New Dominion Facility In Pleasants County, W.Va., Available For Summertime Demand
RICHMOND, Va. - Dominion
Energy, a unit of Dominion (NYSE: D), announced Friday that both units at the
company's new 300-megawatt generation facility in Pleasants County, W.Va., are
in commercial operation.
The Pleasants facility cost about $125 million and consists
of two natural gas-fired combustion turbines capable of generating 150 megawatts
each. Peaking facilities such as these are designed to operate during periods
of peak demand from customers - typically the hottest and coldest days of the
year.
Dominion Energy is the electric power production and
natural gas transportation and storage unit of Dominion, one of the nation's
largest producers of energy, with a production capability of more than 3 trillion
British thermal unit of energy per day. Dominion also serves 3.9 million franchise
natural gas and electric customers in five states. For more information about
Dominion, visit the company's Web site at www.dom.com.
