NO MORE GAS PLANTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES!
Amidst a worsening climate crisis and the federal attacks on renewable energy, a multibillion-dollar Nebraska-based private corporation named Tenaska wants to build another gas plant outside Scottsville with a gigantic 1,500 MW capacity, while Dominion is seeking to build a huge 1,000 MW gas plant in Chesterfield.
Gas plant expansion in our communities is being proposed solely to meet Dominion’s forecasted energy demands from data centers.
A new health impact study conducted by a Harvard University research lab for SELC found that the proposed plant expansion could result in 2-3 premature deaths per year in the area around the plant. Download the full report here.
Enough is enough!
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Upcoming public engagement opportunities will continue to be added here as they are scheduled by State regulators
Fluvanna County fails residents, sides with Tenaska
Tenaska, a Nebraska-based energy company and one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, intends to construct a whopping 1.5 GW second gas power plant near its existing methane plant.
On Wednesday, March 18, Fluvanna’s Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 in favour of Tenaska to massively increase its existing footprint in the County. In doing so, it overturned a decision of its own Planning Commission that the proposal significantly contradicted objectives of the County’s Comprehensive Plan, changed its zoning code to allow Tenaska to raise the height of its smokestacks up to 230 feet, and awarded a Special Use Permit for the project.
If this project is built, these gas-fired power plants would become the largest in Virginia, significantly affecting not only Fluvanna County but also neighboring Scottsville and Albemarle County.
Opportunities for public engagement has been extremely minimal. Tenaska has been allowed to control the narrative, holding invitation-only “community” information sessions, choosing which questions to answer at a Special Board Meeting, and failing to conduct a local health impact study, including for air pollution modeling.
The fight doesn’t end here
Now, Tenaska is applying for permits from State agencies. Fluvanna Horizons Alliance partners will keep our network informed on next steps and public engagement opportunities.
Want to Learn More?
Watch Our Webinar
Dive into the details of the project and discover how you can take action! Watch C3's webinar featuring local community organizers and experts from SELC, Appalachian Voices, and Fluvanna Community Voice presenting on the proposed expansion of Fluvanna's Tenaska gas plant.