Posts Tagged ‘Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center’
Virginia DEQ grants air permit for Dominion’s Chesterfield gas plant
Today, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality granted an air permit for Dominion’s Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center, a 944-megawatt methane gas plant planned for Southern Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Read MoreSCC greenlights proposed Chesterfield gas plant
RICHMOND, Va. — Today after years of public opposition from local community members and residents throughout Virginia, the State Corporation Commission issued an order approving a certificate of public convenience and necessity that will allow Dominion Energy to build its proposed gas power plant in Chesterfield. Based on Dominion’s estimates, the plant will cost ratepayers at least $8…
Read MoreChesterfield residents turn government inaction into community action
For over a year, Chesterfield residents and local allies have spoken out against Dominion Energy’s controversial proposed methane gas plant, imploring local officials to hold a public hearing on the project’s potential impacts on the county.
Read MoreChesterfield County residents pressure board of supervisors to hold hearing on Dominion Energy’s proposed methane gas plant
On a Thursday evening in early September, over 70 people crammed into a restaurant in Chesterfield County preparing for an Dominion Energy open house on its proposed methane gas plant at a hotel conference room about 100 yards away.
Read MoreOpposition to new Dominion gas plant grows — and now includes Virginia state legislators
What I learned from the town hall was that Dominion, a company with significant resources and ability to expand clean energy in Virginia, has branded a new polluting gas plant as its only option for “reliability.”
Read MoreIn a moment of climate crisis, Dominion wants to move Virginia backwards
These developments support the Virginia-wide shift towards clean, renewable energy and Dominion Energy had seemingly embraced this transition, expanding its own solar and wind facilities. But, alarmingly Dominion is now trying to reverse course in Chesterfield and construct a new harmful methane gas “peaker” plant, mere miles from the old plant.
Read MoreOpposition to proposed Dominion gas plant grows ahead of public briefing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2023 CONTACT Jessica Sims, jessica@appvoices.org Glen Besa, glenbesa@gmail.com Chester, Va. — On Thursday, Nov. 16, advocates from Central Virginia will host a community gathering and press conference to highlight their opposition to the proposed “Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center,” a methane-gas power plant proposed by Dominion Energy. The community gathering and…
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