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Power Stations Fueled by Natural Gas

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Powers approximately 146,000 homes

Located in Buckingham County, VA

  • Net generating capacity is 590 megawatts
  • Site construction began April 2009; commercial operations began May 24, 2011
  • Fueled by natural gas with ultralow-sulfur diesel fuel as a backup
  • Provides more than $1 million annually in taxes to Buckingham County
aerial view of Brunswick power station

Powers approximately 340,000 homes

Located in Freeman, VA

  • Net generating capacity is 1,358 megawatts
  • Began service in April, 2016
  • Fueled by natural gas
  • Combined-cycle technology uses 3 combustion turbines that generate 280 megawatts each
  • The super heated air from the combustion turbines is used to generate steam that produces another 470 megawatts on a steam turbine
  • The completed station employs 43 people
  • The station is expected to pay Brunswick County more than $4 million a year in property taxes
  • In the first full year of operation, we expect fuel savings of about $96 million. Fuel savings will continue over time
  • An additional $1 billion in customer savings is expected over the life of the station, compared with the next-best option for supplying power
Proposed Facility - Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center

Located at James River Industrial Center

  • Planning Zone: I-3, Heavy Industrial
  • Generation Type: Natural Gas Turbine
  • Capacity: 4 x 250 MW
  • Construction: 2025
  • Operational: 2027

Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center

Centro de Energia Fiable de Chesterfield

aerial view of Darbytown power station

Powers approximately 84,000 homes

Located in Richmond, VA

  • Net generating capacity is 336 megawatts (4 units)
  • Began commercial service in 1990
  • Fueled by fuel oil and natural gas
woman working at a gas power station

Powers approximately 78,000 homes

Located in Chesapeake, VA

  • Net generating capacity is 348 megawatts (3 units)
  • Began commercial service in 1992
  • Fueled by natural gas
aerial view of Gordonsville power station

Powers approximately 55,000 homes

Located in Gordonsville, VA

  • Net generating capacity is 218 megawatts (2 units)
  • Service began in 1994
  • Primary fuel is natural gas
  • Emissions of nitrogen oxides are reduced due to a selective catalytic reduction system
woman working at a gas power station

Powers approximately 92,000 homes

Located in Surry, VA

  • Net generating capacity is 368 megawatts
  • Two units began commercial service in 1970: Four units in 1989
  • Fueled by fuel oil (4 units) and natural gas (2 units)
aerial view of Greensville power station

Located a few miles west of Emporia, the station completed testing and began generating electricity December. 8, 2018.

Powers approximately 400,000 homes

Located in Greensville and Brunswick Counties, VA

  • Net generating capacity is 1,588-megawatts
  • Fueled by natural gas, it will use the latest generation of highly efficient combined-cycle technology to produce the electricity
  • Cost - $1.3 billion
  • The station will have low-carbon intensity by using clean-burning natural gas and the best available control technology to reduce emissions
  • In its first year of operation, it is expected to provide up to $7 million in property taxes for Greensville County
  • Post-construction economic benefits are projected to amount to about $36 million annually
  • Over its expected 36-year life, the station will save customers about $2.1 billion
  • The station will have a staff of 49 employees

Brunswick-Greensville Storage Facility

Read about Dominion Energy's proposed LNG Storage Facility that will enhance reliability for our customers while serving Greensville County Power Station and potentially others.

aerial view of Ladysmith power station

Powers approximately 195,000 homes

Located in Ladysmith, VA

  • Net generating capacity is 783 megawatts (5 units)
  • Commercial operation began in 2001
  • Primary fuel is natural gas
aerial view of Remington power station

Powers approximately 145,000 homes

Located in Remington, VA

  • Net generating capacity is 608 megawatts (4 units)
  • Commercial service began in 2000
  • Primary fuel is natural gas
aerial view of Rosemary power station

Powers approximately 41,000 homes

Located in Roanoke Rapids, NC

  • Net generating capacity is 165 megawatts
  • Began commercial service in 1990
  • Fueled by natural gas
  • As a combined-cycle power station, it generates electricity and produces steam for industrial use
aerial view of Warren County power station

Powers approximately 342,500 homes

Located in Front Royal, VA

  • Net generating capacity is 1,370 megawatts
  • Began commercial service in December 2014
  • Fueled by natural gas
  • Among the cleanest fossil-fuel fired facilities in the nation, using three combustion turbines and a steam turbine
  • The power station is helping to close a gap of 5,600 megawatts of generation needed in its service area by 2019 as identified by PJM Interconnection LLC

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