Electric News - 1999
Dominion posts news releases online as they are issued to
the news media. Archived releases also
are available. Releases contain media contact information, and members of the
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Dec. 15, 1999 Virginia Power is 100 Percent Ready For Y2k
Dec. 13, 1999 Virginia Power Seeks Bids For Additional Capacity
Nov. 23, 1999 Virginia Power Opens 'Project Current Choice' Website
Oct. 22, 1999Increasing Energy Needs Yield Higher Fuel Costs For Virginia
Power
Oct. 22, 1999 Virginia Power To Host Energy Service Provider Forum
Oct. 17, 1999 Virginia Power Prepares for Hurricane Irene
Oct. 6, 1999North Carolina Power Employees Continue to Help With Flood
Relief
Oct. 5, 1999 Dominion Generation And Virginia Power Boards Announce
Officer Changes
Oct. 1, 1999 Virginia Power's EnergyShare
Program Begins Its 17th Year
Sept. 20, 1999Significant Progress Made In Restoration Effort
Sept. 19, 1999 Virginia Power Continues Record
Restoration Effort
Sept. 18, 1999 Virginia Power Crews Restore
Service To 120 Thousand Customers Over A 24-Hour Period
Sept. 17, 1999 Virginia Power Launches Major
Assault On Storm Damage
Sept. 16, 1999 Virginia Power Service Restoration Effort Intensified
As Hurricane Floyd Moves Away
Sept. 16, 1999 Hurricane Floyd Cuts Power To Outer Banks
Sept. 16, 1999 Virginia Power Sending Crews To Hard-Hit Areas
Sept. 15, 1999 Virginia Power Braces For Hurricane Floyd
Sept. 14, 1999 Virginia Power Prepares For Hurricane Floyd
Sept. 9, 1999 Virginia Power Y2K Drill A Success
Sept. 7, 1999 Virginia Power To Participate In Nationwide Y2K Drill
Sept. 3, 1999'Virginia Power Partnership' Students Will Be Eager To
Return To School
Sept. 1, 1999Restoration Efforts Continue Despite Unpredictable 'Dennis'
Aug. 30, 1999 Virginia Power Mobilizing For Hurricane Dennis
Aug. 19, 1999 Virginia Power Recognized For Economic Development Efforts
July 21, 1999 Virginia Power Launches Electronic Billing And Payment
Option
July
19, 1999 Dominion Generation Preparing For Another Heat Wave
July
16, 1999Dominion Generation Returns Surry 2 To Service
July
7, 1999Milder Weather To Ease Electricity Demand
July
6, 1999 Virginia Power Takes Step To Help Northeastern U.S.
July 6, 1999 Virginia Power Customers Fighting The Heat
July
5, 1999 Summer Temperatures Send Customer Demand Rising
July 1, 1999 Virginia Power Meets Y2K Readiness
Objectives
June 9, 1999 Power Demand Stays Strong; Company Has Adequate Supplies
June
8, 1999 Summer Temperatures On The Rise: Customer Demand Inches
Upward
June
4, 1999 Virginia Power Releases Data On Chemicals
June
1, 1999 Virginia Power, Department For The Aging Begin 1999 'Fan
Care' Program
May 27, 1999 Alliance Regional Transmission Organization To File For
Regulatory Approval
May 26, 1999 Virginia Power Stresses Spring, Summer Safety
April 30, 1999 Virginia Power's Y2K Readiness Is Ahead Of The Curve
April 19, 1999 Virginia Power Announces Officer Changes
April 12, 1999 Virginia Power Completes Y2K Drill Testing Communications
March 31, 1999 Virginia Power Year 2000 Readiness Program at North Anna
Nuclear Station Called "Well-implemented" by Federal Regulator
March 22, 1999 Virginia Power Statement of Response to DOE Awarding
Mixed Oxide Fuel Contract
March 5, 1999 Virginia Power Will Reopen Its North Branch Power Station
in West Virginia
March 1, 1999 Virginia Power Will Award $75,000 In Educational Grants
Feb. 23, 1999$50 Million Virginia Power Rate Reduction Takes Effect
Monday
Feb. 16, 1999 Virginia Power to Add Scrubbers to Mount Storm Power
Station
Feb. 1, 1999Energy Share Needs Winter Contributions
Jan. 26, 1999Nine "Strong Men & Women" Honored By Virginia
Power
Jan.
18, 1999 Virginia Power Completes Restoration of Service to Northern
Virginia Following Last Week's Ice Storm
Jan. 11, 1999 Virginia Power Remains Virginia's Largest Taxpayer
Jan. 2, 1999 Virginia Power Completes Storm
Restoration, Prepares For Round Two
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