The proposed facility Amazon Solar Farm US East will be developed and owned by Community Energy, which has partnered with Amazon Web Services in a long-term power purchase agreement.
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe said: "The partnership between Community Energy and Amazon Web Services, which will result in the largest solar facility in the mid-Atlantic, is indicative of the types of opportunities that my Administration is working toward through our commitment to build a new Virginia economy.
"The solar energy industry holds tremendous potential for economic growth in Virginia in the coming years, and I look forward to bringing more projects like this to the Commonwealth."
The electricity generated from the project will be fed into the electrical grids that supply Amazon Web Services’ data center activities, including those located in Northern Virginia.
With the commissioning of the project, the installed solar energy capacity in the region is expected to increase fourfold.
Community Energy president Brent Alderfer said: "This solar project is a first for Virginia and a giant step forward for clean power on the East Coast.
"With this project, Virginia jumps to the lead in attracting the energy industry of the future, with cloud-technology leader Amazon Web Services as the first customer."
The project will be the largest solar facility in the Mid-Atlantic and the second largest solar facility on the East Coast.
