Advocates and lawmakers from Hampton Roads came together virtually to talk about the importance of the program that caps carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
Pending regulatory approval, Dominion is planning to construct four natural gas combustion turbines as part of what it calls the Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center. The company expects the project to have about 1,000 megawatts of capacity — able to power up to 250,000 homes. Environmental groups and some area residents say the company shouldn’t build a new project powered by fossil fuel.
Several environmental groups are planning to legally challenge Virginia's withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, initiated by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
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