Committee begins long-term planning for Clover Power Station closure, explores redevelopment options
Brian Brown told the committee the county's largest remaining coal-fired power plant is scheduled to close by 2040 and urged early planning for redevelopment opportunities, including consideration of small modular reactors (SMRs) and site-readiness investments.
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Committee members heard that Halifax County's Clover coal-fired power station, currently the largest remaining plant in Virginia at roughly 846–848 megawatts, is scheduled to close by 2040, prompting suggestions that the county begin long-term redevelopment planning now.
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