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

Dominion Plan to Change Location of Gas-Fired Peakers Gets Pushback
July 8, 2024July 8, 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) 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. 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). That plan, unsurprisingly, is getting pushback from area residents and anti-fossil fuelers.
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Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Statewide VA | Taxation | Virginia

Dominion Drops RGGI Fee Added to Customer Bills in Virginia
June 6, 2024June 6, 2024

In 2021, as he was running for Governor in Virginia, Glenn Youngkin pledged that if he won, he would remove the state from the onerous carbon tax on coal- and gas-fired power plants called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Youngkin kept his promise, although it took longer than he had hoped (and is still being challenged in court). In addition to not paying as much for electricity post-RGGI, ratepayers just got another gift: Dominion Energy, the primary utility company servicing Virginia, is dropping an average fee of $4.50 per month from the utility bills of Virginia residents.
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Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Virginia

Dominion Plan to Move Location of 4 Va. Gas-Fired Peakers Advances
June 3, 2024June 3, 2024

Dominion Energy plans 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 (CERC) 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. Two weeks ago, MDN told you that Dominion was floating the idea it could relocate the project to the Chesterfield Power Station Property (six miles from the original plan), which is the site of four now-closed coal-fired plants (see Dominion Considers Relocating 4 Gas-Fired Peakers Near Richmond). Looks like “Plan B” is more than just floating an idea. It appears Dominion, based on letters going back and forth, is working with county officials to make the change in location the new plan.
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Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Virginia

Dominion Considers Relocating 4 Gas-Fired Peakers Near Richmond
May 23, 2024May 23, 2024

Proposed site for the Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center in the James River Industrial Center and the old/existing Chesterfield Power Station site (click for larger version)

Dominion Energy plans 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. Dominion is now floating the idea it could relocate the project to the Chesterfield Power Station Property (six miles from the current plan), which is the site of four now-closed coal-fired plants.
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Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | CNG/LNG | Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | North Carolina

Big Green Uses Locals to Sue Dominion re NC LNG Storage Tank
May 3, 2024May 3, 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, including but not limited to construction feasibility, minimizing landowner impacts, connection to Dominion’s existing natural gas system, and avoiding environmentally sensitive areas. 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). Last December, Person County commissioners voted to approve rezoning for the facility over the objections of shrill antis (see Person County, NC Votes to Approve Dominion LNG Storage Facility). The radicals from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice are now suing to reverse the rezoning.
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Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Chesterfield County | Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Virginia

Virginia Democrat Lawmakers Don’t Want Dominion Gas-Fired Plant
March 19, 2024March 19, 2024

In an embarrassing act of ignorance, seven Virginia state delegates and two state senators (all of them Democrats) who represent the greater Richmond, VA area signed a statement last Wednesday opposing Dominion Energy’s 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.
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Dominion Energy | Enbridge | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | LDCs

Sale of East Ohio Gas Co. from Dominion to Enbridge Now Complete
March 8, 2024March 8, 2024

Last September, 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 — The East Ohio Gas Company, Public Service Company of North Carolina, and Questar Gas Company (along with Wexpro Company). The first of the three, the East Ohio Gas Company, officially changed hands yesterday. Of the $14 billion being spent for all three, East Ohio Gas represents $6.6 billion — roughly half.
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Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Equitrans/EQT Midstream | Industrywide Issues | North Carolina | Pipelines | Transco | Williams

Roundup of 3 New M-U Pipeline Projects Coming to North Carolina
March 4, 2024March 4, 2024

MVP pipes

Three new pipeline projects are on the way in North Carolina, each one of them will deliver more Marcellus/Utica natural gas to the Tar Heel State. We’ve covered all three projects in separate posts. This post is a roundup, an overview of each project in one place. The three pipeline projects coming to North Carolina over the next few years are MVP Southgate (from Equitrans Midstream), T15 Reliability Project (from Dominion Energy), and Southeast Supply Enhancement (from Williams).
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Dominion Energy | Electrical Generation | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Regulation | South Carolina

SC PSC Approves Gas-Fired Power Plant Proposed for Edisto River
February 26, 2024July 3, 2025

On Feb. 15, 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. The 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). In a typical knee-jerk reaction, several Big Green groups are opposing the plan, in particular because of a pipeline that will need to be built to deliver Marcellus/Utica gas to the plant.
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Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | North Carolina | Pipelines

Dominion Energy Announces New 45-Mile Pipeline for North Carolina
February 22, 2024February 22, 2024

The contours of how and why Equitrans Midstream decided to cut its MVP (Mountain Valley Pipeline) Southgate project in North Carolina are becoming apparent. We told you in January that Equitrans had decided to slice MVP Southgate in more than half (see Equitrans Slices MVP Southgate Pipe Project From 75 to 31 Miles). Now comes word of a Dominion Energy filing to build a new 45-mile pipeline to connect MVP Southgate with Duke Energy’s planned new natural gas power plants on Hyco Lake’s southern shore (see Duke Energy Seeks to Build 2 Massive Gas-Fired Power Plants in NC).
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Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Hydrogen | Industrywide Issues | Ohio

Dominion Tests Hydrogen in Appliances in Ohio Mini-Village
January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

Behind the Dominion Energy building in Hudson, Ohio, sits what’s being dubbed Hydrogen Heights. It’s a mini-village. The sign at the entrance says, “Welcome to Hydrogen Heights.” Dominion is testing the blending of hydrogen and methane on gas appliances there. We have nothing against using hydrogen as an energy source, other than it will never be able to power your home (see Why 100% Hydrogen Will Never Power Your Home; Why Antis Hate H2). But that’s not stopping utility companies like Dominion from experimenting to see how much of a blend they can get away with using in existing pipelines and appliances.
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CNG/LNG | Dominion Energy | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | North Carolina

Dominion Buys Land for LNG Storage Facility in Person County, NC
January 23, 2024January 23, 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, including but not limited to construction feasibility, minimizing landowner impacts, connection to Dominion’s existing natural gas system, and avoiding environmentally sensitive areas. Ultimately, Dominion selected a 504-acre site in the southeast corner of Person County, and they just plunked down $12 million to buy it.
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