Electric News Releases - 1999

July 16, 1999

Dominion Generation Returns Surry Unit 2 To Service

RICHMOND, Va. – Dominion Generation, a unit of Dominion Resources Inc. (NYSE: D), returned its Surry Power Station Unit 2 to service Thursday.

The unit returned to service following repairs to a valve that restricted water flow in the unit's reactor coolant system and caused the unit to shut down automatically July 5.

Surry Unit 2 is expected to reach 100 percent power today.

Dominion Generation operates two, 800-megawatt, three-loop pressurized water reactors at Surry Power Station, located in Surry County, Va. The company also operates two 900-MW pressurized water reactors at its North Anna Power Station near Mineral.

Dominion Generation was formed in May to manage the U.S. electric generating power stations of Virginia Power and Dominion Energy, two subsidiaries of Dominion Resources. Information about Dominion Resources can be obtained on the World Wide Web at www.dom.com.

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