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

Dominion will bury power lines in Annandale/Mason District

Buried power lines would prevent power outages during storms.  Dominion Energy Virginia is planning to bury power lines along dozens of residential streets in the Annandale/Mason District area.  The Dominion Energy Strategic Underground Program is aimed at improving electrical reliability by getting homeowners to agree to have power lines buried in their front yards.  The … Continued

Long list of new laws signed by Northam

Northam Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed dozens of bills into law in recent days, on criminal justice, marijuana decriminalization, voting, energy, Confederate monuments, discrimination, clean energy, workers’ rights, and more. The bills take effect July 1. The General Assembly plans to reconvene on April 22 to consider Northam’s amendments to some of the bills. Northam … Continued

Self-driving vehicle selected for Merrifield shuttle

The EZ10 self-driving shuttle Dominion Energy selected the French company, EasyMile, for the autonomous electric shuttle pilot project planned for the Merrifield area, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority announced. EasyMile’s EZ10 self-driving vehicle will shuttle passengers between the Dunn Loring Metro station and the Mosaic District. The EZ10 model has a track record of more … Continued