Dominion News - 2008
Dominion posts news releases online as they are issued to
the news media. All releases posted by the company this year are provided below.
The links on the left categorize the releases. Archived
releases also are available.
Releases contain media contact information, and members of
the news media also may e-mail
us for more information.
November 7, 2008Dominion to Present at EEI Financial Conference
November 5, 2008Dominion Begins 27th Year of EnergyShare
October 31, 2008Dominion Partnering with
Earthcraft House for Next Generation of Energy Efficient Homes
October 30, 2008Increased Natural Gas Supplies,
Lower Demand Could Mean Lower Winter Bills for Dominion East Ohio Customers
October 30, 2008 Dominion Announces Third-Quarter
2008 Earnings
October 24, 2008 Dominion Declares Quarterly Dividend of 39.5 Cents
October 22, 2008 Dominion Schedules Third-Quarter Earnings Conference Call
October 20, 2008 Dominion East Ohio Gas Implements Winter Reconnection Procedures
October 16, 2008Dominion Hope Files for
Base Rate Increase, Reduces Purchased Gas Rate
October 16, 2008Dominion East Ohio Rate
Increase Includes Customer Benefits
October 13, 2008Two Million Energy-Saving
Light Bulbs Sold in First Year of Dominion Virginia Power Program
October 10, 2008Dominion Cove Point Earns
LEED Certification for Energy-Efficient Building
October 8, 2008Blogging for Energy Savings
October 7, 2008Dominion Virginia Power
Welcomes Approval of Northern Virginia Transmission Line
September 30, 2008Dominion Closes Drilling Rights Contract with Antero
September 29, 2008Dominion Seeks Writing Contest
Entries for Strong Men & Women Series
September 24, 2008Dominion, Antero Resources Amend Marcellus Shale Rights Agreement to 114,000 Acres
September 24, 2008Dominion to Present at Merrill Lynch Power and Gas Leaders Conference
September 22, 2008Dominion Foundation Awards Nearly $320,000 in Educational Grants
September 19, 2008Dominion Receives Secretary
of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
September 17, 2008New Web Site Helps Dominion East Ohio Customers with Natural Gas Choice
September 17, 2008Dominion Retail Completes Purchase of Texas Rep Cirro Energy
September 11, 2008Dominion to Present at
Bank of America 38th Annual Investment Conference
September 11, 2008Dominion Expands EnergyShare Weatherization Program to Include All of Virginia
September 7, 2008Dominion Virginia Power Line Crews Finishing Hanna Restoration Work Today
September 6, 2008Dominion Virginia Power
Line Crews Working Through Wind, Rain to Restore Power
September 4, 2008Dominion Virginia Power
Prepares for Hanna
September 4, 2008Dominion Virginia Power
and CheckFree Team Up to Save Customers Money and Support Project Plant It!
August 28, 2008Dominion to Present at Lehman Brothers 2008 CEO Energy/Power Conference
August 15, 2008Dominion Virginia Power Applies for Federal Loan Guarantee For Potential New Nuclear Unit
August 14, 2008Dominion Applies for Kewaunee
Power Station License Renewal
August 13, 2008Dominion Retail Acquires
Cirro Energy
August 7, 2008Dominion Declares Quarterly
Dividend of 39.5 Cents
August 6, 2008Dominion Virginia Power Prepares For 2008 Hurricane Season
July 31, 2008Dominion Announces Second-Quarter 2008 Earnings
July 24, 2008Dominion To Continue To Operate Salem Harbor Power Station
July 23, 2008Dominion Schedules Second-Quarter Earnings Conference Call
July 2, 2008Dominion Announces Sale of Two Natural Gas Utilities for $910 Million
July 1, 2008Dominion Accepting Applications for Scholarships to Lineman College
June 30, 2008Dominion Will Receive Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
June 30, 2008Dominion Virginia Power Begins Construction of Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
June 30, 2008Dominion to Assign Portion of Marcellus Rights for $552 Million, Plans Dominion Keystone Pipeline to Eastern U.S. Markets
June 25, 2008Dominion Virginia Power Issues Statement on Approval of Air Permits for Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
June 19, 2008Dominion Virginia Power Presents Energy Conservation Plan With Significant Environmental Benefits, Customer Savings
June 19, 2008Dominion Virginia Power Expands Fan Care to Aid Elderly in Southwest Virginia
June 16, 2008Dominion Virginia Power Launches EnergyShare Cooling Assistance Program
June 9, 2008Dominion Virginia Power Urges Caution, Wise Energy Usage During Hot Weather
June 5, 2008Dominion Virginia Power Restores Service to Nearly 75 Percent of Customers Affected by Massive Storms in Northern Virginia
May 29, 2008Dominion Virginia Power Plans To Offer 'Green Power' To Customers
May 29, 2008Dominion, BP Welcome Gov.
