Example photo of a gas compressor project, similar to what Virginia Natural Gas has proposed near a Chesapeake neighborhood. (Photo courtesy Virginia Natural Gas)
The State Corporation Commission is taking extra time to sift through public feedback before deciding whether Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) can move forward with a $90 million compressor station planned near a historically Black neighborhood in Chesapeake.
The project is designed to prevent pressure drops in gas lines during periods of peak demand, typically on the coldest winter days. The proposed two-story, warehouse-style facility would use an electric motor to push additional gas into service areas farther from the pipelines. No new pipelines would be required, and the facility would sit on existing VNG property on Bainbridge Boulevard and South Military Highway…