Richmond Times-Dispatch: Dominion underground line bill, Appalachian bill bypassing local zoning, clear committee

http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/dominion-underground-line-bill-appalachian-bill-bypassing-local-zoning-clear/article_eb5460f0-f0d3-5832-823c-d13505851fe7.html By ROBERT ZULLO Richmond Times-Dispatch  February 14, 2017 The House of Delegates’ Commerce and Labor Committee advanced legislation Tuesday that would direct the State Corporation Commission to view Dominion Virginia Power’s pricey plans to bury some of its outage-prone lines in a more favorable Read More …

InsideNOVA: General Assembly bill to clear up language has some worried that an amendment would benefit Dominion

http://www.insidenova.com/headlines/general-assembly-bill-to-clear-up-language-has-some-worried/article_9f5a3d8a-efcf-11e6-b51d-df02fde786fa.html By Alex Koma akoma@insidenova.com Feb 10, 2017   A seemingly obscure bill making its way through the General Assembly has caught the attention of Prince William County lawmakers and environmental advocates alike, as concerns grow that the legislation could end up affecting the controversial Read More …

WAVY.com-Associated Press: Trump’s attack tactics emerge in Virginia gubernatorial race

Trump’s attack tactics emerge in Virginia gubernatorial race ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press Published: February 1, 2017, 5:54 am RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Donald Trump’s often contentious path to becoming the 45th president included unusual battles with major businesses like Macy’s and Amazon. Trump mocked Macy’s Read More …

Richmond Times-Dispatch Letter to Editor: Decision on power lines was unfair

Editor, Times-Dispatch:  The State Corporation Commission’s hearing examiner recently recommended approval of the above-ground Carver Road alternative power lines for the Amazon data center project in Haymarket. This recommended route parallels Route 29 from Gainesville before cutting through neighborhoods and woodlands to swing north toward Read More …

Richmond Times-Dispatch Letter to Editor: Power lines would endanger community

Editor, Times-Dispatch:  The State Corporation Commission holds the future of our community in its hands. My husband and I, as well as many other families, chose to build our home in an area surrounded by conservation land. Originally, this seemed to be the ideal neighborhood Read More …

Richmond Times-Dispatch Letter to Editor: Power Lines Don’t Belong on Carver

Editor, Times-Dispatch:  I am opposed to the proposed power lines that would be placed on Carver Road in Gainesville. Carver Road is a historically African-American neighborhood (one of the last in the area). The neighborhood has been home to working-class citizens for generations. Building power Read More …

Richmond Times Dispatch: Dominion helps bankroll state Democrats, GOP at national conventions

Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2016 10:28 am http://www.dailyprogress.com/starexponent/news/dominion-helps-bankroll-state-democrats-gop-at-national-conventions/article_b81ac980-394e-11e6-81c7-97da4abcea72.html By JIM NOLAN AND ROBERT ZULLO Richmond Times-Dispatch Energy giant Dominion continues to invest heavily in an alternate form of power in Virginia: political power. The corporation gave $100,000 to the Democratic Party of Virginia in a Read More …

SCC probing Wheeler, New Rd. routes and asking DVP other hard-hitting questions

The SCC sent new interrogatories to Dominion on May 6, 2016. In it they are exploring additional route possibilities (Wheeler, New Rd.), besides the 5 routes Dominion proposed in their application.  The interrogatory contains many other hard-hitting questions, some referencing citizen testimony presented on May 2, 2016. READ Read More …

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Dominion’s donations partially subsidized by its customers

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Dominion donations subsidized by customers By ALAN SUDERMAN The Associated Press Aug 22, 2015  Virginia residents have been billed tens of thousands of dollars to pay for donations that the state’s most powerful electricity company has made to politically connected charities, according to Read More …

InsideNOVA: Board votes to support partially-buried Haymarket power line

From InsideNova.com – by Jill Palermo Those fighting the new 230-kilovolt line, which Dominion Virginia Power officials have said is needed for just one commercial customer, won their first official victory Tuesday when the Prince William Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of a Read More …