News•Feb 24, 2026
Environmental, Community Groups to Challenge Regulators’ Approval of Dominion’s Gas Plant
Three climate‑justice nonprofits have filed a Virginia Supreme Court notice to appeal the State Corporation Commission’s approval of Dominion Energy’s $1.47 billion, 944‑megawatt Chesterfield natural‑gas plant. The appeal, filed through the Southern Environmental Law Center, invokes the Virginia Environmental Justice Act and the Virginia Clean Economy Act for the first time. Plaintiffs argue the plant would cause roughly seven premature deaths and 15,000 illnesses annually, while questioning the claimed grid‑reliability need driven by speculative data‑center demand. Dominion has not commented on the challenge.
