SCC approves Dominion gas plant in Chesterfield

Dominion Energy can go ahead with a controversial gas-fired power plant on the site of its Chesterfield power station, the State Corporation Commission says.

The $1.47 billion plant would generate 944 megawatts of electricity when up and running in 2027.

Dominion said it needs the facility because of Virginia's soaring electricity demand.

Opponents said it flouts state policy, as expressed in the Virginia Clean Economy Act's mandatethat by 2045 Dominion's generating plants emit none of the greenhouse gases that causeclimate change.

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