Dominion Electric

Utility

Dominion Electric is a major utility company providing electricity and natural gas services to customers in Virginia and other states.

Sector: utility
HQ: VA, US
Founded: 1909
Stories: 11 on MGRID.org

Stories about Dominion Electric (11)

Duke Energy Adds 2.7 GW of Q1 Data Center Contracts

May 6, 2026 · AI Energy Demand

4 sources Duke Energy signed 2.7 GW of new data center energy service agreements in Q1 2026, raising executed contracts to 7.6 GW with nearly two-thirds under construction. CEO Harry…
Elevate Renewables Closes $50 Million Rabobank Facility

April 13, 2026 · Energy Storage

4 sources Elevate Renewables secures $50 million from Rabobank to accelerate equipment procurement for Prospect Power Storage, a 150 MW/600 MWh battery project crucial for meeting surging data center demand…
Virginia Mandates Appalachian Power Virtual Power Plant Pilot

March 20, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources Browser Check Virginia passed HB1467 98-0, directing Appalachian Power to petition the SCC for a virtual power plant pilot by November 2026, extending the state 450 MW distributed…
PJM 2026/2027 Capacity Prices Reach $329/MW-Day as Data Centers

February 27, 2026 · Analysis

5 sources Data centers drove PJM capacity prices 11x higher in two years to $329/MW-day and caused a 6,623 MW reliability shortfall in the 2027/28 auction—the first in PJM history…
The Silicon Shock: How AI Hunger

December 31, 2025 · AI Energy Demand

4 sources Browser Check Goldman Sachs projected in May 2024 that artificial intelligence will drive a 160 percent increase in U.S. data center electricity demand by 2030, adding 15 to…
C&I Battery Storage Costs Drop 40%

December 8, 2025 · Demand Charge Reduction

4 sources Verified Commercial battery storage system costs fell 40% since 2022, reaching $180-$300/kWh for containerized systems. Facilities now cut demand charges by 20-30% with 3-5 year payback periods.
Hyperscaler Power Demand Drives 47 GW of New Grid Capacity

November 10, 2025 · AI Energy Demand

5 sources NERC and ISO interconnection queue data show AI-driven hyperscaler demand adding 47 GW of grid capacity requests through 2030, straining PJM, MISO, and ERCOT study processes.
LADWP Approves $195 Million to Expand Demand Response Portfolio

October 30, 2025 · Grid Services & Demand Response

4 sources LADWP's board approved $195 million to scale its demand response programs from 80 MW to 340 MW by 2031, expanding C&I curtailment capacity nearly sixfold and adding EV…
Data Center Grid Connections Now Take Up to 7 Years in Virginia

March 11, 2025 · Analysis

4 sources Browser Check Virginia data center grid connections stretch to 7 years as 2,000+ GW of projects clog U.S. interconnection queues. Battery storage and microgrids offer a faster path.
Virginia Sensors Record 12.9% Harmonic Distortion Near AI Data

December 30, 2024 · Analysis

3 sources Browser Check Virginia sensors recorded 12.9% harmonic distortion near AI data centers, exceeding the 8% IEEE 519 safety threshold by 60%.