Data centers to Dominion: Don’t use us to justify more power plants

Energy News Network: Virginia data center companies and their customers are challenging Dominion Energy’s plans to keep building natural gas infrastructure in the state.

The utility behemoth is in the midst of a building spree that includes four new gas-fired power plants as well as the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline, for which it is the lead stakeholder.

The company’s latest Integrated Resource Plan filed with Virginia regulators envisions the building trend continuing, and it points to projected load growth from the state’s burgeoning data center sector among its justifications.

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