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Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Regulation | Virginia

Big Green Turns Out to Oppose Dominion Chesterfield Gas Plant Plans
August 12, 2025August 12, 2025

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. Read More “Big Green Turns Out to Oppose Dominion Chesterfield Gas Plant Plans”
Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Virginia

Dominion Seeks to Build Lines for Gas-Fired Power to Va. Data Center
April 29, 2025April 29, 2025

Dominion Energy and its operations in Chesterfield County, Virginia (near Richmond) are in the news again, but not for the same reason you may think. We previously told you about Dominion’s project to build a “peaker” electric generating plant in Chesterfield (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. Dominion now wants to run several “seven-mile-long high voltage lines” in western Chesterfield County to serve a planned hyperscale data center. Read More “Dominion Seeks to Build Lines for Gas-Fired Power to Va. Data Center”
Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Regulation | Virginia

Chesterfield Gas-Fired Peakers to Save Customers $1B Over 30 Yrs
March 17, 2025March 17, 2025

Chesterfield County, VA

An article appearing in the Virginia Center Square online publication does a masterful job of what we call “burying the lead” in the newspaper business. The headline of the article is “Dominion’s Chesterfield gas plant could cost ratepayers $4.5B.” Dominion Energy plans to build 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. Read More “Chesterfield Gas-Fired Peakers to Save Customers $1B Over 30 Yrs”
Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Regulation | Virginia

Dominion Asks Va. SCC to Approve Chesterfield Gas-Fired Peaker Plan
March 6, 2025March 6, 2025

Rendering of Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center (click for larger version)

Dominion Energy plans to build 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. Even though these clean gas-fired plants will replace dirty coal-fired plants, anti-fossil fuelers, flying under the banner of Friends of Chesterfield, oppose the project (see Anti-Fossil Fuelers File Appeal Against Chesterfield Power Plant). We don’t see the Friends volunteering to unhook themselves from the grid to prevent blackouts. The time for frittering and placating nutters who will never compromise or meet in the middle is over. Dominion filed a request with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) for permission to move forward and build the project. Read More “Dominion Asks Va. SCC to Approve Chesterfield Gas-Fired Peaker Plan”
CNG/LNG | Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Regulation | Statewide VA | Virginia

Virginia SCC Approves Dominion LNG Storage Facility in Greensville
March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

In November 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) agreed with a petition from Dominion Energy subsidiary Virginia Electric and Power Company that requested a planned LNG production, storage, and regasification facility in Greensville County, VA, should be exempt from FERC jurisdiction under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (see Dominion LNG Storage for Va. Power Plant Exempt from FERC Regs). The FERC decision cleared the way for the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) to make a final decision on whether or not the project should get built. The SCC recently approved the project. Read More “Virginia SCC Approves Dominion LNG Storage Facility in Greensville”
Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | Pipelines | South Carolina

Antis Block 15-Mile Pipe Causing Gas Moratorium in Myrtle Beach
January 17, 2025January 17, 2025

Here’s a story that illustrates how the radicalized left continues to destroy jobs and the economy with its kneejerk reaction against *any* fossil fuel pipeline, no matter how large or small. Some five years ago, Dominion Energy announced the River Neck to Kingsburg project, a short 15 miles of 16” natural gas transmission main line that would run in an existing right-of-way with 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. Read More “Antis Block 15-Mile Pipe Causing Gas Moratorium in Myrtle Beach”
Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Public Opinion | Statewide VA | Virginia

Poll Shows Virginia Voters Strongly Support NatGas-Fired Power
January 7, 2025January 7, 2025

Dominion Energy plans to build 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. Even though these clean gas-fired plants will replace dirty coal-fired plants, anti-fossil fuelers, flying under the banner of Friends of Chesterfield, oppose the project (see Anti-Fossil Fuelers File Appeal Against Chesterfield Power Plant). Dominion has new ammunition in its fight to build the plants. A new poll shows a majority of Virginia residents strongly favor allowing utilities to build new natural gas generation plants. Read More “Poll Shows Virginia Voters Strongly Support NatGas-Fired Power”
Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Virginia

Anti-Fossil Fuelers File Appeal Against Chesterfield Power Plant
November 19, 2024November 19, 2024

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. Even though these clean gas-fired plants will replace dirty coal-fired plants, anti-fossil fuelers, flying under the banner of Friends of Chesterfield, oppose the project. The group filed an appeal on Monday to the Chesterfield County Board of Zoning Appeals, challenging what they say is the county’s “inaction” to block the project. Read More “Anti-Fossil Fuelers File Appeal Against Chesterfield Power Plant”
Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Virginia

Antis Opposed to Gas-Fired Plant Near Richmond Hold Fake Hearing
October 30, 2024October 30, 2024

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. In early June, we told you that Dominion was actively looking at changing the location of the proposed project to locate the peakers at an existing power-generating site where two gas-fired plants now operate (see Dominion Plan to Move Location of 4 Va. Gas-Fired Peakers Advances). Dominion made the change in location official in August (see Dominion Officially Changes Location of Chesterfield Peaker Plant). Last night, a local anti group calling itself Friends of Chesterfield held a fake “hearing” to bloviate against the project that would keep their lights on. Read More “Antis Opposed to Gas-Fired Plant Near Richmond Hold Fake Hearing”
Alternative Energy | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | North Carolina | Virginia

Dominion Energy’s Wokified Plan to Use NatGas as Backup Only
October 16, 2024October 16, 2024

