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Hanley Energy to add 343 jobs in Ashburn
Irish energy management company launching $8M expansion
Irish energy management company Hanley Energy will invest $8 million to expand its Hanley Energy Electrical division in Loudoun County, a project expected to create 343 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. Hanley Energy will open a facility at 44381 Russell Branch Parkway to serve the data center market in Ashburn with equipment installation and
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Northam announces $3.6M expansion of Eaton in Henrico
Power management company to create 80 jobs
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Power management manufacturer and supplier Eaton Corp. plc will invest $3.6 million to move production from California to its facility in Henrico County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The move will create 80 jobs through the expansion of the Henrico facility’s production capabilities and the addition of new lines for electrical component manufacturing. Eaton, an
Appalachian Power denied rate increase by SCC
Customers are not due refunds
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A rate increase sought by Appalachian Power Co. has been denied by the State Corporation Commission. According to a statement issued by the SCC on Tuesday, Appalachian Power was seeking to increase rates by approximately $10 per month for a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity. Appalachian Power earned profits that were
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Shuttered Alexandria power plant making way for mixed-use development
Hilco Redevelopment Partners announces plans for Potomac River Generating Station site
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A former coal-fired power plant in Alexandria will become home to a mixed-use development along the Potomac River. Chicago-based Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP), a Hilco Global business unit, announced Monday it purchased the 71-year-old Potomac River Generating Station site, which encompasses approximately 20 acres. HRP acquired the property through an agreement negotiated with Potomac Electric
Dominion taps new CEO, rearranges top leadership
Thomas Farrell to become executive chair; Robert Blue will be president and CEO
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Dominion Energy Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Thomas F. Farrell II will become executive chair effective Oct. 1. Robert M. Blue, the Richmond-based Fortune 500 energy utility’s executive vice president and co-chief operating officer, will succeed Farrell as president and CEO, the company announced Friday. Also on Friday, Dominion announced an unaudited net loss of
Two more solar plants coming to Danville
The project will generate enough energy to supply 59,000 homes with electricity.
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Two five-megawatt AC solar power plants are being built in Danville and will support 125 jobs in Virginia, the city announced today. The two solar projects — Irish Road Solar and Whitmell Solar — will span 100 acres and will generate an estimated 23,886,000 kilowatt-hours annually — enough energy to supply energy to 59,000 homes