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Cumberland Energy Center
Overview
As demand for electricity continues to grow, our communities need power that is affordable, reliable, and creates lasting local benefits. This facility would deliver cost-effective power for families and businesses while supporting jobs in the region. Dominion Energy is investing locally to help strengthen the economy with reliable careers and a steady supply of affordable electricity our customers can count on today and into the future.
Cumberland Energy Center would consist of two 2-on-1 combined cycle units that would use natural gas to generate approximately 3,000 MW of baseload, around-the-clock, power to serve up to 750,000 homes.
Site Location
The Cumberland Energy Center will be built on approximately 150 acres off Duncan Store Road in Cumberland County, Virginia.
Key Facts
The facility will produce nearly 3,000 megawatts of electricity – enough to power up to 750,000 homes.
The project will include two 2-on-1 advanced class combined-cycle units. They are designed to use natural gas with fuel oil as a backup.
Combine-cycle units can generate power at different levels. This helps meet your daily needs and provides power when wind and solar aren't available.
This project will use best available technology to help protect people's health and the environment.
How It Works
First, a combustion turbine is used to make power.
- Air from outside is pulled into a compressor where it becomes hotter and more pressurized.
- This air is mixed with natural gas and then burned.
- The hot gases expand and move through the turbine, making it spin.
- As the turbine spins, it turns a generator that makes electricity. This electricity is sent to the power grid to supply homes.
Second, leftover heat and gases are used to make more power.
- Extra heat and gases are captured by a Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG), which uses that heat to make steam.
- The steam flows through a steam turbine, causing it to spin.
- As the turbine spins, it turns another generator that makes electricity. This electricity is sent to the power grid to supply homes.
- After the steam moves through the turbine, it is cooled and turned back into water. The water is then reused in the system.
Benefitting Cumberland County, the Region, and Virginia
The Cumberland Energy Center will provide power to up to 750,000 homes and bring added benefits to local, state, and regional communities.
Project Benefits
Create 1,362 jobs across the region, including 336 jobs in Cumberland.
Bring $295.5 million in economic activity to the region, including $71.8 million in Cumberland.
Create $84.4 million in wages and benefits across the region, including $16 million in Cumberland.
Generate $696.3 million in economic activity across the state and $243.8 million in wages and benefits statewide.
Create 120 jobs in the region, including 102 jobs in Cumberland.
Create $159.9 million in economic activity each year across the region, including $142 million in Cumberland.
Create $16.2 million each year in wages and benefits across the region, including $13.6 million in Cumberland.
Bring $193.5 million in economic activity to the state each year and create $23.7 million a year in wages and benefits statewide.
Source: Cumberland County Combined Cycle: Economic & Fiscal Contribution to Cumberland County, Virginia. Mangum Economics, March 2026.
Join the Dominion Energy Team
We are committed to creating opportunities for local businesses and workers in Cumberland County and across Virginia as part of the Cumberland Energy Center. The project will work with local businesses, including Small, Women‑owned, Minority‑owned (SWaM), and union companies.
Community Engagement
You and your community matter in every decision we make. That's why we welcome your input on this project. We encourage you to get involved during the permitting process, and we'll share ways to participate here when they're available.
Engagement Opportunities
If you would like for us to meet with your HOA, church membership, organization, or group to discuss the project, please let us know. 434-842-4179 | CumberlandEnergy@dominionenergy.com
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Our commitment goes beyond providing affordable, reliable, and cleaner energy. We also work to make life easier for the people in our communities.
Project Information
Site Rendering
View a site rendering of Cumberland Energy Center, including the location of the power generation building, air cooled condenser, gas turbine generator, water tanks, and administration building.
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