Dominion Energy Virginia yesterday issued its “2024 Integrated Resource Plan” to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) and the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC). The document outlines a plan to meet rising power demand through significant investments in new power generation from “every source,” expansion and modernization of the power grid, energy storage, and energy efficiency programs. The problem is (from our perspective), the plan deemphasizes natural gas in favor of unreliable renewables, to the peril of Dominion’s customers. Read More “Dominion Energy’s Wokified Plan to Use NatGas as Backup Only”
Dominion Energy | Enbridge | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | LDCs | M&A | North Carolina

Sale of 3rd & Final LDC from Dominion to Enbridge Now Complete
October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

In September 2023, Dominion Energy and Enbridge co-announced that Dominion had agreed to sell the company’s remaining natural gas local distribution companies (LDCs) that Dominion owns to Enbridge for $14.0 billion, which includes $9.4 billion in cash plus the assumption of debt (see Dominion Energy Loses Mind – Sells Remaining LDC NatGas Businesses). The deal includes three LDCs (local utility companies)—The East Ohio Gas Company, Public Service Company of North Carolina, and Questar Gas Company (along with Wexpro Company). The first of the three deals, the East Ohio Gas Company, officially changed hands in March of this year (see Sale of East Ohio Gas Co. from Dominion to Enbridge Now Complete). The second deal, Questar Gas (serving customers in the western U.S.), closed in June of this year (see Enbridge Completes Acquisition of Questar Gas Company). The third and final LDC deal, Public Service Company of North Carolina (PSNC), closed yesterday.
Read More “Sale of 3rd & Final LDC from Dominion to Enbridge Now Complete”
Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Virginia

Anti-Fossil Fuelers Pack Dominion Open House for Va. Gas Plant
September 10, 2024September 10, 2024

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. Dominion recently changed the location of the proposed plant to occupy an old coal-fired power plant site (see Dominion Officially Changes Location of Chesterfield Peaker Plant). Even though these clean gas-fired plants will replace dirty coal-fired plants, anti-fossil fuelers, flying under the banner of Friends of Chesterfield, continue to oppose the project. Nearly 100 protesters showed up at the first of three open houses Dominion conducted last Thursday. Read More “Anti-Fossil Fuelers Pack Dominion Open House for Va. Gas Plant”
Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | North Carolina | Pipelines

Dominion Open House for New 45-Mile Pipeline in North Carolina
August 29, 2024August 30, 2024

In February, MDN told you about Dominion Energy’s filing to build a new 45-mile pipeline to connect Equitrans’ (now EQT’s) MVP Southgate pipeline project with Duke Energy’s planned new natural gas power plants on Hyco Lake’s southern shore (see Dominion Energy Announces New 45-Mile Pipeline for North Carolina). As part of the process of building the pipeline, Dominion is holding a series of open houses to allow local residents to ask questions and view maps. A large crowd turned out Wednesday, August 21, at the Yanceyville (Caswell County, NC) open house. CLARIFICATION FROM DOMINION BELOW
Read More “Dominion Open House for New 45-Mile Pipeline in North Carolina”
Dominion Energy | Duke Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | LDCs | North Carolina | Pipelines | South Carolina | Virginia

The Biggest Customers for More M-U NatGas in VA, NC, SC
August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

Last week, MDN brought you an article from RBN Energy detailing how more electricity and natural gas will soon be needed in Virginia and the Carolinas for a plethora of new projects in the works (see Pipelines to the Rescue! Delivering M-U Gas to Va. & Carolinas). That post focused on two pipelines that flow Marcellus/Utica molecules to meet the growing need in the Southeast: Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), now owned by EQT, and Transco (Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line), owned by Williams. RBN has written a “part 2” on the topic, focusing on the customers that will buy the gas to generate electricity or resell it to end users. Read More “The Biggest Customers for More M-U NatGas in VA, NC, SC”
Air Quality | Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | North Carolina

NC Locals Seek Air Monitoring for Dominion LNG Storage Facility
August 27, 2024August 27, 2024

Dominion Energy wants to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) storage facility in Person County, North Carolina, to enhance natural gas service reliability for residential and business customers in the growing region (see NC Residents Freak Out Over Proposed Dominion LNG Storage Tank). Dominion studied several potential sites and collected a boatload of data during the site selection process. Ultimately, Dominion selected a 504-acre site in the southeast corner of Person County, and they plunked down $12 million to buy it (see Dominion Buys Land for LNG Storage Facility in Person County, NC). Dominion calls the project the Moriah Energy Center. Anti-fossil fuel organizations have whipped up locals living in that area, telling them the chemicals that will be emitted from the facility will cause cancer (see Amped Up Locals Claim LNG Storage in NC Will Cause Cancer). Question: Would fenceline monitoring help assuage residents’ concerns?
Read More “NC Locals Seek Air Monitoring for Dominion LNG Storage Facility”
Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Virginia

Dominion Officially Changes Location of Chesterfield Peaker Plant
August 22, 2024August 22, 2024

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. In early June, we told you that Dominion is actively looking at changing the location of the proposed project to locate the peakers at an existing power-generating site where two gas-fired plants now operate (see Dominion Plan to Move Location of 4 Va. Gas-Fired Peakers Advances). Chesterfield County blessed the change in location in July (see Va. County OKs Dominion Plan to Change Location of Peaker Plant). Dominion just made the change in location official. Read More “Dominion Officially Changes Location of Chesterfield Peaker Plant”