2 The Hampton Roads Messenger


Volume 11 Number 12


Why Your Energy Bill Could Decrease Starting September 1st


related costs. While the company is still upgrading and modernizing


its


transmission system, transmission-relat- ed


costs


versus the previous year.


The decrease means Dominion Energy’s typical monthly residential bill is 7.0% below the Virginia average, 15.9% below the national


average,


17.9% below the D.C. regional average and 29.3% below the


Coast average. The


Richmond, Va. – Electric rates


will drop on September 1 for Dominion Energy residential customers, lowering the rates which are already well below state, regional and national averages.


“When it comes to household expenses we know every penny counts, which is why we always strive to provide reliable energy at the best value to our customers,” said Charlene


Whitfield, vice-president of customer service for Dominion Energy. “We’re proud of our ability to keep rates stable while still providing great service, excellent


reliability and increasing


our investment in renewable energy.” The typical 1,000 kilowatt-hour


residential monthly bill will drop by $1.55 starting Friday due largely to a $2.07 reduction in transmission-


rates system,


supporting as


East reduced


rate is the result of adjustments in the portion of customer the


well as


transmission other


bill


modifications approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) effective September 1.


The net impact of the changes for the monthly bill for the typical Dominion Energy residential customer is a decrease of 1.1-percent, lowering


to residential customers


assigned declined


the typical bill from $117.20 to $115.65, thirty cents lower than in February 2015.


Dominion Energy has made


significant investments in renewable energy while keeping customer’s rates stable. In less than three years, the company’s Virginia solar portfolio has grown to 27 projects either currently operational generating


or under development 444 megawatts


of


electricity across the Commonwealth. Dominion Energy’s 2017 Integrated Resource Plan


calls The announced company for adding at


least 5,200 megawatts of solar in the state over the next 25 years to meet customers' energy needs.


the Coastal


also recently Virginia


Offshore Wind initiative, which is the first phase of a plan that could bring more than 2,000 megawatts of wind generated electricity to its Virginia and North Carolina customers.


The transmission rider, which covers the cost of new and upgraded transmission facilities, is decreasing at the same time as two other rate increases are taking effect. Those rate components recover the cost of solar facilities and the natural gas-powered Brunswick Power Station. Base rates, which comprise about 60 percent of a typical residential bill, remain frozen.


More information about the


company's electric rates can be found on the Dominion Energy website.


September 2017


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