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Out and About: March 2026
1. L to R: North Carolina-based Kymanox President Evan Edwards, University of Virginia Chief Innovation Officer Paul Cherukuri and U.Va. School of Engineering and Applied Science Dean Jennifer West attended the CvilleBioHub Device & Tech Expo Feb. 3 in Charlottesville. (Photo by The Smiths Photography; Photo courtesy CvilleBioHub) 2. Virginia Secretary of Transportation W. Sheppard […]
2026 Virginia Power 50 List: ROBERT M. ‘BOB’ BLUE
CHAIR, PRESIDENT AND CEO DOMINION ENERGY RICHMOND
Dominion Energy forecasts annual profit below estimates, raises spending plan
Dominion Energy forecasts 2026 profit below estimates but raises its five-year capital spending plan by nearly 30% to $64.7 billion amid rising electricity demand.
Dominion prepares for 70,000 MW in data center demand
Data center power requests in Virginia now total 70,000 MW — triple Dominion Energy’s peak load, according to a new SCC filing.
Dominion $1.47B gas plant proposal back on track in Chesterfield
Virginia SCC again approves Dominion’s $1.47B Chesterfield gas plant as DEQ air permit faces appeal from environmental groups.
House subcommittee punts on data center bill, but hopes to ‘continue the work’
Virginia lawmakers heard testimony for and against the measure before continuing the bill to 2027.
Dominion’s offshore wind price tag rises to $11.5B
Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project off Virginia Beach's coast increased from $11.2 billion to $11.5 billion.
Beyond Loudoun: Why data centers are seeking new markets
Tighter zoning and power limits in Northern Virginia are pushing data center developers to other regions across the state.
Top Five: February 2026
1 | Chesterfield Towne Center sells to New York, Swiss companies The largest enclosed mall in the Richmond area was sold to JRE Partners and Anastacia AG. (Dec. 12) 2 | U.Va. names next president, defying Spanberger The University of Virginia‘s board named Darden School of Business Dean Scott Beardsley as the university’s 10th president, […]
Dominion installs first CVOW turbine tower off Virginia Beach
Dominion Energy last week installed the first turbine tower associated with the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, off Virginia Beach.
Federal court grants Dominion injunction, allowing offshore wind construction to proceed
Dominion Energy won a preliminary injunction Friday in federal court, allowing construction to resume on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project off Virginia Beach's coast. In December 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior paused the project for 90 days, leading the Richmond Fortune 500 utility to sue the government.
Dominion Energy sues federal government over offshore wind farm halt
Dominion Energy has sued the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the U.S. Department of the Interior, seeking to continue work on its offshore wind project.
