SELC appeals to state supreme court over SCC approval of Dominion’s Chesterfield gas plant

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 698

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago


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The Southern Environmental Law Center, representing the Chesterfield County branch of the NAACP, Appalachian Voices, and Mothers Out Front, on Wednesday filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of Virginia over state regulators’ approval of Dominion Energy’s Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center (CERC), a gas peaker plant fiercely opposed by the groups and residents that’s slated to be completed in 2029.

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