential Bonnett Street District of Nags Head. The site is strategically located on
Ohio
North Carolina
the corner of Bonnett Street and Croatan Highway directly east of the Outer Banks YMCA, connecting on its
southern border to Nags Head Elementary School, adjacent on its northern border to commercial businesses, .25
miles from the Bonnett Street Ocean Access, one mile north of Jockey's Ridge State Park, and .25 miles from Nags
Head Woods Ecological Preserve. Within a typical one-mile walking/biking distance of the park, are approximately
10,000 residents and visitors. $10,000
2017
PACF INC
Calhoun County Star Park
The Calhoun County Park sprawls across 214 beautiful acres of fields, trees and ponds south of Grantsville, West
Virginia. Starting in the early 1980's, the public park grew from the generosity and dedication of a few individuals,
and a dream of building something great for Calhoun County. Parkersburg Area Community Foundation has seen
that dream gain a new vibrancy recently, with a driving vision focused on the night skies above the park. Calhoun
County Park is now seeking to become a certified Dark Skies International venue for star gazing and astronomy.
Phase 1 of the master plan for the Calhoun Star Park is to build a new, much needed, ADA-accessible bath house. It
will be constructed near the recreational vehicle (RV) campground and planned new campgrounds. The structure
will serve as a bath house and restroom facility to support the RV's, and an expansion of yurts, teepees and tent
camping facilities, as well as a growing number of day-use visitors. The structure is approximately 780 square feet
in size, and on the men's side will include two toilets, one urinal and two sinks. The women's facilities will include
three toilets and two sinks. Four separate showers with benches will also be included. The structure will also
include mirrors, towel dispensers, an energy efficient HVAC system, and durable furnishings to provide for a
functional and appropriate bath house and restroom facility for the park. Water service and electric connections
and site preparatory work will be included, as well as gravel access drive, parking, and gravel trails. Because there
are no current sanitary sewer facilities at the park, a septic system with leach field will be installed to serve the
new bath house. The construction work will be bid out and overseen by GAI Consultants Inc. The bathhouse design
and pricing provided is for a prefabricated model that can be set in place once the site is ready, so project time
frame will be only 3-4 months to completion. $15,000
West Virginia
2017
Palmetto
Conservation
Foundation
2017
Pleasant Hill
School
The Palmetto Conservation Corps and the Peak to Prosperity Re-Decking Project
PCF seeks funding from Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation to improve to current accessibility standards two
wooden bridges on the Peak to Prosperity Passage. The well-liked Palmetto Trail passage follows an historic rail line
from the impressive trestle over Broad River into the heart of the Dutch Fork in lower Newberry County. The 10.8mile hike-bike passage required construction of 20 wooden bridges during rail-to-trail conversion. These bridges
protect the ecosystems in the county's Crims Creek watershed and provide safe stream crossings for Trail users.
Two bridges located between the town of Pomaria and Hope Station Road need upgrades to comply with
accessibility standards. When built, bridge #11 was not decked but rather wood laid over to allow access, and no
guardrails were built on either bridge #11 or bridge #13. Both bridges are about 200 feet long. Funding from the
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation will be used to purchase construction materials (lumber, sturdy goat-wire
fencing to enclose the guardrails, and fasteners) and mobile contractor-grade power tools (battery-powered
circular saws and drill/drivers), which will be added to the permanent tool box of Palmetto Conservation Corps. A
Corps crew and other volunteers will perform the work under supervision of PCF trail coordinators. Dominion
Energy volunteers will be invited. The work will take several days and will commence as soon as possible after
funding is in place, work schedules coordinated, and weather permits. Trail signage will acknowledge Dominion
Energy's philanthropy. PCF will issue a media news release and inform members and friends via e-news, website,
Facebook, and Twitter. Peak to Prosperity Passage was formally opened in May 2012 and is about a half-hour drive
from downtown Columbia. On a recent afternoon, PCF confirmed 280 users, and estimates 3,500 to 5,500 user
each month. Passage use is likely to increase with new ADA access in Peak. Soon-to-be-installed counters will
document passage use more accurately.
$20,000
Pleasant Hill Elementary School Gardening Project
Pleasant Hill Elementary School wishes to take on a school wide educational gardening project. With the
acquisition of a greenhouse, Pleasant Hill Elementary will further expand upon our initiative to become an
entrepreneurial school, support our initiative to become a community school, increase parent involvement, and
incorporate math, science, and health standards in a real-life application.
The majority of the cost of this project will be directed towards the purchase of a Monticellow Greenhouse, 8' by
24' in size. This greenhouse costs $4,419.99, which includes the cost of shipping. The school's property has been
carefully scouted to determine the optimum location of the greenhouse. Further materials such as seeds, soil, and
lumber for boxes, will be purchased with the remaining funds from the requested $5000.00. The remaining
funding needed to properly debut this project to our students and community will be provided from the school's
budget.
Sustainability of this project has been thoughtfully discussed with various stakeholders, including faculty, and the
school's LSIC (Local School Improvement Council). Using local funding for future upkeep of the greenhouse, the
school is committed to contributing what is needed to keep the project moving forward for years to come.
Our faculty and students have adopted the philosophy of entrepreneurial education for our students, and are
committed to providing students an opportunity to learn real life lessons through the process of being involved.
Through the Pleasant Hill Elementary Gardening Project, students will be an integral part of the planning process,
and be given meaningful roles in the overall process.
$5,000
South Carolina
West Virginia
2017
2017
PM Foundation,
Inc. dba Urban
Community
School (UCS)
SC Forestry
Foundation
Learning Garden and Outdoor Classroom at Urban Community School
In the 2017-2018 school year Garden and Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator, Brandon Traud will work with 580
students from Prekindergarten through eighth level within Urban Community School's Learning Garden and
Outdoor Classroom. This learning garden is a key component of the UCS Healthy Lifestyles Program, which
provides lessons and hands on activities in physical activity, nutrition, and wellbeing. All students will have access
to the garden daily.
Urban Community School also impacts the 500 parents, guardians, and caretakers of our students. UCS will be
adding a Parent Engagement Coordinator to our staff who will work during the granting period to increase
participation in school activities and networks, which includes our Healthy Lifestyles Program, in order to foster a
positive impact on our students and families' well being. The Learning Garden and Outdoor Classroom is supported
by UCS' partner The Refugee Response (TRR) whose skilled farmers take care of the space year-round. $5,000
SC Sustainable Forestry Teachers' Tour (SFTT)
The SFTT is a graduate level course for teachers to learn the importance of sustainable forestry for our
environment, economy, and quality of life. It includes a pre-tour module prior to a 5-day field experience touring
forest lands and forest product mills.
The SFTT will be conducted for the 20th consecutive year in 2017. Over 550 teachers have completed the
course, representing schools from across South Carolina. The program is designed to educate teachers about all
aspects of growing and managing forests, harvesting, and the manufacture of forest products. The experiences of
the tour are designed to educate the participants about sustainable forestry, and are combined with practical
activities utilizing the Project Learning Tree (PLT) curriculum and classroom resources that will lead to better
instruction on forest resources in the future.
The tour is conducted by staff from the Forestry Association of South Carolina, the South Carolina Forestry
Commission, and the South Carolina Timber Producers Association. These organizations annually commit
hundreds of hours of staff time to the planning and implementation of the tour. A representative from the
Forestry Association and from the Forestry Commission have applied for and received adjunct professor status
from the College of Charleston to meet the instructor requirements for this graduate level course.
Through the financial support of the forest community in South Carolina, the tour has always been offered at no
expense to the participants.** However, as the tour expenses continue to rise, additional sources of funding are
continually being sought. Funding of this grant would provide for tour supplies, meeting space, and participant
meals.
