Dominion Energy

Cumberland County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Regulation | Virginia

Dominion Advances Plan for New 3 GW Gas-Fired Power Plant in Va.
July 17, 2026July 17, 2026

In May, Dominion Energy announced plans to construct a multibillion-dollar, 3-gigwatt (GW) combined-cycle natural gas power plant in Cumberland County to address the state’s rapidly increasing electricity demand, particularly from data centers (see Dominion Energy Floats Plan for New 3 GW Gas-Fired Power in Virginia). The proposed Cumberland Energy Center, situated on 900 acres, will include two natural gas units capable of future hydrogen use. If regulatory approvals are secured, construction will begin in 2029, with operations commencing between 2033 and 2034, generating power for approximately 750,000 homes. Read More “Dominion Advances Plan for New 3 GW Gas-Fired Power Plant in Va.”
Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | South Carolina

SC PSC Won’t Reconsider Its Approval of Edisto River Gas-Fired Plant
July 17, 2026July 17, 2026

In June, members of the South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a revised project proposal to build a 1,020-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in the state’s Lowcountry, in Colleton County (see SC PSC Approves Revised Gas-Fired Plant Proposed for Edisto River). The project, originally estimated to cost $2.5 billion, is a 50/50 partnership between Dominion Energy (formerly South Carolina Electric & Gas) and Santee Cooper (South Carolina’s state-owned electric and water utility). The plant location is at the retired coal-fired plant, Canadys Station. However, both the scope and the cost doubled last fall (see Dominion’s SC Canadys Gas-Fired Power Plant Doubles in Price). The PSC approved the doubled size/cost of the project in June. Their approval set off a firestorm of legal actions. Read More “SC PSC Won’t Reconsider Its Approval of Edisto River Gas-Fired Plant”
Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | Virginia

CBF Supports Antis in Lawsuit to Block Dominion Va. Peaker Plants
July 8, 2026July 8, 2026

Over the years, we have chronicled the far-left Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) lawfare against fracking, gas-fired power plants, and pipelines (see our stories here). So it comes as no surprise that CBF is once again attacking a gas-related project in Virginia, Dominion Energy’s $1.47 billion natural gas plant in Chesterfield County. In February, the far-left Southern Environmental Law Center, representing three radical nonprofits, appealed the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) approval of the Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center (see Radical Groups File Lawsuit to Block Dominion Va. Peaker Plants). CBF has just filed a “friend of the court” brief supporting the SCC’s lawfare against the project. Read More “CBF Supports Antis in Lawsuit to Block Dominion Va. Peaker Plants”
Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Regulation | South Carolina

SC PSC Approves Revised Gas-Fired Plant Proposed for Edisto River
June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

In February 2024, members of the South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a proposed project to build a 1,020-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in the state’s Lowcountry, in Colleton County (see SC PSC Approves Gas-Fired Power Plant Proposed for Edisto River). The project, estimated to cost $2.5 billion, is a 50/50 partnership between Dominion Energy (formerly South Carolina Electric & Gas) and Santee Cooper (South Carolina’s state-owned electric and water utility). The plant location is at the retired coal-fired plant, Canadys Station. However, both the scope and the cost doubled last fall (see Dominion’s SC Canadys Gas-Fired Power Plant Doubles in Price). The PSC approved the doubled size/cost of the project last Friday. Read More “SC PSC Approves Revised Gas-Fired Plant Proposed for Edisto River”
Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | LDCs | M&A | NextEra Energy | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Virginia

M-U Projects Potentially Impacted by NextEra/Dominion Merger
May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

Yesterday, MDN brought you the big news that NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy will combine in an all-stock transaction, creating the world’s largest regulated electric utility business serving approximately 10 million customer accounts across Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina (see NextEra Energy Buying, Merging with Dominion Energy for $66 Billion). Now that the news itself has settled in, analysts are beginning to explore what it means for this constituency and that constituency. Whenever there’s a takeover with new management, existing (or planned) projects can change. We wondered, what’s the list of projects owned by Dominion and NextEra in the Marcellus/Utica region that may change when the two companies join? Read More “M-U Projects Potentially Impacted by NextEra/Dominion Merger”
Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | LDCs | M&A | NextEra Energy

