Chesterfield County, VA
Dominion Energy plans to build four small “peaker” electric generating plants in Chesterfield County, VA, near Richmond (see Dominion Plans to Build 1,000-MW Gas Peaker Plant Near Richmond, VA). The Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center (CERC) 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—to keep the lights on because solar and wind are not up to the task. Big Green groups that irrationally hate all fossil fuels, including clean-burning natural gas used at part-time power plants like Chesterfield, showed up at a briefing by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), held before the official public comment period kicked off, to voice their irrational opposition.
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