New Dominion Facility In Armstrong County, Pa., Available For Summertime Demand
RICHMOND, Va. - Dominion
Energy, a unit of Dominion (NYSE: D), announced Friday that all four units at
the company's new 600-megawatt generation facility in Armstrong County, Pa.,
are in commercial operation.
The Armstrong station cost about $240 million and consists
of four natural gas-fired turbines capable of generating about 150 megawatts
each. Peaking facilities such as these are designed to operate during periods
of peak demand from customers - typically the hottest and coldest days of the
year.
Dominion Energy is the electric power production and
natural gas transportation and storage unit of Dominion, one of the nation's
largest producers of energy, with a production capability of more than 3 trillion
British thermal unit of energy per day. Dominion also serves 3.9 million franchise
natural gas and electric customers in five states. For more information about
Dominion, visit the company's Web site at www.dom.com.
