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State extends utility disconnect ban to Aug. 31
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) announced Friday it has extended the moratorium on service disconnections for electricity, natural gas, water and sewer utilities customers until Aug. 31. The SCC first ordered a 60-day ban on disconnecting utilities in mid-March for customers who have been unable to pay bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It […]
Generator Supercenter signs lease in Ashburn, its first Va. location
Houston-based national generator franchise Generator Supercenter announced Friday it has signed the lease for a 6,000-square-foot space at the Ashburn Crossing business park in Loudoun County, its first location in Virginia. The company plans to eventually have six locations in the commonwealth. The lease amount has not been dis[...]
Pulaski company prepares to launch pollutant filter system
Updated June 29 A Pulaski-based company is poised to go commercial with technology that removes coal ash and other chemical pollutants from the air — extracting chemicals that can be recycled and sold for industrial use. A team of scientists at Virginia Tech has released a preliminary report confirming proof of concept, MOVA [...]
Charlottesville energy companies move toward merger
Charlottesville-based energy company Tiger Fuel Co. announced Friday it has acquired 40% of the shares of Altenergy Inc., which is also based in Charlottesville — a first step in the acquisition of Altenergy to be completed in March 2021. “Altenergy and Tiger share a common commitment to doing the right thing for our customers, our […]
Dominion commits $5M to social justice nonprofits, businesses
As protests over the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis have spread into a nationwide movement against systemic racism and injustice, the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation announced Thursday that it will donate $5 million to nonprofits and minority-owned and small businesses within Dominion Energy Inc.’s 20-state footprint. Of the $5 million […]
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative CEO to retire
Fredericksburg-based Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) announced Tuesday that president and CEO Kent D. Farmer, who has served since 2004, will retire Aug. 1. He has been with the company for a total of 41 years. “It has been my honor and privilege to lead REC and to serve its membership for the past 16 years,” [&helli[...]
Va. Beach contractor lands $782M Navy contract
Navy veteran Terry Spitzer has dedicated much of his career to manufacturing equipment to be used by his former U.S. Armed Forces branch. In April, Global Technical Systems (GTS), the Virginia Beach-based company Spitzer and his wife, Yusun, co-founded in 1997, landed a $782 million contract to manufacture equipment for the Navy[...]
Offshore windfall
Two massive wind turbines are scheduled to begin spinning off the coast of Virginia Beach by the end of 2020, providing electricity to 3,000 homes and paving the way for Dominion Energy Inc. to build the nation’s largest offshore wind farm. And even amid the coronavirus outbreak, plans are still proceeding on course, [...]
Rising above
Sea-level rise is happening faster than ever in Hampton Roads, experts say, up to an inch every four years. And if that doesn’t sound like a big deal, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science said in a February 2020 report that coastal waters could rise by more than a foot and a half by 2050. […]
Offshore wind components headed from Europe
Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. and Denmark-based Ørsted A/S announced Tuesday that major components of its $300 million Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project are being shipped to North America — which is on-schedule, despite the pandemic. Major components for the two, massive 6-megawatt Siemens Gamesa offsh[...]
Governor signs clean energy legislation
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday that he has signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act into law, requiring state electricity providers to become 100% carbon free by 2050. The legislation sets a 2045 carbon-free deadline for Virginia power operations for Dominion Energy Inc. and a 2050 deadline for Appalachian Power. It also requires virtually all […]
State extends ban on utility service disconnects
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the Virginia State Corporation Commission has extended the ban on utilities disconnecting electricity, water, sewer and gas services until June 14. “While we fervently wish otherwise … it appears that the devastating economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are unlikely to abate significantly” by mid-May, when the order was […]
