The State Corporation Commission has approved the construction of two additional generating units capable of producing 340 megawatts of electricity at the Doswell Energy Center in Hanover County.
The units, capable of firing both natural gas and ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, will join five similar turbines on the 155-acre site near the Kings Dominion theme park.
The owner of the energy center, Doswell Limited Partnership, did not disclose the cost of the turbines in its application, but they will be able to produce twice the electricity of the most recent expansion on the site, which in 2000 was said to cost about $50 million. The center currently includes four combined cycle natural gas units that together can produce up to 665 megawatts of electricity and an additional turbine that can generate 171 megawatts.
