Electric News Releases

February 2, 2000
11:30 a.m. EST

Virginia Power Expects to Restore Power To All Customers Today

RICHMOND, Va. -- With fewer than 6,500 customers remaining without electricity as a result of the Super Bowl Sunday ice storm, Virginia Power expects to finish its repair effort Wednesday evening.

"We have dedicated our entire storm workforce of 2,500 linemen, tree trimmers and contractors to the task of getting these final customers back on line," said Tom Hyman, senior vice president-Electric Distribution. "All of the 600 jobs that remain have been assigned to crews."

The storm caused damage to more than 5,000 locations in the hard-hit, greater Richmond area. Crews, which have worked around the clock since the storm struck, have restored power to more than a quarter-million customers. In all, about 285,000 customers were affected by the ice storm.

Customers can report outages or downed lines by calling, toll-free, 1-888-667-3000.

Virginia Power is the principal subsidiary of Dominion Resources Inc. (NYSE: D), an energy company with headquarters in Richmond.

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