**Those wishing a private room at the hotel are charged 1/2 of the nightly room rate. The only required cost
incurred by an individual is the $150 registration fee to the College of Charleston for the 3 hours of graduate
credits. $5,000
Ohio
South Carolina
Enhancing Habitats and Trails at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes is working with outside experts to finalize plans for our trails and habitats and a
GIS database. A layered GIS database being developed by Biohabitats, Inc., which worked with Cleveland
Metroparks on its Acacia project, classified through the NatureServe system will allow us to know precisely where
invasive and native species are located. This will let us monitor the progress of invasive plant treatment efforts
from year to year.
2017
Shaker Lakes
Regional Nature
Center
2017
South Carolina
Waterfowl
Association
2017
Southeast 4-H
Educational
Center, Inc
Next steps are spring surveying and our natural resources staff and volunteers to begin utilizing the GIS database
regularly. Software upgrades, additional licenses, training and technical support will ensure that the GIS database
is used in the most effective way possible.
Land management work must continue; removal of invasive species is crucial, as is planting and nurturing natives.
Monitoring the areas where invasive species have been removed or treated; observing native species that and
whether we are able to help them thrive will be instructive as we move forward. Our summer land management
intern will provide crucial assistance in removing invasive plants, planting native species and helping to supervise
land management volunteers doing the same.
Plans for our trails will allow for a better visitor experience, with more space for people to sit along the way, a
wider boardwalk to allow for more people walking or in wheelchairs or strollers at a time, and other updated
features. Plans will allow for increased neighborhood access points and make sure that there are more clearly
delineated entry points. Way-finding will be improved throughout and wildlife, fish and bird viewing will be more
accessible. In the meantime, there are maintenance items which must continue so the trails to continue to be safe
and available for visitors and classes. Our trails are in far too much demand to simply put up ropes and "closed"
signs until they are renovated. We must keep them accessible and operational. $5,000
Dominion Energy/Camp Leopold Scholarship Program
To provide environmental education field trip scholarships to 625 3rd - 7th grade South Carolina public school
students to join us on an experiential learning field trip of a lifetime.
The schools selected for the field trips will be those that are in Dominion Energy's geographical regions of South
Carolina. Camp Leopold will provide Dominion Energy with press releases, and coverage of each school recipient
on all of SCWA's media platforms.
Camp Leopold will provide a 5ft/10ft banner consisting Dominion Energy's logo to be signed by every student that
the funding sponsors. We would like to frame the existing banner of last years recipients after this spring semester
and bring it to Dominion Energy's headquarters.
Camp Leopold's STEM related curriculum meets all state and national standards for 3rd - 7th grades. $5,000
Environmental Education
This program is designed for youth ages 5 and up. Scheduled summer and weekend events include Aquatic
Habitat, Micro Invertebrate sampling, Wildlife Identification, Canoeing, Fishing. Particpants will have hands-on
interaction with numerous plant and marine specimens. Also many opportunities to make new friends and learn
valuable life skills in an outdoor setting.
Our Environmental Education Program would like to offer more to our youth. We want them to explore more into
environmental issues, be involved in solving environmental problems, and striving to increase the overall well
being of the environment. $1,000
Ohio
South Carolina
Virginia
2017
Spartanburg
Community
College
Foundation
Sustainable Agriculture Garden Infrastructure Project
Spartanburg Community College Foundation requests $15,000 for garden infrastructure needed to establish a new
Sustainable Agriculture Certificate program at Spartanburg Community College. Funding will be used for new
garden infrastructure including supplies for installation of raised beds, water harvesting, irrigation, plant materials,
and small hand tools. This project will leverage significant in-kind contributions by Spartanburg Community
College including personnel and fringe benefits for two instructors and three summer interns who will develop
course content and build the garden infrastructure ($27,178); equipment including a tractor and tillers ($33,500);
and Indirect Costs ($9,376). Once established, the garden will support innovative course content that integrates
lecture-based learning along with opportunities for students to gain hands-on expertise with an on premise
outdoor laboratory (garden). Responding to community and industry needs, the Sustainable Agriculture
Certificate program explores the broad field of sustainable agriculture, agribusiness and food systems. Students
participate in special projects utilizing the College's sustainable agriculture garden and adjacent horticulture
grounds in the Spartanburg Community College arboretum for both observation and study. This certificate is
designed for individuals already employed or interested in the production of agronomic crops in a sustainable
environment. It will prepare 15 students per year for jobs in the agribusiness and food system industries.
Students will learn the ecological, biological, environmental and economic impact of growing food such as fruits
and vegetables sustainably. The program is designed to strengthen our local environment, food system and
economy by providing educated and skilled employees. $5,000
Environmental Sustainability
SS Philip & James School is a private Catholic School located in Stark County, OH that serves 134 students Pre-k
through Grade 8. SS Philip & James offers the same traditions of the other nine Catholic Schools in Stark County:
faith development, educational excellence, discipline, and safety. They offer learning communities characterized
by individual attention and community involvement.
South Carolina
SS. Philip & James is pursuing Environmental Sustainability in their school. They are building upon the staff and
community interest in energy reduction and promoting "going green" at the school. Three initiatives are already
being implemented: light bulb conversion, recycling, and solar energy.
2017
SS Philip & James
School
Education News reports that the average US elementary school yields about 100 pounds of trash per day. A single
student creates 45 pounds of trash per year thus estimating that SS Philip & James' students create about 6,000
pounds of trash in one year. The Principal, teachers, and students plan to be good environmental stewards by
implementing green policies that will provide a healthier, environmentally friendly school. The benefits of
becoming a "Green School" are many:
* To prepare students to understand and take action on the current and future environmental challenges
* Model environmental best practices in their school that can reduce waste and costs
* Build partnerships with the local community to design and implement projects and programs that will result in a
healthier and safer school
The SS Philip James Environment Sustainability project has four goals:
1. To Expand the School Recycling Program
2. Create Compost Using Food Waste from the School Cafeteria
3. To Create a School Garden
Ohio
4. Expand the Efforts of the Environment Club to Collaborate with the Community $2,500
2017
Surry County 4-H
2017
Sustainable
Midlands
Earth Day Project
Teens ages 14-18 will participate in Earth Day Activities at Surry High School. Everyone will wear Earth Day t-shirts
and participate in cleaning around Surry High School. Volunteer speakers will educate the teens on how to plant a
tree and teens will plant a tree with the guidance of the professional volunteer speakers. The tree will be
purchased at Farmer Joe's in Surry, VA. Volunteer professional speakers will also educate youth on how to care for
the newly planted tree. After planting the tree, the teen group, teachers, and volunteers will have a picnic. $1,000
Increasing Health and Learning through Experiential Environmental Education & Permaculture Landscapes
By engaging students around food-education, experiential environmental learning, cooking demonstrations, school
gardening, and providing access to a discounted produce box program our project will address the negative health
outcomes associated with children growing up in areas with limited access to fresh produce within schools that
lack environmental education. This is essential for developing healthier communities that are more engaged in
environmental stewardship and local food. There are 84,144 people living in low income, low access food areas of
Richland County, of those 14,448 are children, and only 41,555 live within a 1 mile radius of access to fresh, whole
foods and have vehicles that they can use to access healthier food. With limited access to healthy foods, residents
are left with fast food restaurants and corner stores as local food shopping options. The poor nutritional quality of
food at these venues results in an increased risk of obesity, heart disease, juvenile diabetes. Students that face
such health issues have shown to miss more school than typical students. Students engaged in gardening and
experiential environmental education have shown to be more successful in math and science, are more physically
active and have increased efficacy in selecting healthier food options. Residents surveyed throughout Richland
County complained about higher prices and low quality of food options. Additionally, there lacks effective school
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South Carolina
garden and environmental education programs at three out of the four schools in Lower Richland county. Many
people reported not knowing how to prepare fresh whole foods, also deterring consumption. This education
program is designed to bring healthier foods to low income, low access Richland County communities, engage
students in experiential environmental education and installing edible permaculture gardens and outdoor
classrooms while providing gardening and nutrition curriculum for four schools in lower Richland County. $2,500
2017
Tallmadge Middle
School
Energy and the Environment / Trash Trek Challenge
Tallmadge Middle School currently offers a class titled Energy and the Environment in which we would like to
incorporate Lego Mindstorm Robotics through the activity, The Trash Trek Challenge. The Trash Trek Challenge
engages sixth grade students to identify a problem with the way our community makes or handles trash and to
design an innovative solution to the problem. This offers students the opportunity to learn using innovative,
current, real-world technology. The focus will be on 21st century skills, collaboration, creativity, teamwork, and
imagination. The students are challenged to think big and toward the future as they explore sustainable solutions
to our energy needs and investigate the impact of energy on our lives and the world. They use what they've
learned to design and model alternative energy sources, as well as evaluate options for reducing energy
consumption. $3,500
Ohio
Resilience Recruiting, Paradise Creek Nature Park
This project will establish the River Academy at Paradise Creek Nature Park as a high-profile recruiting station for
Dominion Energy's Green Power renewable energy program and other energy conservation and resiliency
education efforts. As an example of the ready audience, more than 21,000 K-12 students from Norfolk and
Portsmouth, VA, will visit over the next three years on field investigations to learn what stewardship actions they
can take now and as they grow up to be resilient in addressing one of the highest rates of sea level rise on the East
Coast. The Elizabeth River Project, in partnership with the City of Portsmouth, also will educate adults and families
visiting the 40-acre nature park on energy conservation and sea level resilience actions they can take, including
recruiting them for Dominion Energy Energy's voluntary program, Green Power, with a recruiting station and
education information in the entry hall of the River Academy.
