Va. OKs Dominion plan for 1,588-MW gas plant

摘要

The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved Dominion VirginiarnPower's plan to build a 1,588-MW, natural gas-fired combined-cyclernplant in Greensville County, rejecting the assertion by groupsrnrepresenting independent power producers and environmentalists thatrnthe utility failed to fully explore cost-effective alternatives.rnIn its order Tuesday, the SCC said Dominion "has established arnneed for the capacity and energy the project would provide," and —rndespite claims to the contrary — "we find ... the company undertookrnserious and credible efforts to assess the cost and availability of thirdpartyrnalternatives."