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Fluvanna’s future is still being decided
We want everyone in Fluvanna to breathe clean air, rely on safe water. and enjoy life without sacrificing their health to industrial development. Residents deserve a meaningful say in their community’s future.
Tenaska, a multibillion-dollar energy company based in Omaha, Nebraska, proposes a second methane gas-fired plant in Fluvanna to sell power into the regional grid. FHA opposes making our rural community bear more pollution and industrial development as data-center demand surges.
County approval was not the last word. State decisions remain. This website brings together the evidence and practical ways to make your concerns part of those decisions.
State approval is still required
County approval did not clear Tenaska to build. Help stop the second plant by submitting comments or testifying before the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
January 6, 2027 — Comments and witness registration due
Include case PUR-2026-00102 with your comment.
January 12, 2027 — Public-witness hearing at 10 a.m.
Check the SCC’s instructions for hearing arrangements.
Submit a comment · Register to testify
Help preparing your comment or testimony
Official records and updates: SCC case record · DEQ project updates
Add your name to the petition
A second Fluvanna plant would add pollution and industrial development to a community already living with one.
Join our call for a full review of the combined impacts of power plants, pipelines, and transmission infrastructure before further approvals.
Tell us how this affects your life
Noise that disrupts daily life and sleep. Worries about your well, water supply or river pollution. Concerns about your health and the air you breathe. Trucks on rural roads.
Share what you’ve experienced and what you fear another plant could bring. Your voice belongs in the record.
The project reaches beyond the plant site
Before the county vote, presentations emphasized a 50-acre developed footprint on two parcels and use of existing utility lines. Tenaska’s SCC application describes a broader project: a proposed 500-kV connection, a new switchyard, substation work and supporting infrastructure.
At the September 16 update, routes, additional parcels and the extent of land disturbance remained unsettled. Residents deserve complete maps and a clear account of what has changed.
The impacts reach far beyond the plant site
A second plant would stand beside homes and farms, but its effects could reach people downwind, communities connected by waterways, and households along construction routes.
Air and health
A 2025 Harvard Dominici Lab study projects increased fine-particle pollution across Fluvanna, Albemarle, Louisa, Goochland, Buckingham, Cumberland, Powhatan, Henrico and Chesterfield counties and beyond. Expedition alone could expose more than four million people to added pollution and cause $27–50 million in annual health-related damages, with the largest modeled concentration increases in Palmyra and Lake Monticello.
View the air and health study
Water and private wells
Dry cooling reduces water use, but Expedition would still draw from the James River and generate wastewater, adding industrial demand to a river supplying other users.
Drought also threatens private wells. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) explains that reduced rainfall and groundwater pumping can lower water levels, sometimes below a well’s pump intake.
USGS: Drought and Groundwater Levels — a clear explanation of drought, pumping, and wells running dry.
Land, traffic and noise
Expedition’s transmission lines, pipelines, and construction would extend its impacts beyond the plant site. Approximately four years of construction could bring persistent noise, fugitive dust from clearing and earthmoving, and substantial water demand. Worker traffic, heavy deliveries and oversized loads could congest rural roads and disrupt daily travel.
The Board approved fewer road improvements than its commissioned TRC study recommended, allowing construction before intersection improvements were complete.
Neighbors who have already sought relief from TVGS noise now face a second, larger plant. Its cooling-fan banks and nighttime operations could compound disturbances to daily life and sleep.
We are calling for a full cumulative-impact review and for state regulators to deny Tenaska’s second plant.
Check the evidence for yourself
Our Research Library brings together public filings, government records, and supporting studies. Earlier research remains available in More Info.
About Fluvanna Horizons Alliance
Fluvanna Horizons Alliance is a community alliance dedicated to protecting our air and water from the potential harm of a gas-fired power plant. We work with local residents and organizations to raise awareness and advocate for sustainable, clean energy solutions. Our focus is on promoting environmental conservation and ensuring the well-being of our community for future generations. Have a concern or question? Contact FHA.