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November 12, 2009
Maryland and Delaware join Virginia to develop offshore wind energy
The governors of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a formal tri-state partnership for the development...
Charlottesville firm, U.Va., work on new turbine design
A Charlottesville company and researchers at the University of Virginia are developing a new turbine to harness wind power for electricity. The prototype...
Coal company to keep headquarters in Southwest Va.
Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources chose to build a new corporate headquarters in Bristol for economic reasons and to stay close to its roots in rural...
November 11, 2009
Alpha Natural Resources picks Bristol for headquarters
Alpha Natural Resources, which merged in July with Foundation Coal, will build its new corporate headquarters in Bristol, creating 69 jobs while retaining...
Green-focused business incubator to open in Ashland in early 2010
The Dominion Resources GreenTech Incubator, a center to assist new businesses focused on energy efficiency and green technologies, will open early next...
November 06, 2009
Va. Power customers may get lower bills
Dominion Virginia Power customers would get back more than $400 million from the company under an agreement the state’s largest utility has reached...
Va. high court backs SCC power-line approval
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the State Corporation Commission properly approved the Virginia section of a multistate power line. The...
November 05, 2009
Attorney general urges Va. Power electric-rate cut or refund
Virginia’s attorney general is urging the State Corporation Commission to either cut Dominion Virginia Power’s electric rates this year or...
November 03, 2009
Heating-aid program taking applications
Dominion Resources Inc.‘s EnergyShare program is accepting applications from people who need financial help to stay warm during the cold winter months....
Dominion Resources says it’s culling reactor builders
Dominion Resources Inc. has winnowed down the number of potential builders for its proposed third nuclear reactor at the North Anna Power Station in Louisa...
October 30, 2009
OSHA issues record $87 million fine to BP
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is issuing a record $87 million fine against oil giant BP for failing to correct safety hazards after...
Dominion Resources profit increases
Sharp drops in the price of natural gas and other fuels boosted Dominion Resources Inc.‘s profit for the third quarter.
Massey settles miners’ age discrimination suit
Hundreds of miners who lost jobs after Massey Energy bought a West Virginia mine have settled an age discrimination lawsuit against the Richmond, Va.-based...
October 29, 2009
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative strikes energy deal
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative has struck a deal with Exelon Generation to supply the Glen Allen-based co-op with 200 megawatts of electricity for 10...
October 27, 2009
Obama putting $3.4 billion toward a ‘smart’ power grid
WASHINGTON—President Barrack Obama is giving a jolt to the futuristic “smart” electric grid, hoping to bring America’s power transmission...
Largest solar panel plant in U.S. rises in Fla.
ARCADIA, Fla. For nearly a year, construction workers and engineers in this sleepy Florida town of citrus trees and cattle farms have been filling acres...
October 26, 2009
Retail gas prices nearing summer highs
Gas prices hit their summer peak of $2.6925 on June 21, but drivers could soon be paying more than that if prices continue inching upward. With fewer motorists...
October 25, 2009
Simple changes can cut home heating bills
Copeland and Christoph Casati love their midcentury modern home in western Henrico County. They love the architecture, the layout, the gorgeous design....
Heating stoves boast renewed popularity—and tax credit
Bill and Debbie Sneller of Midlothian tried burning wood in their fireplace, but the hot air went up the chimney. They switched to propane and the draft...
Heating help
The state’s Fuel Assistance program helps low-income households offset some of the cost of heating their homes, and the Crisis Assistance program...
October 24, 2009
Vermont willow harvest promises cheap biomass fuel
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. Middlebury College used to heat its buildings with oil, then switched to wood chips. Now it has planted a sustainable and relatively cheap...
October 22, 2009
Vt. willow harvest promises cheap biomass fuel
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. Middlebury College used to heat its buildings with oil, then switched to wood chips. Now it has planted a sustainable and relatively cheap...
W.Va. pressured on Massey Energy blasting
Environmental activists who want Gov. Joe Manchin to stop Massey Energy’s blasting plans for the Coal River Mountain say the world is watching, and...
October 20, 2009
Gas prices rise for a third week
Despite persistently low demand, prices for gasoline have spiked over the past week along with crude oil, threatening one of the very few points of relief...
October 10, 2009
Virginia utilities differ on use of green-energy funds
When Rappahannock Electric Cooperative and Appalachian Power subscribers buy into those utilities’ green-power programs, all the money goes to purchase...
October 07, 2009
Half of Dominion’s “green” money program used for administrative costs
Half the money customers pay to participate in Dominion Virginia Power’s green power program goes to cover the renewable energy option’s administrative...
Heat-bill relief due this winter
There’s good news for people worried about winter heating bills. People using natural gas this winter stand to save $105, compared with last year,...
October 06, 2009
Massey says no to notion of paying for school
A Massey Energy spokesman says the company isn’t interested in donating money toward building a new Raleigh County school to defuse a controversy...
Dominion’s Green Power program proves a hit
About 3,500 environmentally concerned Virginians are buying credits to support the development of green power through a Dominion Virginia Power program....
October 05, 2009
Records show Massey paid $5.1 million for coal reserves from bankrupt rival
Court records show Massey Energy paid more than $5.1 million for the 23 million tons of coal reserves and other assets acquired from a bankrupt rival.