2017
The Elizabeth
River Project
Dominion Energy previously generously contributed to solar panels for the coming River Academy and the
Dominion Energy Wetland Learning Lab, an outdoor pavilion. Funds are now requested to complete the River
Academy as a classroom and exhibit hall as part of showcasing resilience approaches throughout the park.
Virginia
Dominion Energy is also invited, as practical with any additional resources it may have, to outfit the park with the
latest demonstrations on alternative energy. Examples: Plug in station for electric vehicles; wind turbines atop the
26-foot Earthworks Mound; maximum solar panels, River Academy; solar street lights in the parking lot and trail
lights from alternative energy sources such as pet waste.
2017
The International
Center for the
Preservation of
Wild Animals
In these ways, Paradise Creek Nature Park will become a powerful companion education project to Elizabeth River
Project's Dominion Energy Learning Barge - booked to capacity since its launch in 2009; winner, national education
award, American Institute of Architects. $50,000
Healthy Forests, Healthy Wildlife
The Wilds is a non-profit center in Cumberland, OH, dedicated to environmental conservation through science,
education, and visitor personal experience. The property encompasses 9,154 acres of reclaimed coal mine land
and includes 2,000 acres of pasture housing endangered species such as rhinoceros, zebra, and giraffe. The
remainder of the site is conservation land, including grasslands, prairies, forests, and lakes. As a legacy mining site,
ecosystems at The Wilds tend to be low diversity, low quality habitat. Unrestored sections often have poorly
developed soils dominated by non-native species planted during reclamation. Since 2002, restoration efforts
included invasive species removal, native plantings, and constructing animal shelters. Thanks in part to these
efforts, The Wilds is now home to species of conservation concern such as the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos),
bobcat (Lynx rufus), and glade mallow (Nepaea dioicia).
To improve the health of our forests, we propose a three-fold approach to be applied across 30 acres.
1) Remove invasive species
2) Plant a high diversity mix of native species in the understory of the existing forest
3) Establish vernal pools
All steps involve local school groups (middle and high school age) as volunteers. This allows us to foster close
relationships with students and teachers, teaching conservation through hands on experience conducting forest
restoration. Student involvement increases the Wilds' capacity to restore degraded habitat and conserve species
richness. Building student's skills will benefit the community, motivating locals to be engaged in conservation and
Ohio
ecology. This project will also benefit our wildlife; higher quality habitat in our forests may increase wildlife
presence, in particular bobcats, amphibians, and upland forest birds. This project will serve as a pilot
demonstration to improve reclaimed forest habitat for wildlife. $10,000
Habitat Protection - Salt Marshes at Calf Pasture
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk will implement a Habitat Protection project at three selected sections of salt
marsh at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk, Connecticut. The Project is composed of three activities: 1) routine clean
up of salt marsh at Norwalk's Calf Pasture Beach, which are not groomed by the City, 2) a seasonal Habitat
Protection station at the beach where visitors will learn about salt marshes through Aquarium educators who will
be available to accompany the public to the marshes to observe multiplicity of fauna and flora in the marshes, and
3) the production and installation of all-weather signage educating the public on the marine live and aquatic plants
they are observing and the interrelationship of each.
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THE MARITIME
AQUARIUM AT
NORWALK INC
In any given year the Aquarium delivers coastal programs to approximately 2,000 students, which, typically, take
place at three sections of the Calf Pasture Beach, not far from the Aquarium in Norwalk CT. Sitting between the
public pier and the boat launch, these particular stretches are valuable shoreline habitats of marine fauna and
flora, as they have never been altered to meet recreational needs. The salt marshes in this area are ungroomed by
City crews and offer an undisturbed natural habitat that animals use without interference from man-made
structures or physical presence.
Because of the location of these stretches of shoreline, as well as the fact that they are ungroomed by City crews,
they become repositories of litter and small marine debris from the public using the park, or from fishermen
fishing off the pier, or coming in with the tide from boats. The presence of this unsightly and environmentally
hazardous litter and debris (cans, monofilament, etc.) in the very 'outdoor' classroom where our Shoreline
Students are having classes and learning about the importance and richness of the natural environment interferes
with messaging, as well as observation of these natural systems. $10,000
Connecticut
2017
2017
Town of Ahoskie
parks &
recreation
VersAbility
Resources
Mitchell Park Talking Tree Trail
Our goal is to develop one Talking Tree station for the visually impaired as well as anyone who may not be able to
read. Along with the Talking Tree speakers there will be a braille tactile signs providing information about the tree.
$7,000
Electronics Recycling – protecting our environment and creating jobs for people with disabilities
VersAbility Resources' Electronics Recycling program employs people with disabilities in recycling electronics that
would otherwise end up in landfills in Hampton Roads. Electronics are complex devices which are made of a wide
variety of materials, some of which could pose risks to human health or the environment if disposed of incorrectly.
Recycling electronics conserves our natural resources and reduces air and water pollution, as well as greenhouse
gas emissions that are caused by manufacturing virgin materials. In addition, only 28% of people with disabilities
nationwide are employed, leaving many without work and the opportunity to be productive citizens.
Individuals with disabilities employed in our e-Recycling program de-manufacture electronic equipment at our
Hampton and Virginia Beach locations. Electronic components are shipped to facilities that either reintroduce
them into the production stream or melt them down. VersAbility is the only R2 (Responsible Recycling) certified
recycling service provider in Hampton Roads, recycling electronics and destroying data to Department of Defense
standards. We offer pick-up services to businesses and residents from Western Tidewater to the Middle Peninsula
and everywhere in between. We partner with CyclePoint, a nationwide electronics recycling network for
nonprofits who employ people with disabilities. As a partner in this network, we receive electronics from across
the East Coast.
VersAbility requests a $5,000 grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation to purchase supplies used by
employees with disabilities to recycle electronics and to develop an educational video to educate the Hampton
Roads region about responsible electronics recycling. Funding from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation will
support VersAbility's efforts to keep harmful materials out of landfills, while employing people with disabilities.
