Coal Severance Tax Update
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
Steam rises from the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center Tuesday afternoon as it produces 610 megawatts of electricity from burning mined coal, biomass material and gob-pile coal.
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
Two employees watch numerous monitors in the control center of the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center. From here, they can watch and control most of the plant's operations throughout the day.
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
One of two on-duty employees watches numerous monitors Tuesday afternoon in the control center of the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center. From here, they can watch and control most of the plant's operations throughout the day.
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
The single turbine/generator at the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center produces 610 megawatts of electricity Tuesday afternoon from the steam created in the numerous circulating fluidizing bed boilers in the background.
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
Trucks unload coal ash in the Curley Hollow Solid Waste Management Facility at the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center Tuesday afternoon. The facility is 330 acres with 158 acres of lined landfill to accept the coal ash.
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
Steam rises from the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center Tuesday afternoon as it produces 610 megawatts of electricity from burning mined coal, biomass material and gob-pile coal.
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
Shane Young, Fossil & Hydro Operations & Maintenance Manager of the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, describes how the power plant produces 610 megawatts of electricity while outputting roughly 98% less pollution than 1960's era coal-fired power plants.
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
O. Preston Sloane, director of Fossil & Hydro Station III of the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, describes how the power plant uses mined coal, biomass and gob-pile coal to produce electricity for Dominion Virginia Power customers.
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
Trucks unload coal ash in the Curley Hollow Solid Waste Management Facility at the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center Tuesday afternoon. The facility is 330 acres with 158 acres of lined landfill to accept the coal ash.
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
Steam rises from wood chips that burned along with mined coal and gob-pile coal at Dominion Virginia Power's Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center to produce electricity.
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
Crushed limestone is burned along with mined coal, biomass and gob-pile coal at the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center to reduce sulfur emissions.
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
Coal from Virginia is used to produce energy at the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center along with gob-pile coal and biomass material.
Virginia Coal & Energy Alliance
Harry Childress, president of the Virginia Coal & Energy Alliance in Lebanon, Virginia talks recently about issues regarding the industry.
Virginia Coal & Energy Alliance
Harry Childress, president of the Virginia Coal & Energy Alliance in Lebanon, Virginia talks recently about issues regarding the industry.
