Dominion Promotes Daniel A. Weekley to Vice President-Government Affairs

Daniel A. Weekley has been promoted to vice president-Government Affairs for Dominion. Weekley is responsible for the company’s federal, state and local government relations. He reports to Robert M. Blue, senior vice president-Law, Public Policy & Environment, and is based in Richmond. “Dan brings with him experience across almost all... 

Dominion East Ohio Gas Implements Winter Reconnection Procedures

Residential customers of Dominion East Ohio whose natural gas service has been disconnected, or those who are in danger of loss of service because of nonpayment, may restore service or avoid disconnection under special winter heating reconnection procedures in effect today through April 15, 2009. The company is also reminding customers that there are... 

Dominion East Ohio Files Tarrif Adjustments to PUCO Rate Case Decision

Dominion East Ohio today filed for a tariff adjustment to implement a new “levelized” rate structure, in accordance with an order issued by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The company filed for a reduction in its volumetric charge from $1.2355 to $0.628 per thousand cubic feet (MCF). In yesterday’s ruling, the PUCO also decided... 

Two Million Energy-Saving Light Bulbs Sold in First Year of Dominion Virginia Power Program

More than 2 million compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs have been sold in the first year of Dominion Virginia Power’s discount program with The Home Depot, and customer demand for the energy- and money-saving bulbs continues to shine. “We are extremely pleased with the program’s ongoing success and its positive impact on Virginia,”... 

Dominion Cove Point Earns LEED Certification for Energy-Efficient Building

Dominion dedicated a new administration building at its Cove Point liquefied natural gas facility that has earned “silver” certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program for meeting stringent standards for its energy usage and environmental impact. The levels of certification are certified, silver, gold... 

Dominion Retail Completes Purchase of Texas REP Cirro Energy

Dominion Retail, an energy marketing subsidiary of Dominion, has closed on the purchase of Cirro Energy, a Texas retail electric provider (REP). Cirro Energy was founded in 2001 to provide superior customer service and substantial savings to business and residential customers throughout the deregulated areas of Texas. Cirro Energy supplies about 2.3... 

Dominion Virginia Power Line Crews Finishing Hanna Restoration Work Today

Dominion Virginia Power crews worked through the night to restore electric service to all but 2,000 of the 200,000 customers affected by tropical storm Hanna. Crews began completing the remaining restoration work early this morning and will wrap up this evening. The largest number of outages occurred in Hampton Roads. The storm’s winds and heavy... 

Seventeen Energy Companies Purchase Licenses under the Katz Portfolio of Patents Which Cover Customer Service Operations

It was announced that seventeen of the nation’s energy and utility companies have purchased licenses under the patent portfolio held by Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. and licensed through A2D, L.P. These separate licenses cover services offered by each of the companies in the “Energy and Utility Services” field of use. These services,... 

Dominion Virginia Power Applies for Federal Loan Guarantee for Potential New Nuclear Unit

Dominion Virginia Power today submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy the first part of an application for a loan guarantee as it considers a third nuclear reactor at the North Anna Power Station in Central Virginia. “Today’s filing is another important step in the process we began more than seven years ago to position ourselves to be...