$5,000
North Carolina
Virginia
Environmental Conservation Station Exhibit
The VLM's mission is "connecting people to nature and science through educational experiences that promote
conservation." To accomplish this mission the VLM delivers Natural Science and Environmental Education through
interactive indoor and outdoor exhibits, live demonstrations, and science education programs with engaging
activities to protect, preserve, and explore the environment and natural habitats.
The VLM is nationally accredited by both the American Alliance of Museums and American Zoo and Aquarium
Association. Educational programs are endorsed by the VA Department of Education, the U.S. Department of
Education, and the National Science Foundation. We offer the area's only public planetarium and provide STEM
education vital for our future workforce.
2017
The VLM promotes stewardship and conservation practices and is committed to minimizing environmental impacts
by recycling and preventing pollution wherever feasible in daily operations. Permanent educational exhibits
address energy conservation, green building practices, solar energy applications and conservation gardening.
Virginia Living
Museum
Virginia
The VLM shares Dominion Energy's commitment to environmental conservation and education. The Museum has
a unique opportunity to educate millions through accomplished exhibit design and interpretation expertise. The
new Environmental Conservation Station exhibit will be located in a prominent location within the Museum. The
project will transform an existing 750 sq.ft. space in our main exhibits gallery into an engaging, interactive space
that will focus public attention on key environmental issues.
2017
Designed to be engaging for both families as well as for students of all ages including middle and high school, the
space will be designed in a modular fashion so that topic areas can be switched out easily to showcase emerging
conservation topics. Earth science, biology, history, math, chemistry, and geology will be highlighted creating
informed and inspired students and citizens. $13,000
WV Envirothon 2017
WV Envirothon is an outdoor hands-on environmental education competition for WV high school students. The
program encourages youth to work as a team to acquire natural resource knowledge, and to learn about the
state's diverse ecosystem and how they can help to conserve and protect it for future generations. $15,000
WV Association of
Conservation
Districts
Community
Initiatives - Total
Capacity (MW)
Dominion Energy
Generation Facilities
(includes operational and
prospective)
West Virginia
0.064235
Description
State
2012
Bridgeport Fuel
Cell Facility (See
note 2)
14.9
2012+
Solar Partnership
Program
7.7
Dominion Energy developed a fuel cell electricity-generating facility in Bridgeport, Connecticut, that was acquired
from FuelCell Energy Inc. of Danbury, Conn., in late 2012. The facility can produce 14.9 megawatts of electricity –
enough to power approximately 15,000 homes – using a reactive process that converts natural gas into electricity.
Dominion Energy Bridgeport Fuel Cell LLC has contracted with FuelCell Energy Inc. to build, operate, and maintain
the facility. FCE supplied five proprietary Direct FuelCell stationary fuel cell systems and an organic rankine turbine
that uses waste heat from the fuel cells to generate a total of almost 15 megawatts of electricity. Dominion
Energy sells the output of the fuel cell power station to Connecticut Light & Power under a 15-year fixed power
purchase agreement.
The facility began commercial operation on December 27, 2013.
Solar Partnership Program:
Program encourages and supports the growth of solar energy in VA in partnership withour customers. The
program is comprised of two SCC approved demonstration projects: Pursuant to Chapter 771 of the 2011 Virginia
Acts of Assembly (House Bill 1686) the Company obtained a CPCN from the SCC in November 2012 (Case No. PUE2011-00117) for the Solar Partnership Program to install up to 30 MW of solar PV distributed generation ("DG") by
2015 in its Virginia service territory. Installations are being placed on existing structures (e.g., customers' rooftops)
and previously developed properties (e.g., ground-mounted solar arrays) to assess the potential impacts and
benefits on its distribution system.
• Projects completed in 2014: (1) 125 kW installation at Old Dominion Energy University ("ODU") in Norfolk, VA;
(2) 1,000 kW installation at Canon Virginia Inc’s Industrial Resource Technologies building in Gloucester, VA; (3)
500 kW ground-mount facility Capital One in Chester, VA; (4) a 50 kW rooftop installations at Virginia Union
University (VUU) in Richmond, VA.
• Projects completed in 2015 : (1) a 745 kW rooftop installation at Prologis Concorde Distribution Center in
Sterling, VA; (2) a 50 kW rooftop installation at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA; (3) a 2,000 kW groundmount installation at Philip Morris USA in Chesterfield, VA.
• Projects completed in 2016: an 806 kW rooftop installation at Western Branch High School in Chesapeake, VA
• Projects completed in 2017 year to date: a 384 kW rooftop installation at the University of Virginia.
• Projects currently under construction: 1) a 1,512 kW ground-mount installation at Merck in Elkton, VA (2) a
1,000 kW rooftop installation in Newport News.
• Demonstration program for DVP to build up to 30MW of company-owned solar DG on leased, commercial
customer property. The intent is to study the benefits and impacts of DG on targeted distribution circuits.
Updated 4/30/2017.
Connecticut
Virginia
While considerable research has been completed and much knowledge gained on off-shore wind placement in
hurricane prone regions as part of the Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project (VOWTAP), a
couple of setbacks are causing Dominion Energy and the other partners in the project to look at other possible
paths forward.
2012
Virginia Offshore
Wind Technology
Advancement
Project (VOWTAP)
- (Prospective)
VOWTAP is working to develop a two-turbine, 12-megawatt demonstration project about 24 nautical miles off the
coast of Virginia Beach.
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Dominion Energy is evaluating the best way to move forward with the project. Among the setbacks were the
Department of Energy withdrawing $40 million in funding the project had been awarded. DOE made its decision
after Dominion Energy could not guarantee an in-service date for the project earlier than 2020. While the
VOWTAP partners had been working toward an earlier date, there were too many uncertainties to meet DOE’s
request. These include the high cost of the project, the inability to get firm construction contracts, and the
increasing complexities of gaining regulatory approval for energy infrastructure projects.
Virginia
2013
2013
2013
Altavista
Cushaw
Hopewell
51
2
51
Current bids for constructing the project range from about $300 million to $380 million, compared with an initial
estimate of about $230 million. No update for May 2017.
Biomass facility in Virginia.
Hydro facility in Virginia.
Biomass facility in Virginia.
2013
Gaston (units 1-4)
220
Hydro facility in North Carolina.
North Carolina
264
Dominion Energy has 50% ownership in this 264 MW facility located in West Virginia.
West Virginia
1
83
Hydro facility in Virginia.
Biomass facility in Virginia.
Virginia
Virginia
301
Dominion Energy has 50% ownership 301 MW facility located in Indiana.
Indiana
95
Hydro facility in North Carolina.
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
NedPower (w/
Shell WindEnergy,
Inc.) [See Note 3]
North Anna
Pittsylvania
Fowler-Ridge
(w/BP Alternative
Energy, Inc.) [See
Note 3]
Roanoke Rapids
2013
Somers Solar [See
Note 3]
5
2013
Southampton
51
The Somers Solar Center, located in north-central Connecticut, about 4 miles south of the Massachusetts state
line, is a solar project capable of producing approximately 3.4 megawatts of electricity in Somers, Ct. The facility
was officially dedicated on Nov. 22, 2013.
The Somers Solar Center, built by Prime Solutions Inc., a Connecticut contractor, occupies 50 acres, and consists of
23,150 Kyocera solar panels that will generate enough electricity to supply about 5,000 homes. The electricity will
go to Connecticut Light & Power Co. under a 20-year purchased-power agreement. The project was developed by
Kyocera Solar, Inc., headquartered in Scottsdale, Az., and CleanPath, a San Francisco-based clean-energy company.
Biomass facility in Virginia.
Virginia
Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
Connecticut
Virginia
2013+
Azalea Solar [See
Note 3]
7.7
2013+
Indy Solar I, II,
and III [See Note
3]
28.6
2013+
Commercial
offshore wind
generation
(Prospective)
TBD
2014
Kitty Hawk
Microgrid [See
Note 4]
0.02
Dominion Energy announced on March 1, 2013, that it had acquired a solar energy development project in Georgia
from Smart Energy Capital and Jacoby Development. The facility entered service in late 2013.
