In today's increasingly competitive energy marketplace, Dominion
is established as a trusted brand name. From its earliest
roots as an operator of hydroelectric stations,
steam plants and electric trolleys, Dominion has grown into a leading provider
of electricity, natural gas and energy services to customers in the Midwest,
Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States.
The company serves residential and business retail customers
in 11 states. With operating revenue
of $16.4 billion and assets
valued at $49.2 billion (both as of 31 December 2006), we are one of the largest
utility companies in global equity market capitalization and among the 200
largest companies in the world. At the heart of our business is an exceptional
and diverse team of nearly 17,000 talented employees.
Read our corporate overview
for details, and learn about our commitment to good governance
as the cornerstone for strong business performance. Detailed information about
Dominion is available in our Annual
Report.
What We Do
Dominion is a vertically integrated energy company headquartered
in Richmond, Virginia. We provide a full array of energy-related operations
and services, such as the generation, transmission and
marketing of electricity.
Our assets consist of about 26,500 megawatts of electric
power conveyed through more than 6,000 miles of transmission lines, 6.3 trillion
cubic feet equivalent of natural gas reserves, 7,800 miles of natural gas pipeline
and the nation's largest natural gas storage system with about 950 billion
cubic feet of storage capacity.
For electric
generation, Dominion uses a mix of energy sources
to generate electricity to enhance our system's reliability. This guards
against major problems that might be produced by economic, environmental
or technical conditions that could arise in a single area.
Dominion Generation provides
electricity at wholesale and for 3.7 million retail customers.
North Anna Power Station is one of Dominion's
many generation facilities.
The company can supply electricity
demand either from its more than 40 generation facilities in Connecticut, Indiana,
Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia
and West Virginia or through purchased power contracts when needed.
Dominion operates in many phases of the natural gas business
and provides a variety of energy marketing services. Its regulated gas distribution
subsidiaries serve approximately 1.7 million residential, commercial and industrial
gas sales and transportation customer accounts in Ohio, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia and its nonregulated
retail energy marketing businesses serve 1.4 million residential and commercial
customer accounts in the Northeast and Midwest.
Dominion’s
producer services operations involve the aggregation of natural gas
supply and related wholesale activities.
How We're Structured
Dominion manages its daily operations through several primary
operating segments: Dominion Generation, Dominion Energy and Dominion Virginia
Power. Within these segments are several subsidiaries.
Dominion Virginia Power includes Dominion’s regulated
electric operations, customer service operations,
as well as non-regulated retail energy marketing operations.
Scope of Report
This environmental report is enterprise-wide, describing Dominion's
efforts to protect the natural resources in the many diverse areas where we
operate. The report describes our commitment to environmental stewardship and
discusses new ways that we're reducing environmental impacts. It also highlights
our employees' efforts to help the environment, on the job and off.
