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Dominion scrambles to meet soaring power demand | News | fauquier.com
Two Dominion workers upgrade some of the wires at the Clover Hill Substation near Manassas. Jill Palermo
Dominion and PJM were slow to catch on to zooming power needs driven by data centers. This graph shows how far off early forecasts were for the coming 15 years. PJM adjusted its 15-year forecast (dotted line) this spring. Note: numbers of the left axis represent peak load; 43K means 43,000 megawatts of power.
Source: Dominion Energy Source: Dominion Energy
A no trespassing sign near the Clover Hill substation neat the Manassas Regional Airport. The substation is receiving upgrades but is just down the road from a new $40 million Wakeman Substation. Jill Palermo
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