Dominion News - 2006
Dominion posts news releases online as they are issued to
the news media. All releases posted by the company this year are provided below.
The links on the left categorize the releases. Archived
releases also are available.
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December 21, 2006Dominion Agrees To Sale
Of Three Facilities In West Virginia, Pennsylvania And Ohio
December 18, 2006Dominion Acquires 50 Percent
Interest In West Virginia Wind-Power Facility
December 18, 2006Dominion East Ohio Reminds
Customers Of Emergency Home Energy Assistance, Payment Programs For Winter
Heating Help
December 12, 2006Dominion Virginia Power
Promotes Rodney Blevins To Vice President-Electric Operations
December 5, 2006A Holiday Gift Idea from Dominion: Energy Gift Certificates
November 20, 2006Dominion Pipeline Expansion
Would Aid West Virginia Natural Gas Producers
November 17, 2006Dominion Virginia Power
Seeks Bids For Peaking Capacity Or Demand-Side Programs In Northern Virginia
November 15, 2006Dominion Unit Promotes Robert Blue To Vice President-State And Federal Affairs,
Chester Wade To Managing Director-Corporate Communications
November 15, 2006Dominion to Present at Bank of America 2006 Energy Conference
November 9, 2006Dominion Promotes Steven A. Rogers to Senior Vice President and Controller
November 8, 2006Dominion East Ohio Introduces
New Gas Rate
November 4, 2006Dominion to Present at EEI 2006 Fall Financial Conference
November 1, 2006Dominion Announces Strategic Repositioning; To Pursue Sale Of Most Of Its
November 1, 2006Dominion Announces Third-Quarter
2006 Earnings
October 25, 2006Dominion Schedules Third-Quarter Earnings Conference Call
October 20, 2006Dominion Announces Quarterly
Dividend of 69 Cents
October 17, 2006Dominion Accepting Applications
For Scholarships To Lineman College
October 16, 2006Dominion Offers $100,000
In Grants For Community Projects
October 13, 2006Winter Reconnection Procedures Implemented
October 8, 2006Dominion Ends Surry Unit 2 Alert
October 7, 2006Dominion Declares Alert After Surry Unit 2 Shuts Down
October 5, 2006Dominion, Statoil Break
Ground For Cove Point LNG Expansion
October 4, 2006When In Doubt, Look For
Dominion ID Card
October 3, 2006Dominion's EnergyShare
Program To Begin Pilot Weatherization Program
September 29, 2006Dominion Volunteers Undertake 19 Environmental Projects in 14 States from Virginia to Utah
September 25, 2006Dominion to Present at Merrill
Lynch Global Power & Gas Leaders Conference
September 21, 2006Dominion Awards $220,000
In Educational Grants
September 19, 2006Dominion to Present at Sanford
C. Bernstein Seminar on Climate Change and the Power Sector
September 15, 2006Dominion to Present at Bank of America Conference
September 14, 2006Dominion CEO Farrell Offers
Steps To Prevent U.S. 'Energy Train Wreck'
September 14, 2006Dominion E&P Names New Offshore
VP
September 13, 2006Dominion Sells Louisiana
Storage Project
September 3, 2006Dominion Restores Power
To 90 Percent Of Customers Affected By Tropical
September 2, 2006Dominion Restores Power
To More Than 75 Percent Of Customers Affected
September 2, 2006Dominion To Restore Majority
Of Customers Today, Virtually All Repairs To Be Complete By Sunday
September 1, 2006Dominion to Present at Lehman
Brothers Conference
September 1, 2006Dominion Crews Restoring
Electric Service As Tropical Storm Ernesto Moves
August 31, 2006Dominion Virginia Power
Files Application To Build Transmission Line, Substation In Stafford County,
Virginia
August 11, 2006On-Site Voluntary Search
Reveals Small Quantity of Tritium at
August 7, 2006125 Fans Distributed Through
Fan Care In One-Day Event Hosted By
August 3, 2006Dominion Announces Quarterly
Dividend of 69 Cents
August 3, 2006Dominion Announces Second-Quarter
2006 Earnings
August 1, 2006Dominion Urges Customers
to Use Caution, Conservation in Record Heat
July 31, 2006Dominion Officers and Directors
Expected to Enter Plans to Exercise Expiring Stock Options
July 26, 2006Dominion Schedules Second-Quarter
Earnings Conference Call
July 18, 2006Dominion Urges Awareness,
Preparation For Summer Safety
June 20, 2006Dominion to Present at Wachovia
Securities Conference
June 16, 2006Dominion Reminds Customers:
Play It Safe, Call Before You Dig
June 15, 2006Dominion Welcomes FERC Certificate
for Cove Point Expansion
June 13, 2006Dominion and Wal-Mart to
Offer Cooling Assistance for Virginia-Area Senior Citizens
May 31, 2006Dominion to Present at Sanford
Bernstein Conference
May 22, 2006Dominion to Affirm 2006
Operating Earnings Guidance During Boston Analyst Meeting Today
May 19, 2006Dominion E&P Announces Gulf
of Mexico Shelf Discovery
May 18, 2006Dominion Transmission Announces
The Dominion Hub Project
May 11, 2006Wise County Site Chosen
For Final Evaluation Of Future Clean Coal Power Station In Virginia
May 3, 2006Dominion Announces First
Quarter 2006 Earnings
May 2, 2006Dominion Honors 12 As Volunteers
Of The Year
April 28, 2006Dominion Announces Quarterly
Dividend of 69 Cents
April 27, 2006Dominion Reviewing Reactor
Shutdown At Kewaunee Power Station
April 26, 2006Dominion Schedules First-Quarter
Earnings Conference Call
April 13, 2006Dominion Donates Building,
Land Valued At Nearly $1 Million To Virginia Program For At-Risk Youth
April 6, 2006Dominion Offers $220,000
In Educational Grants
April 5, 2006Dominion East Ohio Details
Natural Gas Home Safety Tips
March 15, 2006Dominion To Present At Morgan
Stanley Conference
March 7, 2006Dominion E&P Announces First
Production at Rigel / 17 Hands
March 2, 2006Dominion to Sell Two Natural
Gas Utilities for $970 Million
March 1, 2006Dominion to Participate
at Citigroup Utilities Conference
February 23, 2006U.S. Treasury Secretary
John W. Snow To Visit Richmond, Promote New Tax Credits For Home Energy Efficiency
February 21, 2006Dominion Announces Start-up
of Pembina Battery
February 16, 2006Dominion Appoints Thomas
E. Hamlin Vice President - Business Planning & Market Analysis
February 15, 2006Dominion To Present At UBS
Utilities Conference
February 13, 2006Dominion Sets Annual Meeting
January 30, 2006Dominion To Present At Credit
Suisse 2006 Energy Summit
January 26, 2006Dominion Increases Quarterly
Dividend By 2 Cents To 69 Cents
January 26, 2006Dominion Announces 2005
Earnings
January 19, 2006Dominion Schedules Fourth-Quarter
Earnings Conference Call
January 17, 2006Dominion Honors Nine In
16th Annual Strong Men & Women: Excellence In Leadership Educational Series
January 6, 2006Frozen Fuel Rate, Restructuring
Act Saving Money for Dominion Virginia Power Customers
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