TOP STORIES: Dominion Energy price hike, Ocean View double shooting, FBI probes lawmakers
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The State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved an $11.24 hike to monthly Dominion Energy bills starting next year.
Monthly rates are also expected to increase in 2027 by $2.36, according to the SCC. Dominion Energy’s requested price hike was initially proposed to be $14.73. These price hikes will result in Dominion Energy receiving a base rate revenue increase of $565.7 million for 2026 and an increase of $209.9 million for 2027 — something they called “just and reasonable.”
In an effort to protect other customers from rising costs, high-energy users, like data centers, will be subject to a new rate class. These users would be placed into the GS-5 class — starting Jan. 1, 2027, they must pay a minimum percentage of the power they contract (regardless of how much is leftover) so Dominion Energy can recoup costs.
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Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries following a shooting near W Ocean View Avenue on Tuesday, according to Norfolk police.…