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May 11, 2026

Proposed Chantilly data center could be powered by fuel cells

Atlanta-based T5 Data Centers proposes a 312,000-square-foot Chantilly data center powered by natural gas fuel cells.

A rendering of Dominion Energy's planned 3,000-megawatt combined cycle natural gas power station in Cumberland County. Image courtesy Dominion Energy
May 7, 2026

Dominion Energy planning multibillion-dollar power plant in Cumberland

Dominion Energy Virginia plans to build a multibillion-dollar 3,000-megawatt combined cycle natural gas power plant in Cumberland County.

A hydrogen power plant could be located at the Lonesome Pine Regional Business & Technology Park in Wise County. Photo courtesy Wise County Industrial Development Authority
Apr 29, 2026

Data center developers seek on-site energy in Wise

Wise County data center developers plan a $1 billion campus powered by hydrogen or natural gas, aiming to generate 600 megawatts and boost local tax revenue.

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Dec 23, 2025

Dominion gas plant in Chesterfield on hold, while SCC considers petition

Dominion Energy's proposed Chesterfield County natural gas plant is now on hold, as the Virginia State Corporation Commission is reconsidering its final order approving the project. 

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Nov 25, 2025

Virginia SCC approves Dominion gas plant in Chesterfield

Dominion Energy's $1.47 billion natural gas power plant in Chesterfield County received the Virginia State Corporation Commission's approval Tuesday, despite opposition from neighbors and environmental groups.

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Oct 30, 2025

Dominion plans more natural gas, solar in 20-year forecast

Virginia's future could hold more solar and natural gas power generation, according to an integrated resource plan filed by Dominion Energy this month.

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Blue
Sep 1, 2025

Energy 2025: BLUE, ROBERT M. ‘BOB’

Blue oversees Fortune 500 utility Dominion, which has 14,700 employees and provides regulated electricity service to 3.6 million customers in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and regulated natural gas service to 500,000 customers in South Carolina. Blue began his career with Dominion as managing director of state affairs and corporate policy in 2005. After […]

Sabel
Sep 1, 2025

Energy 2025: SABEL, MIKE

Sabel, a billionaire former investment banker, co-founded Venture Global in 2013 with finance lawyer Robert Pender, exporting U.S.-produced liquefied natural gas. In January the company went public, and shares opened nearly 4% below its $25 IPO price, earning a valuation of $58.2 billion, and its stock fell to a low of $7 in April, although […]

Senechal
Sep 1, 2025

Energy 2025: SENECHAL, KRISTEN

Following an eight-month national search, Kristen Senechal was selected to lead NOVEC, succeeding David E. Schleicher, who retired in April. One of the nation’s largest electric cooperatives based on energy sales, NOVEC reported operating revenue of $864 million in 2023. The electric cooperative serves more than 180,000 residential and business customers in Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, [&helli[...]

Brown
Sep 1, 2025

Energy 2025: BROWN, CARLOS M.

Brown’s title at Dominion grows longer and longer. After joining the company in 2007 as senior counsel, Brown steadily climbed the ranks, holding business, operational and legal roles. In 2024, Brown became president of Dominion Energy Services and executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary of Dominion Energy. In June, Brown assumed oversight […]

PIERCE
Sep 1, 2025

Energy 2025: PIERCE, SHANNON O.

A Surry County native, Pierce succeeded Robert Duvall in April as leader of the utility serving more than 310,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Southeastern Virginia. Pierce didn’t grow up dreaming of working in energy, the field where she’s spent her entire career. Fresh out of the University of Virginia School of Law, Pierce […]

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