Dominion Energy's Azalea Solar Power Facility produces approximately 5.2 megawatts (AC) using photovoltaic
technology. The 40-acre project is located on 100 acres of farm and forest land about 60 miles southwest of
Augusta, Ga.
The project has a 25-year power purchase agreement with Cobb Electric Membership Corp., one of the largest
electric cooperatives in Georgia, serving roughly 200,000 customers.
Dominion Energy's three solar projects in Indiana, Indy Solar I, Indy Solar II and Indy Solar III, entered service in
Dec. 2013.
Two of the projects, located southeast of Indianapolis in Franklin Township, are sited on 155 acres. The third,
located southwest of Indianapolis, is sited on 134 acres. All three projects are on flat agricultural and forest land
that are well suited for solar installation. The projects use standard photovoltaic technology with a fixed-axis
system to generate a peak combined output of 19.2 megawatts of electricity.
The projects have 15-year power purchase agreements with Indianapolis Power and Light Company. AMEC, an
international engineering and construction firm with U.S. headquarters in Tucker, Ga., built the three facilities.
BOEM auctioned approximately 113,000 acres of federal land off the VA coast as a single lease for construction of
offshore wind turbines. DVP bid $1.6 million and won the lease in 2013 with an effective date of November 1,
2013. BOEM has several milestones that DVP must meet to keep the lease. DVP submitted a Site Assessment Plan
(SAP) for meteorological measurement equipment and updated versions to address BOEM comments. The final
BOEM site assessment milestone is the submittal of a construction and operations plan (COP) within five years of
signing the lease. Once DVP submits a COP, BOEM has an undetermined amount of time to perform a NEPA level
environmental analysis and approve the plan. Dominion Energy submitted a COP Survey Plan to BOEM.
Submission of a revised COP Survey Plan is pending. Construction would be contingent on the receipt of applicable
approvals.
A microgrid is a group of distributed generation resources and loads that act as a single controllable entity. The
Company commissioned a microgrid project involving renewable generation and energy storage technologies at its
Kitty Hawk District Office in North Carolina in July 2014.
This project includes four types of micro-wind turbines producing up to 13 kW of power, a 6 kW solar PV array, and
a lithium-ion battery that is integrated with the existing on-site diesel generator and utility feed. The project
includes extensive metering and monitoring equipment for purposes of project data collection. An on-site kiosk
that provides real-time data on the operation of the microgrid was incorporated into the project’s design.
Dominion Energy expanded the microgrid project in July 2015 to integrate two small-scale fuel cells. The fuel cells’
ability to produce continuous power will be tested with the microgrid’s existing renewable generation sources.
Demonstration project to study the benefits of a microgrid
Deployed technologies include micro-wind turbines, battery storage, solar PV and fuel cells
Second annual report summarizing operational performance and lessons learned filed with NCPUC in September
2016.
Georgia
Indiana
Virginia
North Carolina
2014+
Virginia City
Hybrid Energy
Center (VCHEC)
[See Note 1]
120
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, the Company's 600 MW advanced coal facility, has the capability to burn up to
20% biomass which equates to up to 120 MW.
Virginia
2014+
Virginia Wind
Projects
(Prospective)
TBD
Dominion Energy is evaluating onshore wind energy projects in undisclosed Virginia locations.
Virginia
2014+
Six California
Solar
Development
Project
Investments [See
Note 3]
2014+
Solar
Development
Project
Investments
(Mulberry Farm
and Selmer Farm)
[See Note 3]
139
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Dominion Energy acquired six solar development projects from Recurrent Energy, one of North America's largest
developers of utility scale solar projects.
The solar project sites are located in California's Fresno, Kern and Kings counties.
"This investment is another important step forward for Dominion Energy as we expand our renewable energy
portfolio," said Dominion Energy Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas F. Farrell II. "These
projects fit well within our portfolio of regulated and long-term contracted assets."
Long-term power purchase agreements have been executed for each of the projects.
The solar facilities have achieved commercial operations. All of the projects qualified for the Federal Investment
Tax Credit and support Dominion Energy's growth plan.
Dominion Energy acquired two stand-alone solar energy developments in southwest Tennessee and both have
entered commercial operations.
The two projects were developed by Strata Solar of Chapel Hill, N.C. and have achieved commercial operations. All
power and environmental attributes from both projects will be purchased by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
under their renewable standard offer program. Interconnection to the electric grid goes through facilities owned
and operated by Pickwick Electric Cooperative of Selmer, TN.
"This is another important addition to Dominion Energy's growing portfolio of solar energy," said David A.
Christian, chief executive officer for Dominion Energy Generation. "We believe it is necessary to develop and
maintain a diverse generation mix, ranging from traditional sources to renewable energy. These two projects
strategically align with our regulated and unregulated generation portfolio. We are pleased to team up with TVA
on the largest solar developments in Tennessee."
Each of the two stand-alone, fixed-tilt photovoltaic solar projects, named Mulberry Farm and Selmer Farm, will
produce approximately 16 megawatts (AC). They are located in McNairy County, near the town of Selmer.
Engineering, procurement and construction was handled by Strata Solar under terms of the agreement. Ongoing
operations and maintenance is also being handled by Strata Solar.
California
Tennessee
2014
Pavant Solar
Project [See Note
3]
50
Dominion Energy announced on Nov. 10, 2014, that it has acquired Pavant Solar, a 50-megawatt solar energy
project, from juwi solar (JSI), a global renewable energy provider with U.S. operations based in Boulder, Colo.
Pavant Solar, located in Millard County, was Dominion Energy's first solar development in Utah and entered
service in December 2015.
The project has secured a 20-year power purchase agreement and an interconnection agreement. JSI Construction
Group has been awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction contract, and JSI O&M Group will
monitor and maintain the project on behalf of Dominion Energy during the initial years of operation.
2014
West Antelope
Solar Park [See
Note 3]
20
In November 2014, Dominion Energy announced the acquisition of West Antelope Solar Park, a 13.4-megawatt
solar energy facility, from Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ). West Antelope Solar Park, located near Lancaster,
Calif., in Los Angeles County, has commenced operations. A 20-year power purchase agreement is also in place.
2014+
Cottonwood [See
Note 3]
23
2014+
Catalina Solar 2
[See Note 3]
18
2014
CID Solar Project
[See Note 3]
20
2015
Remington
Utility-Scale Solar
Facility
20
Dominion Energy announced an agreement on Sept. 15, 2014 to acquire the Cottonwood project, with solar sites
located in Kings, Kern and Marin Counties, from EDF Renewable Energy. The acquisition is expected to close in
2015. A 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA), interconnection agreements and engineering, procurement,
construction (EPC) contracts are in place. The company anticipates that the 16.1-megawatt solar energy facility
achieved COD in Q2, 2015.
Dominion Energy announced an agreement on Sept. 15, 2014 to acquire the Catalina Solar 2 project, located in
Kern County, from EDF Renewable Energy. The acquisition is expected to close in 2015. A 20-year PPA, an
interconnection agreement and an EPC contract have been secured. The 12.1-megawatt solar energy facility
achieved COD in Q3, 2015.
Dominion Energy acquired the CID project in June 2014 from EDF Renewable Energy, one of North America's
largest independent power producers and renewable energy project developers. The facility is in commercial
operations. The solar facility, called the CID solar project, is located in King's County, California near the City of
Corcoran. The project has secured a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The project qualified for the
Federal Investment Tax Credit and supports Dominion Energy's growth plan.
