Dominion's gas-fired Chesterfield plant gets air quality permit

State regulators clear controversial Chesterfield peaker plant

The controversial proposed Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center has cleared its final major regulatory hurdle, winning approval from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. In a letter dated Dec. 19, DEQ officials gave the green light for the 944-megawatt peaker plant…

Dominion's gas-fired Chesterfield plant gets air quality permit

Virginia’s clean air regulators approved a permit allowing Dominion Energy to run a gas-fired power plant in Chesterfield County. Opponents say the State Corporation Commission should have done its own analysis of its pollution.