SCC declines to reconsider Chesterfield gas plant approval, advocacy groups appeal air permit

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 466

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The State Corporation Commission has reasserted its approval of Dominion Energy’s Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center (CERC), after it denied multiple environmental advocacy groups’ appeal to reconsider the decision. Now, the groups are taking another tack to try and stop the project.

The gas peaker plant, a 944 megawatt facility, is slated to be used about 33% of the time to offset the strain on the grid during the hottest and coldest days of the year. …

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