Mitch Daniels to Indiana's Largest Wind Farm
May 28, 2008Dominion to Present at
Sanford Bernstein 2008 Strategic Decisions Conference
May 28, 2008Dominion to Present at Deutsche Bank 2008 Energy & Utilities Conference
May 17, 2008Dominion Receives Virginia Support of the Guard and Reserve’s Highest Honor
May 9, 2008Eva Teig Hardy, Billy F. Warf to Retire from Dominion
May 9, 2008Dominion Declares Quarterly Dividend of 39.5 Cents
May 7, 2008Johnson To Retire as CEO of Dominion Virginia Power; Will Assume Vice Chairmanship of General Dynamics
May 7, 2008Cleaner Air Results From New Equipment At Dominion’s Chesterfield Power Station
May 6, 2008Spike In Global Energy Prices Drives Dominion Virginia Power’s Request For Fuel Rate Increase
May 2, 2008Virginia Electric and Power Company To Redeem Trust Preferred Securities
May 1, 2008Dominion Announces First-Quarter 2008 Earnings
April 25, 2008Nearly 20,000 Students Planting Trees as Part of Dominion's "Project Plant It!"
April 23, 2008Dominion Schedules First-Quarter
Earnings Conference Call
April 23, 2008Moton Museum Names Its First Director, Receives $200,000 Grant From Dominion Foundation
April 21, 2008Dominion & BP Announce Agreement to Jointly Develop Wind Farms in Virginia
April 21, 2008Dominion, Biodiversity Alliance
Seeking Entries for 2008 Northeast Ohio Environmental Awards
April 10, 2008Dominion Expands EnergyShare Weatherization Program In Central Virginia
April 9, 2008Dominion Announces Plans
to Develop 300-Megawatt Wind Farm in Central Illinois
April 9, 2008Dominion Selects 16 as Volunteers of the Year
April 1, 2008Dominion to Present at Morgan Stanley Energy & Electricity Conference
March 31, 2008Dominion Welcomes Virginia State Corporation Commission Approval of Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
March 28, 2008Dominion Seeds Artificial Reef with Oysters, Shell
March 27, 2008Dominion Expands Weatherization
Pilot In Greater Hampton Roads Area
March 17, 2008Results of Request For Renewable Energy Projects Pleases Dominion Officials
March 13, 2008
Dominion Virginia Power, The Home Depot Sell 1,000,000th Energy-Saving Light
Bulb
March 11, 2008Dominion Virginia Power
Seeks State Approval for Natural Gas-Fired Power Station in Central Virginia
March 11, 2008Dominion Virginia Power
Launches First of Nine Energy Conservation Pilots
March 4, 2008Dominion, Competitive Power
Ventures Announce Dominion's Purchase of CPV Power Station Development Project
in Warren County, Va.
February 27, 2008Dominion Releases ‘Dimensions
2008’
February 26, 2008Dominion Sets Annual Meeting
February 26, 2008Dominion East Ohio Proposes
Major Investment in Pipeline Replacement Program
February 25, 2008Dominion Cites "Convincing"
Evidence For Meadow Brook-To-Loudoun Transmission Line
February 25, 2008Dominion CEO Renews Warning
Of ‘Energy Train Wreck’ In Address To Nation’s Governors
February 25, 2008Dominion Ranked 11th in
'100 Best Corporate Citizens' by Corporate Responsibility Officer Magazine
February 19, 2008Dominion's Proposed Power
Station Wins More Support from Southwest Virginia
February 14, 2008Dominion Foundation Provides
$140,000 Grant to Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
February 8, 2008Dominion Foundation Provides
$1.2 Million in Grants to Organizations in Central Virginia
February 7, 2008Dominion Foundation Makes
$500,000 Grant to The Science Museum of Virginia
February 6, 2008Dominion Web Site Now Features
Energy-Savings Calculator
February 5, 2008Dominion to Present at
Credit Suisse Energy Summit
February 5, 2008Dominion Foundation Makes
$250,000 Grant to Art Museum of Western Virginia
February 5, 2008Dominion EnergyShare Now
Accepting Applications
February 4, 2008Dominion Proposes To Convert
Bremo Power Station From Coal To Natural Gas To Improve Virginia Air Quality
January 30, 2008Dominion Vice President
Says SCC Staff Supplement Report on Northern Virginia Transmission Line Supports
Company's Position
January 30, 2008Dominion Announces 2007
Earnings
January 25, 2008Dominion Declares Quarterly
Dividend of 39.5 Cents
January 24, 2008Dominion to Partner With
BP on Indiana Wind Power Project
January 17, 2008Dominion Virginia Power
Ready to Begin Energy Conservation Pilots
January 17, 2008Dominion to Honor Nine in
18th Annual Strong Men & Women: Excellence In Leadership Educational
Series
January 15, 2008Dominion, Equitable Terminate
Agreement for Sale of Peoples, Hope Gas Utilities
January 14, 2008Virginia State Corporation
Commission Urged to Approve Meadow Brook-To-Loudoun Transmission Line
January 9, 2008Dominion Encouraged by
SCC Staff Report on Meadow Brook-To-Loudoun Transmission Line
January 9, 2008Dominion Virginia Power's
Energy-Saving Light Bulb Program Exceeds Half-Million Sales Mark
January 8, 2008Dominion Hub III Project
Moves Forward
January 8, 2008Supporters Urge SCC Approval
of Dominion’s Advanced-Technology Power Station in Southwest Virginia
January 3, 2008Dominion Executive Vice
President Duane Radtke Retires
