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Fluvanna supervisors review stricter conditions for Tenaska plant amid sustained public alarm
Summary
County staff and outside consultants presented a revised set of 45 conditions for Tenaska’s proposed 414‑acre gas-fired generation facility, tightening noise limits, adding baseline testing and penalties, and proposing traffic mitigation funding; residents pressed for continuous monitoring, enforceable construction logistics and stronger environmental guarantees.
Fluvanna County’s Board of Supervisors spent the bulk of its March 4 meeting reviewing a newly revised package of proposed special‑use permit conditions for Tenaska’s proposed gas‑fired power plant and laydown areas.
Planning staff said the latest draft includes 45 conditions that address operational noise (a 1‑hour LAEq cap of 60 dBA at project boundary points), baseline pre‑operation sound testing, a requirement that a certified acoustical practitioner perform follow‑up tests paid for by the applicant, time‑of‑day limits for high‑noise construction activities, and monetary penalties for repeated exceedances.
“ We are now up to 45 conditions,” said planning staff (planning director/lead presenter), describing the package as a response to planning‑commission and public comments. The conditions also require Tenaska to develop a construction traffic mitigation plan and to reimburse the…
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