Spotlight Pair of SCC filings could raise Dominion bills by 2% DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch May 12, 2026 May 12, 2026 Updated May 15, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Higher costs for its network of high-voltage lines and equipment could boost Dominion Energy bills by just over 2% this year.kAm%96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D44]G:C8:?:2]8@G^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm$E2E6 r@CA@C2E:@? r@>>:DD:@?k^2m 2AAC@G65 2? :?4C62D6 2>@F?E:?8 E@ S`]_h :? 2 36?49>2C< S`f`]h_ >@?E9=J 3:== 7@C `[___ <:=@H2EE\9@FCD E@ 7:?2?46 E96 H@C< s@>:?:@? 92D 5@?6 D@ 72C @? :ED >F=E:\J62C 8C:5 >@56C?:K2E:@? AC@;64E] %96 FE:=:EJ :D @? EC24< E@ DA6?5 Sa]d 3:==:@? @? E96 7:CDE E9C66 A92D6D @7 E9:D AC@;64E[ 2?5 62C=:6C E9:D H66< s@>:?:@? E@=5 E96 $rr :E A=2?D E@ DA6?5 2? 255:E:@?2= S`]` 3:==:@? :? a_af\a_ah]k^Am One of Dominion Energy’s biggest transmission lines is the 500-kilovolt connection between Surry and James City counties. 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