NextEra Energy Buying, Merging with Dominion Energy for $66 Billion
May 18, 2026May 18, 2026

This is HUGE and breaking news… NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announced this morning that they will combine in an all-stock transaction, creating the world’s largest regulated electric utility business serving approximately 10 million customer accounts across Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The combined entity, operating under the NextEra Energy name, will be over 80% regulated and benefit from enhanced scale, efficiency, and diversified growth. How much is NextEra paying for Dominion? Read More “NextEra Energy Buying, Merging with Dominion Energy for $66 Billion”
Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | South Carolina

Big Green Continues Smear Campaign Against Dominion SC Power Plant
May 14, 2026May 15, 2026

In February 2024, members of the South Carolina Public Service Commission approved a proposed project to build a 2,200-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in the state’s Lowcountry, in Colleton County (see SC PSC Approves Gas-Fired Power Plant Proposed for Edisto River). The Canadys project is a 50/50 partnership between Dominion Energy (formerly South Carolina Electric & Gas) and Santee Cooper (South Carolina’s state-owned electric and water utility). As they have from the beginning, the two companies continue to defend the project against attacks by anti-fossil fuel groups. Big Green continues its PR and lawfare campaign against the project. Read More “Big Green Continues Smear Campaign Against Dominion SC Power Plant”
Cumberland County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Virginia

Dominion Energy Floats Plan for New 3 GW Gas-Fired Power in Virginia
May 8, 2026May 8, 2026

You have to hand it to Dominion Energy, the company has brass… courage. In June 2023, Dominion announced plans to build four small “peaker” electric generating plants in Chesterfield County 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. Three years later, the CERC project still hasn’t started construction due to the lawfare efforts of the environmental left. Yet Dominion has just announced *another* new gas-fired power plant project, this one a whopping 3,000 megawatts (3 gigawatts!) two counties away from the CERC project. Read More “Dominion Energy Floats Plan for New 3 GW Gas-Fired Power in Virginia”
Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | South Carolina

Big Green Mobilizes Against SC Lowcountry Gas-Fired Plant & Pipe
April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

In February 2024, members of the South Carolina Public Service Commission approved a proposed project to build a 1,020-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in the state’s Lowcountry, in Colleton County (see SC PSC Approves Gas-Fired Power Plant Proposed for Edisto River). The Canadys project is a 50/50 partnership between Dominion Energy (formerly South Carolina Electric & Gas) and Santee Cooper (South Carolina’s state-owned electric and water utility). As they have from the beginning, the two companies continue to defend the project against attacks by anti-fossil fuel groups. Big Green, in the form of the Sierra Club and Savannah Riverkeeper, has joined the fight to try to block this necessary project. Read More “Big Green Mobilizes Against SC Lowcountry Gas-Fired Plant & Pipe”
Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | Virginia

Radical Groups File Lawsuit to Block Dominion Va. Peaker Plants
February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

The far-left Southern Environmental Law Center, representing three radical nonprofits, has appealed the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) approval of Dominion Energy’s $1.47 billion natural gas plant in Chesterfield County. The challenge is the first under both the Virginia Environmental Justice Act and the Virginia Clean Economy Act. Antis argue the 1,000-megawatt facility would disproportionately “harm” marginalized communities through increased pollution and significant health risks, including premature deaths. Critics maintain that Dominion failed to prioritize renewable alternatives or demonstrate a genuine threat to grid reliability, potentially placing unnecessary financial and health burdens on the public. Read More “Radical Groups File Lawsuit to Block Dominion Va. Peaker Plants”
Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Regulation | Virginia

Va. SCC Reapproves Dominion’s Chesterfield Gas-Fired Plant
February 17, 2026February 17, 2026

