Dominion News - 2004
Dominion posts news releases online as they are issued to
the news media. All releases posted by the company this year are provided below.
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releases also are available.
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December 22, 2004Dominion Meets Record Winter
Peak Electricity Demand
December 20, 2004Dominion Asks Wisconsin
Regulators To Reconsider Kewaunee Power Plant Decision
December 20, 2004Dominion to Acquire North
Carolina Power Station
December 17, 2004Dominion Discloses Error
In Natural Gas Storage Report Last Month
December 15, 2004Dominion Recommends Annual
Furnace Inspection for Safety and Comfort, Offers Conservation Tips
December 14, 2004Dominion Virginia Power
Offers Home Winterizing Tips
December 10, 2004Dominion Announces Extension
of Exchange Offer
December 8, 2004Dominion Puts Fifth Tank
in Service at Cove Point, Increasing LNG Storage to 7.8 Billion Cubic Feet
November 30, 2004Dominion Closes on Chesapeake
Generating Facility
November 29, 2004Dominion Closes on Purchase
of 80-Megawatt Virginia Plant
November 29, 2004Dominion Schedules Conference
Call To Discuss 2005 Earnings Guidance
November 23, 2004Dominion Purchase of Northeast
Power Stations Moves Forward
November 10, 2004Dominion Files Registration
Statement for Convertible Senior Notes Exchange Offer
November 3, 2004Dominion E&P Announces Devils
Tower Production at Pre-Ivan Levels
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October 21, 2004Dominion Announces Third-Quarter
Earnings
October 20, 2004Dominion Offers $60,000
In Community Impact Awards
October 18, 2004Dominion, Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio Urge Customers To Use Energy Assistance Plans, Reconnection
Procedures
October 15, 2004Dominion Initiates First
Dividend Increase in a Decade by Declaring Fourth-Quarter Payout of 66.5 Cents
Per Share
October 14, 2004Millstone Receives OSHA Recognition for Workplace Safety
October 14, 2004Dominion Schedules Third-Quarter
Earnings Conference Call
October 4, 2004Dominion Announces Estimated
Restart of Production from Devils Tower
October 1, 2004Dominion Begins 22nd
Year of EnergyShare
September 29, 2004Study Shows Dominion Pipeline
Improvements Will Benefit Central Pennsylvania
September 28, 2004Dominion Promotes David
Searles to Vice President-Gas Operations
September 27, 2004Dominion Foundation Contributes
$75,000 for Disaster Relief in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia
September 17, 2004Dominion E&P Unit Makes Initial
Assessment of Gulf Storm Impact
September 13, 2004Dominion to Host Analyst
Meeting
September 7, 2004Dominion Completes Forward
Equity Transaction
September 7, 2004Dominion Agrees To Buy USGen
Assets In Northeast
September 1, 2004Dominion
Foundation Awards $210,000 to 85 Schools and Educational Organizations
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August 12, 2004Dominion Closely Monitoring
Bonnie and Charley
August 2, 2004Dominion Self-Reports Infraction,
Cooperates Fully with FERC'S Market Oversight Office
July 28, 2004Dominion Lineman Struck, Killed by Truck While Restoring Service
July 27, 2004Dominion Announces Dividend Increase in Fourth Quarter and Again Next Year
July 27, 2004Dominion Announces Second-Quarter
Earnings
July 20, 2004Dominion Schedules Second-Quarter
Earnings Conference Call
July 13, 2004Dominion Declares Quarterly
Dividend of 64.5 Cents Per Share
July 7, 2004New Dominion Power Station
in Falls Township, Pa., Available for Summertime Demand
July 6, 2004Dominion Reaches Agreements
on Purchases of Generating Stations
July 1, 2004Dominion Agrees To Sell
Dominion Cleveland Thermal To Ancora
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June 28, 2004Dominion Exploration & Production
Announces Discovery at Thunder Hawk
June 14, 2004Calling Before Digging
Can Avoid Costly Problems
June 14, 2004Dominion, Statoil Sign Contract
For Cove Point Expansion
June 9, 2004Governor Warner Kicks Off
14th Year of Fan Care for Elderly in Virginia
May 24, 2004Dominion Closes on Sale
of Telecom Unit
May 19, 2004Dominion Executives Exercise
Options to Repay Loans That Can't Be Extended Under Sarbanes-Oxley Provisions
May 11, 2004Dominion Asks Customers
To Use Portable Electric Generators Safely
May 6, 2004Dominion Announces Volumetric
Production Payment Transaction with Goldman Sachs
May 6, 2004Dominion to Host Analyst
Meeting
May 5, 2004Dominion Agrees to Settlement
May 5, 2004Dominion E&P Announces First
Production at Devils Tower
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April 29, 2004Dominion Exploration & Production
Announces Discovery At San Jacinto Prospect
April 29, 2004Dominion Celebrates 20 Years
Of Volunteerism By Honoring Volunteers Of The Year
April 23, 2004Dominion Declares Quarterly
Dividend of 64.5 Cents Per Share
April 21, 2004Dominion, Trout Unlimited
Team with Forest Service to Construct Universally Accessible Fishing Pier and
Trail Bridges at Sherando Lake
April 20, 2004Dominion Announces First-Quarter Earnings
April 15, 2004Virginia Governor Signs
Senate Bill 651 Into Law
April 15, 2004Dominion Commemorates 2,000th
Well Completion in Sonora Field
April 14, 2004Dominion Virginia Power
Offers Educational Grants To Schools, Educational Organizations
April 14, 2004Dominion Schedules First-Quarter
Earnings Conference Call
April 14, 2004Dominion Announces Discovery at Goldfinger Prospect
April 8, 2004Zelenko Named Vice President
of Dominion Retail
April 5, 2004Dominion Works To Stimulate
Competition; Pilot Programs Would Be More Attractive To Suppliers
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March 31, 2004Virginia Electric and Power
Company Begins Consent Solicitation for Debt Obligations of UAE Mecklenburg
Cogeneration LP
March 23, 2004Dominion's EnergyShare
Program Needs Donations
March 8, 2004Dominion to Purchase Mecklenburg
County Power Station
March 2, 2004Dominion Announces Agreement
To Sell Telecom Unit
February 23, 2004Dominion Recognizes Additional
Impairment of International Assets Held For Sale
February 17, 2004Dominion Plans To Seek Bids
For Sale Of Dominion Cleveland Thermal
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January 30, 2004Dominion, Bass Pro Shops,
VIMS, VMRC Join Together For Fish Tagging Program at Chesapeake Power Station
January 27, 2004Dominion Customers Can Read
Own Meters
January 26, 2004Dominion Supports Sen.
Wampler's Proposal To Develop Power Station In
January 23, 2004Dominion Announces Fourth
Quarter And Full-Year Earnings
January 22, 2004Dominion Honors Nine In
14th Annual "Strong Men & Women" Educational Series
January 22, 2004Dominion Seeks Renewal
Of Operating Licenses For Millstone Power Station Units
January 15, 2004Dominion Schedules Fourth-Quarter
Earnings Conference Call
January 13, 2004Dominion President Advocates
Preservation Of Restructuring Act To Benefit Consumers
January 13, 2004Dominion Announces Officer
Changes
January 12, 2004Dominion Virginia Power's
Customers Projected To Save About $1.8 Billion Under Rate Cap Extension Proposal
January 8, 2004Almost 80,000 Sign Up For
Dominion's Energy Choice Pilots
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