Dominion Virginia Converts Power Station to Waste to Energy

Allan Gerlat, News Editor

July 17, 2013

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Dominion Virginia Power has converted its Altavista, Va., power station to biomass waste-to-energy production.

The conversion of the Altavista Power Station from coal fuel is the first of three that the Richmond, Va.-based utility plans by the end of this year, Dominion said in a news release. The company expects to spend $165 million for the conversions in Altavista, Hopewell and Southampton County.

The facilities will use as fuel primarily tree tops and branches that remain unused from timbering operations.

After conversion Dominion expects the three 51-megawatt power stations to operate continuously and provide enough electricity for 12,500 households.

The Altavista station will employ 31.

The biomass conversions will help Dominion meet Virginia’s voluntary renewable energy goal of 15 percent by 2025.

About the Author

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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