Virginia maintains costly grid safety practice for distributed solar projects
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<p>The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved the continued use of a grid safety device that can make mid-scale solar projects financially exorbitant. In early February, the state’s SCC permitted utility Dominion Energy to continue requiring direct transfer trip (DTT) on interconnected solar and storage projects, which prevents distributed energy resources from generating power when operating…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/virginia-maintains-costly-grid-safety-practice-for-distributed-solar-projects/">Virginia maintains costly grid safety practice for distributed solar projects</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>
<p>The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved the continued use of a grid safety device that can make mid-scale solar projects financially exorbitant. In early February, the state’s SCC permitted utility Dominion Energy to continue requiring direct transfer trip (DTT) on interconnected solar and storage projects, which prevents distributed energy resources from generating power when operating…</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/virginia-maintains-costly-grid-safety-practice-for-distributed-solar-projects/">Virginia maintains costly grid safety practice for distributed solar projects</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>