If approved by local and state government officials, the new stadium of Virginia minor league baseball teams will soon be equipped with a 1 megawatt solar system

The Richmond Flying Squirrels are a Class 2A affiliate team of the San Francisco Giants and will play the 2026 season at the newly constructed CarMax Park stadium. This new stadium will become a landmark building in Richmond's newly named Diamond District, which is currently undergoing reconstruction. After the end of the 2026 season, Dominion Energy Virginia plans to install over 1700 solar panels on the double layered roof of the CarMax Park stadium and build five solar covered carports in adjacent parking lots.

We are pleased that this iconic building in Richmond can provide our customers with reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean electricity, "said Ed Baine, Executive Vice President of Utility Operations and President of Dominion Energy Virginia

If approved by regulatory agencies, the project will further strengthen Dominion Energy's growing solar power facilities in Virginia. The sports stadium project will also assist the company in utilizing previously developed land to construct some power generation projects.

This solar project embodies a comprehensive collaborative approach that is crucial for achieving Richmond's clean energy goals. It is a great example of how public, private, and community partners can work together to create a more resilient and sustainable future, "said Laura Thomas, Director of the Richmond City Office of Sustainable Development