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Pending regulatory approval, Dominion is planning to construct four natural gas combustion turbines as part of what it calls the Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center. The company expects the project to have about 1,000 megawatts of capacity — able to power up to 250,000 homes. Environmental groups and some area residents say the company shouldn’t build a new project powered by fossil fuel.
As more data centers come online and more electric vehicles hit the roads, Dominion Energy’s state-set goal to slash carbon emissions to zero by 2045 looks to be out of reach.
Virginia’s state Air Pollution Control Board took its final step to withdraw Virginia from a regional carbon market, sending the action to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office for final action,
Environmental groups are expressing disappointment today after Virginia’s Air Pollution Control Board voted to withdraw the state from RGGI – the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. That coalition of 11 states is committed to reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and methane – gases that are driving climate change. Sandy Hausman reports on why the board wanted out and what will happen next.