Big Green Packs Hearing to Oppose Va. Chesterfield Peaker Plant

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 Thursday, Dominion held a public hearing in Chester about the proposed plan. The usual bought-and-paid-for antis showed up to declare this project is racist and should not get built.

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