On Jan. 20, 2015, Dominion Energy filed a petition with the VA SCC for approval to construct a 20 MW utility-scale
solar PV facility on approximately 125 acres of land owned by the Company near the Remington Power Station in
Fauquier County. The SCC denied the facility application on October 20, 2015, but invited Dominion Energy Virginia
Power to refile after seeking third party alternatives.
Subsequently, on March 16, 2016, the Commonwealth of Virginia, Microsoft, and Dominion Energy Virginia Power,
announced a partnership to construct a new 20 MW solar facility at the Remington site. The Commonwealth of VA
has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the energy produced by the facility, while the
renewable attributes, including solar REC’s, will be sold to Microsoft. The project, approved by the VA SCC on Feb
1, 2017, is anticipated to be in service in late 2017.
Utah
California
California
California
California
Virginia
2015
2015
Scott,
Whitehouse, and
Woodland Solar
Facilities
Morgans Corner
56
20
On October 1, 2015, Dominion Energy filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) for certificates of
public convenience and necessity for three separate solar projects: Scott Solar, a 17 MW facility located in
Powhatan County, VA; Whitehouse Solar, a 20 MW facility located in Louisa County, VA; and Woodland Solar, a 19
MW facility located in Isle of Wight County, VA. Collectively, as proposed, these projects would total 56
megawatts of solar capacity. A hearing to determine if the proposed projects are in the best interest of Dominion
Energy's ratepayers was held on March 22, 2016. The SCC approved all three projects on June 30, 2016. Each of
these facilities entered commercial operations at the end of 2016.
In December 2015, Dominion Energy acquired the 20 megawatt Morgans Corner Solar Facility located in
Pasquotank County, NC from Invenergy Clean Power LLC. The facility became operational in mid-December, 2015.
Dominion Energy is under a long-term renewable energy contract with the United States Department of Navy.
Virginia
North Carolina
2015
Alamo Solar [See
Note 3]
20
On May 1, 2015, Dominion Energy announced the acquisition of a 20 MW solar facility in san Bernardino,
California from E.ON North America. The facility entered commercial operaions in the second quarter of 2015.
California
2015
Imperial Valley 2
[See Note 3]
20
In July 2015, Dominion Energy acquired a 20 MW solar facility from SunPeak solar, LLC. The facility is expected to
enter commercial operations in third quarter of 2015.
California
2015
Maricopa West
[See Note 3]
20
In June 2015, Dominion Energy entered into an agreement to acquire the Maricopa West solar project from EC&R
NA Solar PVA, LLC. The project closed in November 2015 and went into service in December 2015.
California
2015
Four Brothers
[See Note 3]
320
In June 2015, Dominion Energy acquired 50% of the Fourth Brothers Solar facilities from SunEdison. The facilities
are expected to begin commercial operations in the third quarter of 2016, generating approximately 320 MW.
Long-term power purchase agreements have been executed for the Four Brothers projects. COD 3rd quarter 2016.
Utah
210
In September 2015, Dominion Energy announced that it had agreed to enter into a joint venture with SunEdison to
develop the 210 MW Three Cedars Solar facilities in Utah. Three Cedars consists three sites in total. Two of the
sites are known as Granite Mountain, which total 130 MW in capacity. The third site, known as Iron Springs, is 80
MW in capacity. Dominion Energy and Sun Edison each will have 50% interest in Three Cedars facilities. COD
September 2016.
Utah
2015
Three Cedars
[See Note 3]
In November 2015, Dominion Energy Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of Dominion Energy, announced the acquisition of
an 80-megawatt solar facility located in Accomack County on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. The facility consists of more
than 300,000 solar panels on 900 acres of land and became operational on October 30, 2016. This solar facility is
helping to increase the renewable energy on the electrical grid that supplies both current and future Amazon Web
Services (AWS) data centers.
2015
Solar Alliance
with Amazon
Web Services
(AWS)
260
Following the completion of that project in October 2016, Dominion Energy Energy, Inc. announced a major
expansion of its solar energy collaboration with AWS in November 2016, to add 180 megawatts of solar generating
capacity in five Virginia counties. Dominion Energy has acquired four 20-megawatt projects from Virginia Solar LLC
and will develop these facilities in Buckingham, New Kent, Powhatan, and Sussex Counties. In total, the solar
installations at parcels in these four counties will cover a total of 472 acres with a total generating capacity of 80
megawatts collectively utilizing more than 300,000 solar panels. Dominion Energy has signed an engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Strata Solar to construct the projects. This announcement also
included an additional 100-megawatt solar facility being developed in Southampton County, Va. This project, to
be acquired from Community Energy Solar, will be constructed by Signal Energy and will include more than
385,000 solar modules on approximately 1,200 acres of land.
Virginia
The five additional facilities are expected to begin generating electricity in late 2017. These newly announced
projects bring the total capacity of Dominion Energy’s solar energy alliance with AWS to 260 megawatts.
The 260 megawatts of solar capacity as part of the alliance with Amazon are expected to increase renewable
energy on the electrical grid that supplies AWS data centers located in the AWS U.S. East (Ohio) and AWS U.S. East
(Northern Virginia) Regions. AWS has publicly shared a long-term goal to achieve 100 percent renewable energy
usage for its global infrastructure and will exceed its goal of 40 percent renewable energy usage by the end of
2016. AWS also established a new target to be powered by 50 percent renewable energy by the end of 2017.
2015+
Richland Solar
Center [See Note
3]
20
On April 15, 2015, Dominion Energy announced the acquisition of a 20-megawatt solar facility in Georgia from
HelioSage Energy. The facility went into service in December 2015.
The Richland Solar Center is located on approximately 150 acres in Twiggs County near Jeffersonville, Ga. The
project secured a 20-year power purchase agreement and interconnection agreements with Georgia Power. An
engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) contract has also been signed.
2016
NC Solar PPAs
521
Dominion Energy North Carolina Power has various solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) contracts for solar
generation currently under development or operational across the state.
20
Dominion Energy Virginia Power has executed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a 20-megawatt solar
generation facility in Essex, Virginia.
2016
Essex Solar PPA
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
2016
2016
Oceana Naval Air
Station
UVA Hollyfield
18
17
In August 2016, Dominion Energy Virginia Power, the Department of the Navy, and the Commonwealth of Virginia
reached an agreement to construct an 18 megawatt solar facility at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach. The
facility, which was approved by the VA SCC on March 27, 2017, is expected to be operational in late 2017. The
Commonwealth will purchase the solar output and renewable attributes from the facility under a long-term
agreement. In December 2015, Dominion Energy Virginia Power and the Commonwealth announced a multi-year
partnership to significantly increase solar energy to serve the state and the Oceana Solar Facility will support this
goal.
In exchange for the nearly 100 acres that will house the 179,000 solar panels of the ground-mounted, single-axis
tracking facility, the Navy will receive an alternative electric feed, which will increase energy resiliency on the base.
The facility will produce enough electricity at peak production to power approximately 4,400 homes.
In December 2016, Dominion Energy Virginia Power, the University of Virginia and its Darden School of Business
announced that they have entered into an innovative solar power partnership. Under the agreement, the
University and Darden will purchase the entire output of electricity produced at a new, 160-acre solar faciilty in
King William County for the next 25 years. The UVA Hollyfield Solar project - owned by Dominion Energy, who will
construct and operate it - is expected to produce an estimated 17 megawatts of alternating current, a figure
representing about 12 percent of the University's electrric demand. The Darden School, as a particpant in the
partnership, will assume responsibility for about 25 percent of the electricity production, which will enable the
school to achieve its long-term zero-carbon goal.
Dominion Energy acquired the Hollyfield Solar Project as a development asset from Virginia Solar LLC, a Virginiabased company. The facility will feature approximately 65,000 solar panels, enough to power about 4,250 homes
at peak output. Construction is slated to start in late 2017, with commercial operations occuring by the end of
2018.
