Proposed WV natural gas plant to generate power for Dominion Energy customers in Virginia, PJM grid

CHARLESTON — Dominion Energy, a Virginia-based company, is proposing to construct a new natural gas-fired power plant in Grant County, which would be connected to the existing coal-fired plant near Mt. Storm, according to a Tuesday news release from Gov. Patrick Morrisey.

The new energy plant, if constructed, could add 2.6 gigawatts of natural gas-generated power to the region in addition to the 1.6 GW already produced by the coal-fired Mt. Storm Power Station, which the company plans to keep online as part of the new Mt. Storm Combined Cycle Station.

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