Legal Opinion
Gordonsville Energy, L.P. v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 26, 1999No. Record 980813PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
In this appeal, we determine whether the terms of a contract between Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power) and Gordonsville Energy, L.P. (Gordonsville) entitle Virginia Power to recover liquidated damages for an 11-day period in which Gordonsville’s electric power plant was “shut down” due to a mechanical failure.
Under the parties’ “Power Purchase and Operating Agreement” (the Contract), Gordonsville agreed to build a $200 million electric power facility capable of producing electricity for sale exclusively to Virginia Power. The Gordonsville facility consists of two identical…
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