| Electric power is provided to Newport News businesses by Dominion Virginia Power, a subsidiary of Dominion Resources, Inc. The electric utility serves more than 3.8 million customers in five states. Dominion Virginia Power has 89 interconnected generating units, providing a generating capability of more than 18,600 megawatts. An efficient mix of fossil fuel and nuclear generating plants, combined with judicious purchases of electricity from other systems keeps electric rates at moderate levels. The utility has 6,000 miles of electric transmission lines. Dominion Virginia Power expects to maintain a reserve capability of between 17 and 23 percent in the twenty-first century. System wide reliability reached 99.98% during 2001 and is even higher in most Newport News industrial and business parks. Dominion Virginia Power can also offer incentive rate pricing to high-demand users.
More details are available about:
Electric power rates and
System capacity
For more information and assistance from Dominion Virginia Power, contact:
1-888-667-3000
www.dom.com
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