Dominion Gets State Approval for Liquified Natural Gas Storage Facility in Virginia

Inside Climate News · By Charles Paullin · last updated March 1, 2025 – 12:06 AM

The project comes in response to past winter events, but environmental groups say battery storage provides “real reliability.”

By Charles Paullin

Virginia’s largest utility received approval from its state regulators to construct a liquified natural gas storage facility for two of its gas-fired power stations in the Southside region of the state, despite opposition from environmental groups that favor more renewable energy.

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