Dominion Energy News

Family of Woman Killed by Falling Utility Pole to Receive $30M Settlement

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The family of a South Carolina woman struck in the head and killed by a rotting 70-year-old utility pole will get $30 million through a wrongful death settlement reached Thursday. Electric company Dominion Energy, which installed …

South Carolina Nuclear Plant Gets Warning over Another Cracked Emergency Fuel Pipe

JENKINSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Federal officials have issued a warning about a substantial safety violation at a South Carolina nuclear plant after cracks were discovered again in a backup emergency fuel line. Small cracks have been found a half-dozen times …

Restoring Lights Can be a Complicated Job for Line Workers

YORKTOWN, Va. — The line crew from Northern Virginia had been working since 7 a.m., knocking out six repair jobs to restore power to hundreds of Peninsula homes, but the backlog at Dominion Energy’s regional operations center meant they got …

U.S. Utility That Overcharged $380 Million Wants to Spend It

Dominion Energy Inc., the U.S. utility giant that came under fire for overcharging its customers by almost $380 million, wants to keep the money and spend it on grid upgrades. The Virginia power company proposed using some of the extra …