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Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center
Overview
As we continue our transition to increasingly clean energy, it is our responsibility to keep our customers’ lights on, including during times when demand in the highest. This is why we are proposing to build the Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center (CERC).
CERC will be an always-ready resource that will provide power quickly- in as little as 10 minutes- and as needed, for example, on the hottest and coldest days of the year.
The facility will serve as a power generation source when other sources are unavailable or insufficient to meet our customers’ energy needs.
We are currently in the permitting process for this project. If approved, we anticipate construction to begin in 2026 and the project to begin operations in 2029.
Meeting Demand
- CERC will include four natural gas-powered simple cycle turbines.
- It will also include a 7-day supply of fuel oil.
- Coupled with the potential for future hydrogen-blend use, CERC will act as an "always ready" generation resource.
- It will not require any new pipelines or transmission infrastructure outside of Dominion Energy-owned property.
- CERC will be able to be deployed or shut down in as little as10 minutes,
- The technology used is flexible in that it can run for short or long durations and only when it is needed.
- Each of the four CERC turbines will be able to generate up to 250 MW.
- The entire project able to generate up to a total of 1,000 MW.
- 1,000 MW is enough energy to power up to 250,000 homes.
- CERC will be constructed and operated using state-of-the-art technology in a manner that is protective of human health and the environment.
- When operating, CERC will produce fewer emissions overall, including carbon emissions, compared to the retired coal units at Chesterfield Power Station.
Benefits for Virginia and Chesterfield County
In addition to generating up to 1,000 MW of immediate, reliable, and dispatchable power to up to 250,000 homes when it is needed the most, CERC will provide many benefits to the local, state, and regional communities.
During Construction (Total)
955 direct, indirect, and induced jobs (490+ in Chesterfield)
$252.9 Million in economic activity ($103+ Million in Chesterfield)
$59.2 Million associated wages and benefits ($26.9 Million in Chesterfield)
$11.2 Million in state and local tax revenue
During Operations
55 direct, indirect, and induced jobs (35 in Chesterfield)
$36.5 Million new annual economic activity ($28.7 Million in Chesterfield)
$5 Million in associated local wages and benefits ($3.2 Million in Chesterfield).
$26.2 Million in state sales tax revenue and $182.9 Million in new total Chesterfield County tax revenue over the lifetime of the project.
Dominion Energy is committed to providing opportunities for Chesterfield County and Virginia businesses and workforce to deliver Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center (CERC). As a result, CERC is committed to partnering with local, Small, Women-a Minority-owned (SWaM), and union businesses in Chesterfield County and the surrounding area.
We expect our Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), Sundt, to also provide opportunities to local and SWaM businesses, and union shops, when awarding subcontracts. Our EPC is responsible for soliciting bids for project work, including from local employment interest.
Community Engagement
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is currently reviewing Dominion Energy’s application for an Air Permit for CERC. Details on the public comment process may be found here.
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) is currently reviewing Dominion Energy's application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) and Rider for CERC. Details on the public comment process may be found here.
Past Community Engagement Opportunities
- March 27, 2025, Open House, Varina Elementary School
- March 25, 2025, Open House, Bellwood Elementary School
- March 24, 2025, Open House, Homewood Suites Chester
- September 17, 2024, Open House, Varina Elementary School
- September 10, 2024, Open House, Bellwood Community Center
- September 5, 2024, Open House, Hyatt Place Chester
- March 2, 2024, Open House, Dominion Energy SERT Building
- February 29, 2024, Open House, Bellwood Elementary
- February 20, 2024, Open House, C.E. Curtis Elementary
- December 14, 2023, Open House, Dominion Energy Training Center
- November 16, 2023, Air Permit Informational Briefing, Springhill Suites Chester
- August 15, 2023, Community Meeting, Bellwood Community Center
- June 27, 2023, Open House, Bellwood Elementary
Our commitment to the customers and communities we serve goes beyond our dedication to providing affordable, reliable, and increasingly clean energy. We are dedicated to helping those in our communities live a little easier, too. Learn more about our commitment to saving energy.
