PEC is working to support an energy system that is smarter, more efficient and better accounts for the negative externalities arising from the choices we make about energy consumption, generation, transmission and distribution.
We are advocating for a more distributed system that is less reliant on distant generating sources and incorporates a mix of local renewable power — customer owned, community based and utility scale. Recognizing Virginia is in the early stages of its energy transition, we believe now is the time to reimagine and rebuild our energy system in a way that is just and fair to all residents and ratepayers.
Data Centers in Virginia
Use our Resident Report Form to report data center diesel generator noise and pollution. Virginia is undergoing a massive economic, …
How Agrivoltaics Can Help Solve Virginia’s Energy Crisis
Virginia needs energy solutions that work with communities, not against them. Agrivoltaics does exactly that—it gives farmers additional revenue to …
Joshua Falls-Yeat 765 kV Transmission Line Update
Next steps for the Joshua Falls-Yeat 765 kV transmission line project, including a list of community meetings you can attend in …
Gigaland: New Packaging, Same Harmful Impacts
Gigaland is back with its latest proposal, renamed Remington Digital Campus. While the new proposal represents a smaller footprint (a relative term when talking about millions of square feet) for its six data center buildings, …
New Study Examines Potential Air Quality and Public Health Impacts of Remington Data Center’s Proposed Use of Natural Gas Turbines
The developer of Remington Technology Park data center campus, PointOne, proposed building an onsite power plant of 13 gas turbines in early 2026. In April 2026, PEC decided to commission a study of the cumulative …
Another Electric Super-Highway Proposed to Serve Data Centers
This project would consist of 260 miles of new 765-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines connecting the John Amos coal plant in Putnam County, West Virginia (the location of a well-known coal-fired power plant), and the Rocky …
Remington Tech Park Developer Plans a Permanent Gas Fuel Cell Power Plant
The Remington Tech Park data center campus developer, PointOne, has proposed an onsite power plant that would rely on natural gas fuel cells. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hear the application on July 9 …
Send SCC Comments: Expanded Southwest Mountains Transmission Line
The Charlottesville-Gordonsville transmission line expansion project is directly driven by the 26 data center requests in Louisa and Culpeper counties that Dominion has received over the last five years …
Virginians’ Electric Bills Are on the Line – and the SCC is Deciding
The General Assembly and Governor let us down. Now the SCC must act to protect residents from rising electricity costs. A data center, electrical substation and transmission line. Photo by Hugh Kenny/PEC. Despite poll after …
Clouds of Data and Pollution: Gas Plants at Data Centers Threaten Public Health
“It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before,” said Hugh Kenny about his first time visiting the Vantage VA2 data center in Sterling, Virginia …
Troubles with Transmission
“This farm has been in our family for over 100 years. This powerline would destroy so much of what we’ve built here.” …
2026 General Assembly Takeaways
The dust has finally settled in Richmond, and those of us who love the Piedmont have a lot to celebrate. With the 2026 General Assembly session (mostly) behind us, it’s clear that the collective voice …
How to save energy this summer
With energy costs in Virginia rising faster than anywhere else in the country thanks to rapid data center buildout, it’s more impactful than ever this summer to reduce your home’s energy use — and, in …