2016
Summit Farms
Solar
2017
Solvay Solar
Energy
60
71.4
In October 2016, Dominion Energy Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), announced that it has
acquired the development rights for the 60-megawatt Summit Farms Solar facility in Currituck County, NC. The
solar facility was purchased from SunEnergy1, which developed and was the construction contractor on the
project. Summit Farms, located on about 650 acres near Moyock, NC, has 25-year power purchase agreements
with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston Medical Center and Post Office Square Redevelopment
Corporation. The facility entered service in December 2016.
In March 2017, Dominion Energy announced plans to build, own and operate the Solvay Solar Energy Facility, a
71.4 megawatt facility in Jasper, SC that would be the state's largest array. It is expected to enter service in 2017.
The installation will be located near Ridgeland, SC and will occupy about 900 acres. South Carolina Electric and
Gas has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the electricity produced at the facility. Solvay an international chemicals and advanced materials company with sites in Charleston, Greenville, Piedmont, Rock
Hill and Spartanburg, among others will purchase all the associated renewable energy credits for 15 years.
Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
2017
Ridgeland Solar
10
In March 2017, Dominion Energy announced plans to build, own and operate the Ridgeland Solar Project, a 10
megawatt facility in Jasper, SC located on about 80 acres in Ridgeland, SC. It is expected to enter service in 2017.
South Carolina Electric and Gas has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to purchase the electrical output as
well as the renewable energy credits.
South Carolina
North Carolina
California
2017
IS37 Solar
79
Dominion Energy has announced plans to purchase a 79 megawatt solar energy facility under construction in
Anson County North Carolina from Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC. A power purchase agreement (PPA) is in place
for the offtake from the solar facility. The facility is located on a 550 acre tract of land near Morven,NC. Dominion
Energy has agreed to acquire the facility upon completion which is expected in the second quarter of 2017.
2017
Midway II
30
April 2017, the acquisition of the Midway II Project located in Imperial County California was announced. The 30megawatt project is located on 320 acres northwest of Calipatria, C.A. The project has a 25-year power purchase
agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District.
Dominion Energy
Generation
3409.32
Facilities - Total
Capacity (MW)
(In Operation or
under
development)
Notes:
1
Represents capability to burn up to 120 MW of biomass at the VCHEC 600 MW coal station.
2 Bridgeport Fuel Cell is fueled by Natural Gas, but meets the definition of renewable energy under Connecticut law.
3 MW capacity values reflect Dominion Energy's ownership in whole or in part.
4 This project includes 23 kW (0.023 MW) of solar and wind, a 75 kWh/25kW battery, and a 3 kW natural gas fuel cell added in 2015, Natural gas fuel
cells are not considered a "renewable energy resource" under NC law.
Alternative Energy
Customer Programs
2000+
Traditional Net
Metering Virginia
18.5
2000+
Traditional Net
Metering - North
Carolina
0.8
• Allows for customer-owned renewable generation to offset customers electricity usage
• 2,281 customers participating with a capacity of 17.3 MW (as of 4/30/2017)
• Allows for customer-owned renewable generation to offset customers electricity usage
• 72 customers participating with a capacity of 783 kW (as of 4/30/17)
Virginia
North Carolina
2014
2013+
Agricultural Net
Metering Virginia
Solar Purchase
Program
2013
SCC 3rd Party
Power Purchase
Agreement Pilot
2009
Green Power
Program
0.4
1.7
1.2
• Provides for agricultural customers to net meter across multiple accounts on contiguous property
• The Virginia SCC issued an Order adopting Agricultural Net Metering Regulations on 06/23/2014
• In October 2014, DVP filed revised terms and condition to comply with the regulations to implement Agricultural
Net Metering.
• December 2014, SCC approved DVP's terms & conditions to comply with the regulations to implement
Agricultural Net Metering. One participant as of 4/30/2017.
• In 2017, Virginia legislation was enacted to give agricultural net metering customers a second compensation
option, a "buy-all/sell-all" arrangement will allow agricultural customers to receive market price for solar energy.
• One customer participating as of April 30, 2017.
Solar Purchase Program
This is a rate program for Dominion Energy customers who own solar generation installations. It will allow
qualifying solar customer-generators to sell all of their solar generation to the company at a fixed price of 15 cents
per kilowatt-hour for a period of five years and to purchase all of their electricity from the company on their
current rate schedule. On March 22, 2013, the SCC approved the Company's Solar Purchase Program to purchase
energy from qualifying residential and non-residential solar customer-generators at a fixed price of 15 cents per
kWh under Rate Schedule SP, a voluntary experimental rate, for a period of five years. The Solar Purchase Program
was launched in June 2013.
• Rate Schedule SP is designed to facilitate installation of up to 3 MW of customer-owned solar DG (up to 1.8
MW residential and up to 1.2 MW non-residential) as an alternative to net energy metering by allowing the
Company to purchase 100% of the energy output, including all environmental attributes and associated RECs, from
qualifying solar customer-generators. The 15 cents per kWh price paid under Rate Schedule SP includes an avoided
energy cost component and a voluntary environmental contribution component provided by those customers
participating in the Company's Green Power® program.
• Demonstration program for residential and small business customers to sell 3MW of solar energy to DVP at a
fixed price of $0.15/kWh for five years. 141 customers are participating with total generation capacity of 1.7 MW
as of 4/30/2017
• SCC pilot which allows 3rd party suppliers ability to sell renewable wind and solar energy in Dominion Energy
Virginia Power service territory via a Power Purchase Agreement
• There are currently nine operational solar facilities with a total capacity of approximately 1.2 MW participating in
this program. These projects include installations at secondary schools in Albemarle, Charlottesville, Crozet, and
Lexington.
Voluntary program for customers to purchase renewable energy certificates (RECs) . Customers can purchase
RECs in blocks or equal to their usage. 23,763 customers participating as of 4/30/2017.
Virginia
Virginia
Virginia
In July 2011, the Virginia SCC approved the Company’s application for a pilot program to offer experimental and
voluntary electric vehicle (EV) rate options to encourage residential customers who purchase or lease EVs to
charge them during off-peak periods. The rate options are intended to support customer adoption of EVs while
attempting to minimize grid modifications by encouraging off-peak charging.
2011
The Pilot program offers rate options designed toshift EV charging to off-peak periods. One rate option, a "whole
house" rate, allows customers to apply the time-of-use rate to their entire service, including their premises and
vehicle. The other rate option, an "EV only" rate, allows customers to remain on their existing standard rate for
their premises and subscribe to the time-of-use rate only for their vehicle. The whole-house rate allows a
customer to charge a vehicle to power a 40 mile commute for only 51 to 61 cents cents/night and the EV only rate
charges customers only 54 cents/night for a 40 mile commute. Comparatively, using the standard residential rate
costs a customer $1.10/night to charge an EV for the same commute.
Electric Vehicle
Pilot
Virginia
The program is open to up to 1,500 residential customers, with up to 750 in each of the two experimental rates.
• Two time of day rates offered for EV owners with low off-peak rates to encourage night time EV charging
• There are 602 Customers - enrollment ended September 1, 2016.
The Company began Pilot enrollment in October 2011. The Company received approval to extend the pilot on
1/13/2016. Enrollment ended on 9/1/2016; however, the Pilot continues until 11/30/2018.
EV Participation 597 as of 4/30/2017.
Provides large non-residential customers the ability to meet a portion of their energy supply with renewable
energy
• Dominion Energy Virginia Power delivers renewable energy to the customer secured from a 3rd party supplier
• Virginia State Corporation Commission issued its Final Order approving Schedule RG on December 16, 2013.
Enrollment Closed April 1, 2017.
• Rate and Pilot program closed April 1, 2017.
