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Dominion Energy outlines local investments and rate case as Alexandria council presses for outage and renewable data
Summary
Dominion Energy told Alexandria City Council it has invested about $18.0 million in local reliability projects since 2022 and plans roughly $11.3 million in 2026–27, while council members pressed for outage-trend data, undergrounding targets and clarity on compliance with the Virginia Clean Economy Act.
Dominion Energy presented an update to the Alexandria City Council on the utility’s local reliability work, planned projects and an ongoing rate case before the State Corporation Commission.
Gaston Araos, Dominion’s external affairs representative, said the company has exceeded a prior pledge with about $18,020,000 invested in the Alexandria field office’s reliability projects from 2022 through early 2025 and described $11,300,000 in proposed spending for 2026–27. “We have planned in investing $11,300,000 and there are seven projects that we want to complete,” Araos said, listing work from switch replacement to substation improvements and an undergrounding effort tied to the Potomac Yard transition station.
Araos highlighted the GLIP…
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