Latest Dominion Virginia Power Stories

- Pilot program helps offset costs for eligible customers installing solar power systems RICHMOND, Va., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Virginia Power begins accepting online applications tomorrow for the company's Solar Purchase Program, which will help eligible customers offset the cost of adding solar power to their homes and properties while increasing solar generation in Virginia. "We have seen a growing interest from customers since we announced this program last...

-- Power restored to 70 percent of 283,000 customers affected by severe windstorm RICHMOND, Va., June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Virginia Power crews are repairing damage to return electrical service to more than 283,000 customers affected by a severe windstorm Thursday evening. As of noon today, crews had restored power to more than 70 percent of the customers affected by the storm. Work will continue around the clock until power has been...

-- Company paid $142 million in 2012, up $10 million from previous year RICHMOND, Va., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Virginia Power paid nearly $142 million in taxes to cities, counties and towns in Virginia in 2012, approximately $10 million more than in 2011. The taxes are assessed annually on all of the company's real estate, property and power-related assets, including buildings, power stations, transmission and distribution power lines, substations and other...

- Company cites expected higher fuel costs, increasing electricity demand RICHMOND, Va., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Virginia Power asked state regulators today to approve the first fuel rate increase in two years as fuel prices and customer demand for electricity are projected to increase by July 2014. If approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), the monthly 1,000 kilowatt-hour bill for the typical Dominion residential customer would increase by...

- First installation in newly approved 30-megawatt Solar Partnership Program NORFOLK, Va., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Virginia Power has selected Old Dominion University to be the first participant in the company's Solar Partnership Program. More than 600 solar panels will be installed this summer on the roof of ODU's Student Recreation Center in the heart of the campus and generate 132 kilowatts for the electric grid. "This installation will pave the way for us to...

-- 17 organizations to receive $275,000 in funding in first wave of grants RICHMOND, Va., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dozens of environmental groups in Virginia will share $500,000 in grants this year from the charitable arm of Dominion Resources, the parent company of Dominion Virginia Power, to preserve wetlands, plant trees, monitor water quality and more. The first wave of grants from The Dominion Foundation - $275,000 - will go out this month to 17 organizations. A...

-- Warren County, Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries, others partner with Dominion FRONT ROYAL, Va., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Boaters, canoeists and kayakers are in for a treat the next time they launch at the Riverton public boat landing on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River near this northwestern Virginia town. Dominion Virginia Power teamed with others to rebuild the landing's ramp, improve general access and parking, spruce up the river's overlook park and make it...

- Program awards up to $50,000 each for exceptional higher education projects; up to $10,000 each for K-12 projects RICHMOND, Va., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- School teachers and college faculty members in Virginia, including the Dominion Virginia Power service area, are eligible for $1.3 million in educational support grants to help their students under a program sponsored by the company's charitable foundation. "Technological advances in the fields of energy and protection...

RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Virginia Power today announced grants totaling $400,000 from The Dominion Foundation to support historical programs and to expand programs that better prepare minority students for success. "Dominion is pleased to support these programs because they are of tremendous benefit to their local communities," said Paul D. Koonce, chief executive officer of Dominion Virginia Power. "Black History Month is a particularly...

RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With several weeks of winter still to come, Dominion continues to accept applications for EnergyShare, its heating assistance program aimed at helping individuals and families in need stay warm during the cold winter months. "EnergyShare grants make a real difference in the quality of life for those most in need who are struggling to stay safe and warm in their homes this winter," said Paul D. Koonce, chief executive officer of...