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Energy 2025: BAINE, EDWARD H. ‘ED’
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, UTILITY OPERATIONS, DOMINION ENERGY; PRESIDENT, DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA, RICHMOND
Virginia Business //September 1, 2025//
Energy 2025: BAINE, EDWARD H. ‘ED’
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, UTILITY OPERATIONS, DOMINION ENERGY; PRESIDENT, DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA, RICHMOND
Virginia Business //September 1, 2025//
Raised on a Lunenburg County tobacco farm, Baine attended Virginia Tech, earning an electrical engineering degree. Starting out as an associate engineer, Baine has worked for Fortune 500 utility Dominion Energy for 30 years.
Baine became president of Dominion Energy Virginia in 2020. Since January, following the retirement of Diane Leopold, Dominion Energy’s former executive vice president and chief operating officer, Baine had been overseeing all of Dominion’s utility operations, consisting of Dominion Energy Virginia and Dominion Energy South Carolina, which includes more than 4 million customer accounts. In July, Baine was given a new title: executive vice president of utility operations for Dominion Energy. Baine will continue reporting to Dominion Energy Chair, President and CEO Robert Blue, who, in a statement, called Baine a “valued leader.”
Baine sits on several boards including Venture Richmond and the Southeastern Electric Exchange. Additionally, he is rector of Virginia Tech’s board of visitors and a member of the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission.
