Emissions Update for Proposed Dominion Peaker Plant in Va.

Dominion Energy, a huge utility company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, recently revived a plan to build four small “peaker” electric generating plants in Chesterfield County, VA, a Richmond suburb (see Dominion Plans to Build 1,000-MW Gas Peaker Plant Near Richmond, VA). The Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center in the James River Industrial Center calls for building four 250-megawatt gas-fired power plants (1,000 MW total) that can jump into action during the coldest and hottest days of the year to help supply enough electricity for 250,000 homes. Last week, the Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) shared an emissions analysis for the proposed project with the state Air Pollution Control Board. The meeting drew a contingent of protesters who looked and acted like freaks in a circus show -- standard operating procedure for the left.

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