RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Customers of Dominion Energy Virginia can expect their bills to increase by an average of about 3% annually over the next 10 years as the company changes its generation mix to comply with new renewable energy mandates, Dominion recently told regulators and lawmakers. Virginia’s largest utility included that finding in the...
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Despite Clean Economy Act, Dominion forecasts a strong role for natural gas in Virginia
Despite highly publicized commitments by political leaders and Dominion Energy to transitioning the state off carbon sources in favor of renewable forms of energy, the state’s largest electric utility is continuing to bank heavily on natural gas, a long-range plan and statements to investors and shareholders reveal. The continued allegiance to the fuel, expressed in...
San Francisco: A Ghost Town from COVID-19
Jeremy Lasley and The Lastones
THE SANDLER CENTER IS YOUR DESTINATION FOR DISCOVERING GREAT, NEW ARTISTS! The beloved series is back. Warm up this winter in the Miller Studio by supporting locally curated artists Thursdays January through March. In collaboration with Paul Shugrue on 89.5 WHRV, this great after-work event is free and open to the public. It kicks off this Thursday, January...
Federal Agency Orders Halt to Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction
WASHINGTON—The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission late yesterday ordered the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline to halt construction activities along the entire 303-mile route of the project. FERC’s order is in response to a federal court staying key permits for the project last week until it can determine whether the project complies with the Endangered Species Act. The...
Virginia regulators to host hearing on electric grid plan
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s regulators want to hear from the public on Dominion Energy’s more than $3 billion plan to upgrade the state’s electric grid over the next decade. The State Corporation Commission said Monday that it will have a hearing open to public comment in January on plans by the state’s largest electric monopoly. Those...
Virginia capital to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s capital city will recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, joining a shift away from a day traditionally reserved for honoring Christopher Columbus. Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has asked city employees and residents to use Monday as an opportunity to reflect on the culture and heritage of native peoples and their...
Don’t let Dominion give itself a pay raise
When Dominion Energy builds electric wires, transformers, and other grid infrastructure it passes on the cost of doing so to customers like you at a marked-up rate. This means the company is guaranteed a profit paid by its customers any time it builds something. Virginia’s State Corporation Commission has to review and approve the rate...
Teddy Bear, the porcupine, doesn’t like to share his corn on the cob
Teddy doesn't like to share his corn on the cob. Listen to his reaction when his mom tries to get him to share.
Water filters from Elon Musk being installed, tested in Flint Community Schools
FLINT (WJRT) (10/10/2019) - A $480,000 donation of water stations and filtration systems from billionaire inventor Elon Musk is coming to fruition for Flint Community Schools. The district currently is installing the equipment at Southwestern Classical Academy, which houses the district's high school students, and at Doyle/Ryder Elementary School. Two more units are being installed at...