Major projects moved ahead throughout the mid-Atlantic states in 2013, thanks in large part to significant investment in heavy civil, power and industrial projects. The 20 Top Starts in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia, ranked by total project value, tallied a combined $8.44 billion in work. Notably, projects related to natural gas led the way. With natural gas production expanding in the region, due to extraction from the Marcellus shale formation, energy companies are pushing ahead with significant projects. Dominion Virginia Power tops this year's list with the $1.2-billion Brunswick County Power Station in Brunswick County, Va. The 1,358-MW, natural gas fueled power station is being built under an EPC contract by Fluor, with completion scheduled for summer 2016.
In the next two spots are two 829-MW natural gas combined-cycle plants owned by Panda Power Funds: Panda Liberty Generation Plant in Bradford County, Pa., and Panda Patriot Generation Plant in Lycoming County, Pa. A joint venture of Gemma Power Systems and Lane Construction Corp. are performing the EPC contracts on both projects.