Dominion sees no slow down in Northern Virginia data center demand, proposes new electricity rates for large load customers
New rate would apply to facilities with a contracted capacity of 25MW or more
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Dominion to build new high voltage lines to supply proposed 900MW data center in Chesterfield County, Virginia
Construction is planned for February 2027
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Virginia narrowly avoided power cuts when 60 data centers dropped off the grid at once
Energy grid regulator reveals near-miss last summer
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Dominion Energy seeks approval for 1GW Virginia gas plant amid data center boom
Facing opposition from local community members and environmentalists
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US utilities report significant growth in data centers seeking grid connection
Growth reported across most major US utilities
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Dominion Energy nearly doubles data center capacity under contract to 40GW
This compares to 21GW in July 2024, an 88 percent increase
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Dominion pushes forward on flagship 2.6GW offshore wind farm to meet growth of AI
Set to deliver Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project by the end of 2026
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Southeastern US utilities to add 20GW of natural gas by 2040 to meet data center demand - report
Report focused on Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
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Dominion to expand natural gas plant in Virginia to meet data center demand
Will add 44MW to the Possum Point Power Station
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems hopes to build first grid-scale fusion power plant in Virginia by early 2030s
But first it needs to prove that fusion power plants can be built
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US electricity demand to surge to 128GW by 2029 due to data center growth - report
The report identifies the PJM and ERCOT as areas that will experience the largest growth in demand
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Unconstrained data center growth in Virginia could outstrip power supply - report
Report outlines several findings that could significantly impact the state's data center market
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Report claims data centers could cause Virginia energy prices to rise 75 percent this decade
State could face regular blackouts and brownouts
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Dominion reaffirms commitment to build out new power generation within Virginian market to meet rising data center demand
CEO Robert Blue, confirms utility is focused on building new capacity to meet rising demand within Virginia
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Dominion Energy outlines long-term strategy for Virginia's power infrastructure
The plan's power generation profile is largely derived from carbon-free sources, representing 80 percent of the overall capacity
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Amazon invests in nuclear SMR company, signs several SMR deals to power data centers
Company to invest in X-energy, fund SMR deployment in Washington, and explore SMR use in Virginia with Dominion
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FirstEnergy, Dominion, American Electric partner on transmission projects across PJM
Projects include the construction of several new 765kV, 500kV, and 345kV transmission lines across Virginia, Ohio, and West Virginia
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Dominion Energy "open" to having a data center next to Connecticut nuclear power plant
May look to follow Talen Energy's AWS move
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$3bn data center proposed outside Richmond in Powhatan County, Virginia
To be located on 120-acre undeveloped plot
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Dominion connected 15 data centers totaling 933MW in Virginia in 2023, 15 more expected in 2024
Utilities and transmission networks across the US seeing growth in capacity demand from data centers
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Dominion Energy seeks proposals for solar, wind, and energy storage projects in Virginia
Separate RFP for PPAs will be issued in October
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Virginia project gets $3m to cool data centers with mine water
As part of a 1GW Energy Delta Lab project in Wise County
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PJM transmission zone to see grid loads increase 40% by 2039
Peak load expected to jump 42,000MW, driven largely by data center demand
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Dominion secures permission for 2.6GW offshore wind farm near the Virginia coast
The largest-ever authorized wind project in the US
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NE Edge proposes 1.5 million sq ft data center at nuclear power station in Connecticut
Company working with Dominion for two facilities at Millstone Nuclear Power Station
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Dominion: Virginia power use hit record in December, data centers account for 20% of sales
But company forgets to mention how it held up data center builds in the world's largest market
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Dominion to resume connecting new Loudoun data centers, but capacity still limited
Data center customers won't get what they were originally promised
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Dominion Energy says it will speed up transmission deployments, easing Ashburn data center power issues
But the power crisis is not solved