In June 2023, Dominion Energy announced plans to build four small “peaker” electric generating plants in Chesterfield County 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. The peakers will use gas from the Marcellus/Utica. Last November, the State Corporation Commission (SCC) finally approved the project (see Va. SCC Finally Approves Dominion’s Chesterfield Gas-Fired Plant). Three weeks later, in December, the SCC canceled its approval so it could consider an appeal filed by radical green groups (see Va. SCC Unapproves Dominion’s Chesterfield Gas-Fired Plant). We have a happy outcome of the review. Read More “Va. SCC Reapproves Dominion’s Chesterfield Gas-Fired Plant”
Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Pipelines | South Carolina

Work Begins on 15-Mile Pamplico NatGas Pipeline in Florence, SC
February 16, 2026February 16, 2026

About six years ago, Dominion Energy announced the River Neck to Kingsburg project, a short 15-mile 16-inch natural gas transmission main line that would run in an existing right-of-way alongside another pipeline along Old River Road near Pamplico in Florence County, SC. It was supposed to be built and flowing in 2022. Dominion still hasn’t built a square inch, thanks to the lawfare launched by the anti-fossil fuelers of the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League. Earlier this month, we told you that the South Carolina Supreme Court finally cleared the last legal roadblocks (see SC Supreme Court Clears the Way for 15-Mile Pamplico NatGas Pipe). And now, construction has officially begun on this project. Read More “Work Begins on 15-Mile Pamplico NatGas Pipeline in Florence, SC”
Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | Pipelines | South Carolina

SC Supreme Court Clears the Way for 15-Mile Pamplico NatGas Pipe
February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

About six years ago, Dominion Energy announced the River Neck to Kingsburg project, a short 15-mile 16-inch natural gas transmission main line that would run in an existing right-of-way alongside another pipeline along Old River Road near Pamplico in Florence County, SC. It was supposed to be built and flowing in 2022. Dominion still hasn’t built a square inch, thanks to the lawfare launched by the anti-fossil fuelers of the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (see Antis Block 15-Mile Pipe Causing Gas Moratorium in Myrtle Beach). Read More “SC Supreme Court Clears the Way for 15-Mile Pamplico NatGas Pipe”
Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | Ohio | Statewide OH

OH Supremes Bounce Dominion “Unjust Enrichment” Case to PUCO
January 20, 2026January 20, 2026

We recently became aware of an Ohio Supreme Court decision that affects producers (i.e., drillers) and, by extension, potentially affects royalties for landowners and rights owners. In E. Ohio Gas Co. v. Croce, the Supreme Court affirmed that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has exclusive jurisdiction over claims brought by natural gas producers against Dominion Energy. The producers alleged conversion and unjust enrichment, claiming Dominion sold their excess gas without compensation. The producers tried to litigate the matter in the courts. But the Supreme Court ruled that, in these types of cases, PUCO has primary jurisdiction—not the courts. Read More “OH Supremes Bounce Dominion “Unjust Enrichment” Case to PUCO”
Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Regulation | Virginia

Virginia DEQ Approves Dominion’s Chesterfield Peaker Plant Project
January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

Mixed signals are coming from Virginia’s regulatory agencies regarding a gas-fired project in Chesterfield. In June 2023, Dominion Energy announced plans to build four small “peaker” electric generating plants in Chesterfield County 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. In November 2025, the State Corporation Commission (SCC) finally approved the project. But three weeks later, the SCC canceled its approval so it could consider a last-minute appeal filed by radical green groups (see Va. SCC Unapproves Dominion’s Chesterfield Gas-Fired Plant). However, a day after the SCC withdrew its approval, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) gave its approval for the project. Read More “Virginia DEQ Approves Dominion’s Chesterfield Peaker Plant Project”
Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Regulation | Virginia

Va. SCC Unapproves Dominion’s Chesterfield Gas-Fired Plant
December 19, 2025December 19, 2025

In June 2023, Dominion Energy announced plans to build four small “peaker” electric generating plants in Chesterfield County 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. Three weeks ago, the State Corporation Commission (SCC) finally approved the project (see Va. SCC Finally Approves Dominion’s Chesterfield Gas-Fired Plant). And just like that, the SCC has canceled its approval so it can consider an appeal filed on Monday by radical green groups. Yes, elections have consequences. Read More “Va. SCC Unapproves Dominion’s Chesterfield Gas-Fired Plant”