Despite community opposition, Fluvanna supervisors approve gas plant permit

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 452

Last Updated: 1 day, 2 hours ago

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In a 4-1 vote, the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved a conditional use permit for Nebraska-based company Tenaska to build its second natural gas plant in the community. Hundreds of members of the community came out to speak against the project at the meeting that went into the early hours of the morning Thursday.

The project is dubbed the Expedition Generating Station and will be able to produce 1540 megawatts of …

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