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Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center Public Engagement Opportunities
At Dominion Energy, we are committed to providing our customers and communities with reliable around-the-clock energy to power their homes and businesses. To meet this commitment, we are proposing to build the Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center in the James River Industrial Center, adjacent to our existing Chesterfield Power Station.
Consisting of four natural gas-powered turbines, the Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center will serve as an “always ready” generation resource that can be quickly deployed on the hottest and coldest days and serve as backup generation when other resources are unavailable or insufficient to meet customer needs.
Pending regulatory approval, the project will generate approximately 1,000 megawatts, which is enough energy to power up to 250,000 homes once fully operational.
If approved, the Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center will be constructed and operated in a manner that will be protective of air quality, the environment and the surrounding community. It will also provide positive state and local economic impacts, including new jobs and property taxes.
Location: James River Industrial Center
Planning Zone: I-3, Heavy Industrial
Generation Type: Natural Gas Turbine
Capacity: 4 x 250 MW
Construction: 2026
Operational: 2028
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226 direct, indirect and induced local jobs.
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$52.9 Million in local economic output.
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$10.9 Million in associated local wages and benefits.
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$2.2 Million in state and local tax revenue.
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35 direct, indirect and induced local jobs.
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$24.9 Million in local economic output.
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$3.5 Million in associated local wages and benefits.
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$142.6 Million in new tax revenue (approx. 36-year cumulative).
As we transition to clean energy, it is Dominion Energy’s responsibility to keep our customers’ lights on, including during days and nights when demand is highest- just like in December 2022 when we experienced an all-time demand for power. Having dispatchable (“always ready”) generation, such as natural gas turbines, small modular reactors and long-duration energy storage will ensure reliable around-the-clock energy for our customers.
The state-of-the-art Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center will feature advanced emissions controls such as dry-low NOx burners, a selective catalytic reduction system and oxidation catalysts to help reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and more.
Dispatchable natural gas turbines are called upon when there is insufficient generation to meet customer demand, such as during increased loads and seasonal peaks. With a quick response time, they can go from being idle to producing reliable, around-the-clock electricity within approximately 10 minutes. They have been in operation since the early 1990s and are a proven technology.
We are incorporating both natural gas turbines and energy storage into our generation portfolio because there are pros and cons to each. Battery storage, which is still an emerging technology and does not produce electricity but stores it for later use, can ramp up to full power within seconds, but can only supply that energy for a short duration. Conversely, natural gas turbines are a more mature technology, have a proven record of generating reliable, low-carbon electricity and can provide more energy over a longer period of time. When paired, these resources help ensure reliable service for our customers.
The station is being designed to minimize visual impacts and will include setbacks from the property line and vegetation buffers.
The natural gas turbines have a sound reduction enclosure. In addition to localized noise requirements for specific equipment, the overall station is held to 75 decibels along the property boundary – similar to the sound of a vacuum cleaner or freeway traffic.
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