Decades of responsible energy generation 

Tenaska has been a good business neighbor in Fluvanna County for more than 20 years.

Tenaska Virginia Generating Station has been among the top two taxpayers since our first facility began operating, and our plant is staffed by 29 hard-working employees who are part of the fabric of the community. At the same time, we place little burden on local government and community resources.

The plant team collaborates with community leaders, first responders, schools and more, and we intend for Expedition to continue our commitment to collaborating with and investing in this community.

Why natural gas? 

The Expedition Generating Station is under development in response to Virginia’s growing energy crisis. Demand for electricity is expected to double over the next decade, but the Commonwealth already can’t produce enough power to meet its own needs and relies heavily on electricity from other states. New generation – particularly from reliable and dispatchable sources such as natural gas – is critical.

Located in Central Virginia and directly connected to the grid that serves Fluvanna County and the rest of the Commonwealth, the plant would provide up to 1,540 megawatts of reliable power, enough to serve about 1.5 million homes.

Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection, in its Reliability Resource Initiative, identified 51 energy projects in 13 states deemed critical to come online to maintain the reliability of the electric grid. This project was selected as part of that priority process and is now an element in PJM’s plans for energy reliability.

Natural gas remains the cleanest fossil fuel for dispatchable and reliable power generation. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has stringent requirements for natural gas power plants related to air and water quality that are intended to be protective of human health and the environment. Read more on our Environment page.