Resources
Project Information
- Third-party Economic Impact Analysis - Mangum Economic Impact Report, November 2024
- Project Information Boards, used during March 2025 Open Houses - Information Boards
- Site Renderings
Regulatory and Permitting
- SCC Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and SCC Rider submitted March 3, 2025.
For additional information regarding these permits, please visit the SCC website. - Latest Company Integrated Resource Plan - IRP Site
- DEQ Air Permit
- CERC Air Permit Application, submitted August 1, 2023
- CERC Air Permit Application Update, submitted August 21, 2024
- CERC Air Permit Application Update, submitted September 26, 2024
- CERC Air Permit Application Update, submitted March 3, 2024
- CERC Air Permit Application Update, submitted May 9, 2024
- CERC Air Permit Application Update, submitted June 12, 2024
- CERC Air Permit Application Update, submitted July 1, 2024
- Final CERC Air Permit Application Documents
- For additional information regarding CERC’s air permit, please visit the DEQ website.
- November 2023 Air Permit Informational Briefing, Springhill Suites Chester
Por favor utilize esta información si necesitase cualquiera de estos documentos traducidos al español.
Visión General
A medida que continuamos nuestra transición hacia una energía cada vez más limpia, es nuestra responsabilidad mantener encendidas las luces de nuestros clientes, incluso durante los momentos en que la demanda es más alta. Es por eso que estamos proponiendo construir el Centro de Confiabilidad Energética de Chesterfield (CERC).
CERC será un recurso siempre listo que proporcionará energía rápidamente, en tan solo 10 minutos, y según sea necesario, por ejemplo, en los días más calurosos y fríos del año.
La instalación servirá como fuente de generación de energía cuando otras fuentes no estén disponibles o sean insuficientes para satisfacer las necesidades energéticas de nuestros clientes.
Actualmente estamos en el proceso de permisos para este proyecto. Si se aprueba, anticipamos que la construcción comenzará en 2026 y que el proyecto comience a operar en 2029.
CERC se ubicará en la propiedad existente de la central eléctrica de Chesterfield, propiedad de Dominion Energy, cerca de las unidades 7 y 8 de la central eléctrica de Chesterfield, que aún están en funcionamiento.
Satisfacer la demanda de energía
- CERC incluirá cuatro turbinas de ciclo simple alimentadas por gas natural.
- También incluirá un suministro de fueloil para 7 días.
- Junto con el potencial para el uso futuro de mezclas de hidrógeno, CERC actuará como un recurso de generación "siempre listo".
- No requerirá nuevos gasoductos o infraestructura de transmisión fuera de la propiedad de Dominion Energy.
- CERC podrá desplegarse y apagarse en tan solo 10 minutos,
- La tecnología utilizada es flexible en el sentido de que puede funcionar durante períodos cortos o largos.
- Asegurándose de que esté listo cuando sea necesario, pero que no tenga que funcionar cuando no sea necesario.
- Cada una de las cuatro turbinas CERC será capaz de generar hasta 240 MW.
- Todo el proyecto es capaz de generar hasta un total de 944 MW.
- 1.000 MW es energía suficiente para abastecer hasta 240.000 hogares.
- El CERC se construirá utilizando tecnología de punta
- Cuando esté en funcionamiento, CERC producirá menos emisiones en general, incluidas las emisiones de carbono, en comparación con las unidades de carbón retiradas de la central eléctrica de Chesterfield.
Beneficios para Virginia y el condado de Chesterfield
Durante la Construcción (Total)
955 empleos directos, indirectos y inducidos (490+ en el condado de Chesterfield).
$252.9 millones en producción económica ($103+ millones en el condado de Chesterfield).
$59.2 millones en salarios y beneficios asociados ($26.9 millones en el condado de Chesterfield).
$11.2 millones en ingresos fiscales estatales y locales.
Durante las Operaciones
55 empleos directos, indirectos y inducidos (35 en el condado de Chesterfield).
$36.5 millones en nueva producción económica anual ($28.7 millones en el condado de Chesterfield).
$5 millones en salarios y beneficios locales asociados ($3.2 millones en el condado de Chesterfield).
$26.2 millones en ingresos por impuestos estatales sobre las ventas y $182.9 millones en nuevos ingresos fiscale totales del condado de Chesterfield durante la vida útil del proyecto.
