September 11, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Tag: Dominion

Data centers must pay for transmission infrastructure

#data centers, #Dominion, #energy, #state government
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The State Corporation Commission is ordering data centers to cover the cost of transmission infrastructure built exclusively to serve data centers. That will save Virginia families, small businesses, and other ratepayers “hundreds of millions of dollars,” said Gov. Abigail Spanberger. The governor’s office had submitted a filing with the SCC in response to Dominion Energy’s … Continued

Mason land use committee to consider substation for Plaza 500 data center

#Bren Mar Park, #data centers, #Dominion, #land use
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The Bren Mar Park community’s four-year battle against Starwood Capital’s proposed data center at the Plaza 500 site on Edsall Road is nearing the final stage. The Fairfax County Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Sept. 24 on Dominion Energy’s proposal for an electrical substation and transmission line less than 70 … Continued

Dominion sale raises alarm bells

#Dominion, #energy, #utilities
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The sale of Dominion Energy to Florida-based NextEra Energy is expected to create the largest regulated utility in the world. Dominion announced the all-stock transaction in a press release on May 18. The combined energy company would serve 10 million homes and businesses. In a call with investors, company officials said the deal would ultimately … Continued

Substation zoning restrictions would impact the Plaza 500 data center

#Board of Supervisors, #data centers, #Dominion, #land use, #zoning
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On Dec. 9, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hold a public hearing and vote on more restrictive zoning rules for electrical substations. If the board approves the recommendations adopted by the Planning Commission, it could thwart Dominion’s development of a substation serving the data center planned for the Plaza 500 site on … Continued

New utility rate class approved for data centers

#Dominion, #utilities
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Virginia’s State Corporation Commission has approved the creation of a new rate class for the biggest users of electricity, including data centers.  The SCC also approved an increase in Dominion’s basic rate, but not as much as the utility requested. A final order issued by the SCC on Nov. 25 in Dominion Energy’s biennial review says … Continued

State agency approves transmission line in Bren Mar Park

#Bren Mar Park, #data centers, #Dominion, #utilities

The State Corporation Commission has approved Dominion Energy’s request for an overhead transmission line to serve a proposed substation for a data center planned on Edsall Road adjacent to several residential communities. The transmission line would be nearly one mile long, connecting the proposed 5-acre Edsall Substation to the Van Dorn Substation. The transmission line … Continued

Prepare for higher electric bills

#Dominion, #energy, #utilities
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Dominion Energy is asking the Virginia State Corporation Commission to approve a 15 percent increase in the base rates for electricity over the next two years. That would result in an increase of over $20 per month for a typical residential homeowner. A homeowner using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per month could see their … Continued

Dominion seeks rate hike

#Dominion, #utilities
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Dominion Energy Virginia is seeking an increase in the base rate of $8.51 per month in 2026 plus another $2 monthly increase in 2027 for the typical residential customer. Dominion also wants to raise the monthly fuel rate for the average customer by $10.92, starting on July 1. If the rate hikes are approved by … Continued