Editing Richmond, Virginia (section)

===Utilities===
[[Dominion Energy]] supplies the Richmond Metro area's [[Electric power|electricity]]. Headquartered in Richmond, it is one of the nation's largest producers of energy, serving retail energy customers in nine states. Electricity for the Richmond area is primarily produced at the [[North Anna Nuclear Generating Station]], [[Surry Nuclear Generating Station]], and a coal-fired station in [[Chester, Virginia]]. These three plants provide a total of 4,453 [[megawatts]] of power. Several other natural gas plants provide extra power during peak demands, including facilities in [[Chester, Virginia|Chester]], and [[Surry, Virginia|Surry]], and two in Richmond, Gravel Neck and Darbytown.<ref>[https://www.dominionenergy.com/ Dominion Energy] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020185037/https://www.dominionenergy.com/ |date=October 20, 2017 }}</ref>

Richmond's Department of Public Utilities provides the Richmond Metro area's natural gas, including portions of [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henrico]] and [[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield]] counties. It also supplies water to the city and surrounding area through wholesale contracts with [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henrico]], [[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield]], and [[Hanover County, Virginia|Hanover]] counties. The DPU is one of Virginia's largest water producers, providing water to approximately 500,000 people, including 62,000 city customers, through a distribution system of water mains, pumping stations, storage facilities, and a modern plant that can treat up to 132&nbsp;million gallons daily from the [[James River (Virginia)|James River]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.richmondgov.com/ |title=Richmond, VA |work=richmondgov.com |access-date=May 24, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103103032/http://www.richmondgov.com/ |archive-date=January 3, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[wastewater]] treatment plant is on the James River's south bank. It can treat up to 70&nbsp;million gallons of water per day of sanitary sewage and stormwater before returning it to the river. The wastewater utility also operates and maintains {{cvt|1500|mi|km}} of sanitary sewer and pumping stations, {{cvt|38|mi|km}} of intercepting sewer lines, and the Shockoe Retention Basin, a 44-million-gallon stormwater reservoir used during heavy rains.