Dominion News - 2003
Dominion posts news releases online as they are issued to
the news media. All releases posted by the company this year are provided below.
The links on the left categorize the releases. Archived
releases also are available.
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December 19, 2003Dominion Names Farrell President
and Chief Operating Officer
December 12, 2003Dominion CEO Describes
Virginia Regulatory Ruling as "Sound and Appropriate"
December 12, 2003Dominion's Energyshare Begins
Accepting Applications For Heating Assistance
December 8, 2003Dominion Virginia Power
Offers Home Winterizing Tips
December 4, 2003Dominion Sells Convertible
Debt Securities
December 3, 2003Dominion Receives Approval
For Two Expansion Projects
November 21, 2003Dominion Resources Comments
On S&P Decision To Attach Negative Outlook; Says It Will Not Issue New Equity
In Response
November 18, 2003Dominion Virginia Power
Offers Energy Choice Option to Customers
November 14, 2003Virginia Electric and Power Company Plans Redemption of Notes
November 7, 2003Dominion Agrees To Acquire
Wisconsin Nuclear Facility
November 6, 2003Greenbrier Pipeline Suspends
Field Work As Dominion Reviews Best Use Of Investment Capital In Growing Mid-Atlantic
Energy Markets
November 3, 2003Dominion East Ohio Reminds
Customers Of Emergency Home Energy Assistance, Reconnect & Payment Programs
For Winter Heating Help Energy Markets
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October 23, 2003Dominion Begins 21st Year
of EnergyShare
October 22, 2003Dominion Seeks Writing
Contest Entries
October 21, 2003Dominion E&P Names Hardesty Vice President, Northeast Gas Basins
October 21, 2003Dominion Announces Third-Quarter
Earnings
October 20, 2003Dominion, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Urge Customers
To Use Winter Payment Plans, Reconnection Procedures
October 17, 2003Dominion Declares Quarterly
Dividend of 64.5 Cents Per Share
October 14, 2003Dominion Schedules Third-Quarter Earnings Conference Call
October 13, 2003Dominion Estimates Hurricane Isabel Cost at $128 Million After-Tax
October 9, 2003Dominion Virginia Power
Reaches Tentative Settlement In Fuel Rate Case
October 3, 2003Dominion on Target for
Completion of Hurricane Isabel Restoration Effort
October 2, 2003Dominion Remains on Target for Hurricane Restoration
October 2, 2003Dominion Adds 250,000 Electricity
Customers In Philadelphia Area
October 1, 2003Dominion Outages Drop Below
9,000
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September 30, 2003Dominion Outages Drop Below
31,000
September 29, 2003Dominion Outages Number
Fewer Than 90,000
September 28, 2003Dominion Restores Service
To More Than 90 Percent Of Customers Affected By Hurricane Isabel
September 27, 2003Dominion Tackling Toughest
Terrain, Outages
September 27, 2003Dominion to Help Red Cross
Provide 45,000 Meals to Victims of Hurricane Isabel
September 26, 2003Dominion Restores Power
To 1.5 Million
September 25, 2003Dominion Restores Power
To Nearly 80 Percent Of Customers Affected By Isabel
September 24, 2003Dominion Crews Cut Outages
To Less Than 500,000
September 23, 2003Dominion Restores Power
To More Than Two-Thirds Of Customers
September 22, 2003Dominion Restores Power
To More Than 1 Million Customers
September 22, 2003Dominion Resources to Take
Asset Impairment Charge on Telecom Business
September 21, 2003Dominion Turns the Lights
Back on for Almost Half of Customers Affected by Hurricane Isabel
September 20, 2003Dominion Restores Power
To 800,000
September 20, 2003Dominion Virginia Power
Restores Power To 600,000
September 19, 2003Dominion Virginia Power
Focuses Restoration Effort on Public Health, Safety Facilities
September 19, 2003Dominion Virginia Power
Begins Restoring Power; Hurricane Isabel Worst Storm In Company History
September 18, 2003Hurricane Isabel Moves
Into Heart of Dominion Virginia Power
September 18, 2003Dominion Makes Lead Gift
In Disaster Relief
September 18, 2003Dominion Virginia Power
Stresses Safety As Hurricane Isabel Begins
September 17, 2003Dominion Cautions: Despite
A Weakened Isabel, Extensive Power Outages Likely
September 16, 2003Dominion Secures Out-of-State
Assistance in Face of Hurricane Isabel
September 15, 2003Dominion Virginia Power
Prepares For Hurricane Isabel
September 10, 2003Dominion To Fly Freedom
Flag On September 11
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August 25, 2003Dominion Cove Point Receives
First Commercial LNG Shipment
August 14, 2003Dominion Names Two New Officers
August 4, 2003Dominion Buys Gordonsville
Power Station
July 23, 2003Dominion Offers Budget Payment
Plans, Energy Assistance Programs, Conservation Tips, Energy Choice As Ways
To Offset Higher Gas Prices
July 17, 2003Dominion Announces Second-Quarter
Earnings
July 15, 2003Dominion Declares Quarterly
Dividend of 64.5 Cents Per Share
July 9, 2003Dominion Schedules Second-Quarter
Earnings Conference Call
July 3, 2003Dominion Files Shelf Registrations
July 2, 2003Dominion Energy Places
550-Megawatt Combined-Cycle Unit Into Operation
July 1, 2003Dominion Virginia Power
Files First Fuel Rate Increase Request in Three Years
June 27, 2003Dominion Applies to Join
PJM Interconnection
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May 29, 2003Dominion, JPMorgan Unveil
Innovative $1.45 Billion New Loan Facility