2014
Schedule
Renewable
Generation
(Schedule RG)
2017
Rate Schedule
CRG (Continuous
Renewable
Generation)
Dominion Energy filed application with the SCC on 5/9/2017 to offer Rate Schedule CRG (Continuous Renewable
Generation), a 100% Renewable Energy Tariff.
2017
Community Solar
Pilot
•Dominion Energy plans to seek approval for a utility administred community solar program per legislation VA
Governor McAuliffe signed on March 16.
•Voluntary subscription program allows customers to purchase renewable energy from locally-sited solar
•Dominion Energy will execute PPAs for a 10 MW solar “fleet” owned by third-parties
Customer
Programs - Total
Capacity (MW)
Dominion Energy RPS R&D
22.55
Virginia
Virginia
Partnerships
$95,000(2013-2015): Removing Barriers to the Development on Onshore Wind Energy in Virginia - An analysis of
thelegal, regulatory, policy, and public opinion obstacles and opportunities for onshore wind development in
Virginia. This project has been completed.
Under a partnership with Dominion Energy, Christopher Newport University in Virginia studied market
considerations that affect the supply and demand for offshore wind energy utilizing $50,000 in funding from
Dominion Energy to study offshore wind energy in the United States and the European Union. The project was
completed in 2014.
2013
Appalachian
School of Law
2013
Christopher
Newport
University
2013
George Mason
University
Dominion Energy partnered with George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Under the partnership, $25,000 in
funding from Dominion Energy went toward studying decision guidance approaches to power optimization and
guidance. The aim is to apply optimization tools and techniques to the operation of energy storage devices within
a power distribution system. The project was completed in 2014.
Virginia
2013
George
Washington
University
$150,000 (2013-2015): High-Efficiency Intermediate-Band solar Cells with Quantum Dots- Motivated by
advancedments in nanotechnology, this project seeks to engineer solar cells that will use the unique properties of
quantum dots to raise conversion efficiency of solar light into electricity. This project was completed in 2015.
Virginia
2013
Longwood
University
Under a partnership agreement with Dominion Energy, Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia received
$50,000 in funding for a biomass optimization prototype study to assess the most efficient and sustainable
methods to process biomass to increase the energy output of biofuels. The project was completed in 2014.
Virginia
2013
Old Dominion
Energy University
2013
Randolph Macon
College
2013
University of
Virginia
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA $150,000 (2013-2015): Untralight Technologies for Offshore Wind Costof-Energy Savings - An engineering design and cost-of energy study to investigate the potential impact that
segmented ultralight morphing rotors and hydraulic power transmission can bring to offshore wind energy cost.
This project has been completed.
Virginia
2013
Virginia
Commonwealth
University
$100,000 (2014-2016) Energy Harvesting: Developing Piezoelectric Materials for Passive Energy Harvesting - An
investigation and development of advanced composite materials to harvest waste energy. This project has been
completed.
Virginia
2013
Virginia State
University
$150,000 (2013-2016): Green Roof Initiative - Seeks to combine green roof and alternative energy technologies to
improve the building energy efficiency and the sustainable use of irrigation water. This project has been
completed.
Virginia
$500,000 (2013-2016): Development of a Test Facility for Photovoltaic systems - The establishment of a test facility
to study issues related to economics,operation, maintenance,and performance of large-scale solar installations.
This project has been completed.
Randolph Macon College, Ashland, VA., $96,000 (2014-2016): Integration of Battery Storage with Solar Distributed
Generation - An exploration of the benefits of integrated battery and solar generation and support the
development of energy conservation strategies for large-scale consumers.
Deployed technologies include a 55kW rooftop solar installation and 7kW aqueous hybrid ion battery. Study
initiatives include peak shifting, battery capacity and round trip efficiency testing, and solar degradation. This
project has been completed.
Virginia
Virginia
Virginia
Virginia
2013
Virginia Tech
$300,000 (2013-2016): Center for Natural Resources Assessment and Decision Support - Establishment of anew
center ensure VA forestes are used and managed sustainably for the benefit of ccurrent and future generations.
This project has been completed.
Virginia
2013
Virginia Union
University
$150,000 (2013-2015): Sustainable Design Strategies: The collection of baseline energy usage data at campus
facilities to be used in the design of energy efficient buildings and for sustainable design strategies. This project
has been completed.
Virginia
RPS R&D
Partnerships Total Capacity
(MW)
N/A
Other Dominion Energy
Alternative and
Renewable Energy
Initiatives
2012
2012
Solar Investment
Fund
VCU Microgrid
Project
17.3
In 2012, Dominion Energy formed Tredegar Solar Fund I, an entity managed by Dominion Energy’s Corprate
Strategies Group now called Spruce Finance Inc. Formally Clean Power Finance and focused on unregulated
residential solar projects. The Fund owns residential roof-top solar systems that are originated and administered
by Clean Power Finance, Inc., a provider of solar finance products, in which Dominion Energy has a small indirect
equity investment. The systems are subject to power purchase agreements with third parties. In September 2013
and December 2013, Dominion Energy’s Board of Directors approved incremental investments in the Fund, for a
total authorized investment of $90 million. As of August 2015, the Fund has installations in service totaling nearly
$90 million. The Fund is involved in the financing of residential solar rooftop projects in New Jersey,
Massachusetts, and California.
As announced in March 2012, Virginia Commonwealth University and Dominion Energy are partnering to use the
VCU School of Engineering's West Hall as a five-year test site for efficient energy technologies and research as a
micro-grid project.
VCU and Dominion Energy entered into an agreement that calls for the use of Dominion Energy experts, VCU
engineering faculty and Facilities Management personnel and third-party products and services to gather and
share power-consumption data. The technology involved with the project is designed to make continuous, realtime energy adjustments to the building, lights and equipment to save energy and lower costs.
VCU and Dominion Energy, through its Corporate Strategy, are splitting the $500,000 cost of the project, which
includes the installation of hardware, control systems and solar panels to enable both parties to gather voltage
data and analyze energy volume, timing, noise and cleanliness, as well as establish energy usage trends and
equipment performance.
VCU's Facilities Management staff has installed portable voltage monitors from Dominion Energy's technology
partners to manage electrical usage and reduce peak power consumption. EDGE(SM) technology, a product
developed by Dominion Energy, has also been installed to capture energy and demand savings while the other
technologies will predict power consumption and power reduction potential, send notifications prior to peak
New Jersey,
Massachusetts,
and California
Virginia
events and control and verify power reduction.
2009
The Dominion Energy Resources Innovation Center was founded in 2009 to provide start-up organizations with
mentoring, engaged guidance, and business support services. Although member companies tend to be
technology-oriented and clean tech/alternative energy companies, the center is always looking for solid business
concepts with scalability. the Innovation Center was recently relocated to a repurposed firehouse in Ashland,
Virginia.
Dominion Energy
Resources
Innovation Center
Virginia
Dominion Energy and a partnership team were selected to receive a 3-year award for up to $2.5 million from the
U.S. Department of Energy to assist in expanding solar power in Virginia. The funding will be used to develop
short- and long-term strategies to make solar energy more cost-competitive with traditional energy sources
without raising rates for other customers.
2015
Dominion Energy’s partnership team consists of the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy; the City
of Virginia Beach; Old Dominion Energy University; Metro Washington Council of Governments; Bay Electric Co.,
Inc.; Piedmont Environmental Council; Virginia Community College System; and the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory.
Virginia Solar
Pathways Project
Four solar studies have been completed that assessed the impacts of increased solar penetration on the
generation, transmission, and distribution systems, the potential reduction of soft costs and tax normalization, as
well as best practices for implementing community solar programs across the country. The results of these studies
will be used to develop a solar strategy for the Commonwealth of Virginia in consultation with a team of
stakeholders from across the Commonwealth.
Other Alternative
and Renewable
Energy Initaitives
- Total Capacity
(MW)
17.30
Virginia
All Sections - Grand Total
Capacity (MW)
3,449.17