May 20, 2003Dominion Sells Approximately
$620 Million of Common Equity
May 14, 2003Dominion Hope Rates Save
Customers $15 Million On Natural Gas
May 12, 2003Dominion Supports Red Cross
Disaster Relief with $25,000 Gift
May 12, 2003May Is National Electrical
Safety Month; Changes To Overhead High Voltage Act Key To Safety
May 9, 2003Aliquippa Senior Recognized
As Top Winner of Dominion's Award of Achievement
May 9, 2003Greensburg Senior Recognized
As Winner of Dominion's Award of Achievement
May 9, 2003Turtle Creek Senior Recognized
As Winner Of Dominion's Award of Achievement
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April 29, 2003Dominion E&P Honored by Minerals
Management Service for Safety and Accurate Reporting Practices
April 29, 2003Dominion Honors Akron Employee
as a Volunteer Of The Year
April 29, 2003Dominion Honors Canton
Employee as a Volunteer Of The Year
April 29, 2003Dominion Honors Cleveland
Employee as a Volunteer Of The Year
April 29, 2003Dominion Honors Canton Employee
as a Volunteer Of The Year
April 25, 2003Dominion Declares Quarterly
Dividend of 64.5 Cents Per Share
April 21, 2003Dominion Honors Houston
Employee As A Volunteer of The Year
April 21, 2003Expenditures For Dominion's
Agreement With EPA Are Consistent With Company's Financial Models
April 18, 2003Dominion Reaches Major Agreement
With EPA, Announces Comprehensive Effort To Improve Air Quality
April 16, 2003Dominion Announces Record
First-Quarter Earnings
April 15, 2003Dominion Officers to Exercise Limited Number of Vested
Stock Options Under Annual Program
April 10, 2003Greenbrier Pipeline Applauds
FERC Approval Process
April 9, 2003Dominion's First-Quarter
Earnings Will Exceed Expectations
April 1, 2003Dominion Comments on Recent
Merger Rumors
March 20, 2003Dominion Celebrates Renewed
Licenses For Two Virginia Nuclear Power Stations
March 19, 2003Dominion Reminds Customers
of Special Programs and Conservation Information
March 19, 2003Dominion Exploration & Production
Apparent Successful Bidder On 12 Blocks In Central Gulf Of Mexico Sale
March 12, 2003Pittsburgh Energy Conservation
Group Wins $5,000 Community Impact Award
March 12, 2003Pittsburgh-Based Computer
Learning Project For Homeless Children Wins $10,000 Community Impact Award
March 12, 2003Wilkinsburg Health And
Human Services Group Wins $10,000 Community Impact Award
March 12, 2003North Hills Seniors Program
Wins $5,000 Community Impact Award
March 12, 2003Hollidaysburg Enterprise
Development Group Wins $10,000 Community Impact Award
March 12, 2003Mon Valley Community Group
Wins $5,000 Community Impact Award
March 12, 2003Slippery Rock Watershed
Group Wins $10,000 Community Impact Award
March 12, 2003Latrobe Library Project
Wins $5,000 Community Impact Award
March 12, 2003Dominion Management to Present
at Morgan Stanley Conference
March 5, 2003Dominion East Ohio Offers
Educational Grants To Schools, Educational Organizations
February 25, 2003Dominion Retail Acquires
132,000 Illinois Natural Gas Choice Customers From Nicor Energy
February 18, 2003Dominion Declares Quarterly
Dividend of 64.5 Cents Per Share; Declaration Represents Company's 300th Consecutive
Dividend
February 14, 2003Dominion Completes Sale
Of $700 Million Of Notes Representing Replacement Financing For Tendered Dominion
Fiber Ventures Notes
February 13, 2003Dominion Sets Annual Meeting
February 11, 2003Common Wealth, Inc. Wins
$5,000 Community Impact Award
February 11, 2003Youngstown Warren Regional
Chamber Foundation Wins $10,000 Community Impact Award
February 11, 2003Stark County Regional Planning
Commission Wins $5,000 Community Impact Award
February 11, 2003Slavic Village Development
Wins $5,000 Community Impact Award
February 11, 2003ParkWorks Wins $5,000 Community
Impact Award
February 11, 2003Ohio City Near West Development
Corporation Wins $10,000 Community Impact Award
February 11, 2003Community Hall Foundation
Wins $10,000 Community Impact Award
February 6, 2003Dominion Honors Pittsburger
K. Leroy Irvis, First African-American Speaker of the House in the Nation
February 6, 2003Dominion Announces Successful Consent Solicitation to Remove
Trigger Provisions in Dominion Fiber Ventures Notes
February 6, 2003Dominion Honors Three African
Americans in Strong Men & Women Educational Series
February 3, 2003Dominion Energy Returns
North Anna Unit 2 To Service
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January 24, 2003Dominion Energy Supplies
Record Amount of Electricity
January 24, 2003Dominion East Ohio Reminds
Customers of Payment Plans and Encourages Conservation During Cold Weather
January 23, 2003Dominion Energy Installs New Vessel Head On North Anna Unit 2,
Moves Up Schedule For Other Replacements
January 23, 2003Dominion Announces a 16
Percent Increase in 2002 Operating Earnings to $4.83 Per Share
January 22, 2003Dominion Honors 10 In 13th Annual
"Strong Men & Women" Educational Series
January 17, 2003Dominion Peoples Restores
Gas Service To More Than 2000 Customers
January 17, 2003Dominion Peoples Relighting
Customers
January 16, 2003Dominion Peoples Clears
Natural Gas Blockage; Advises Customers to Stay Warm and Protect Pipes
January 16, 2003Dominion Schedules Fourth-Quarter
Earnings Conference Call
January 3, 2003Dominion Virginia Power
Applies For Power Line In Loudoun County
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