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Description
Dominion Energy Regional Policy Director State and Local Affairs James Beazley presented a Dominion Energy Update to the Board of Supervisors on September 21, 2022.
A
B
B
Our
impact,
like
I,
said
earlier.
When
I
first
came
here
in
2016
and
presented
to
you,
it
was
really
our
operational
district
office.
Our
training
center
is
at
Dutch
Gap
and
our
power
station.
That
is
certainly
grown
with
the
credit
union
headquarters
located
north
of
here
and
then
also
with
our
solar
project,
that's
in
development
and
then
also
our
battery
project
at
near
in
Midlothian
substation.
B
The
big
item
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
is
our
customers,
so
from
the
last
time
and
I
think
it
was
roughly
around
the
same
time.
Last
year,
I
gave
this
update.
Y'all
have
grown
almost
2
700
customers,
since
the
last
time
I
was
here
so
I.
Imagine
you'll
probably
be
north
of
3
000
customers
at
the
end
of
this
year.
Y'all
are
leading
the
pack
where
it
relates
to
jurisdictional
customers
in
the
Richmond
region,
so
I,
just
I
thought
that
was
a
pretty
neat
data
and
I
met.
B
Probably
some
of
your
new
customers
or
new
citizens
on
288
coming
down
here
from
heroico
so
running
a
little
late.
So
I
wanted
to
share
with
you,
and
this
has
been
in
the
news
quite
a
bit
about
fuel
cost
and
it's
important
to
note.
Fuel
costs
are
a
pass-through
costs.
We
make
zero
profit
on
that,
it's
what
we're
buying
on
the
market
and
passing
along
to
our
customers.
B
That
said,
it's
generated
quite
a
bit
of
news
over
the
summer
and
then
over
the
last
week
with
at
the
state
Corporation
Commission,
ultimately
approving
what
we
set
forth
for
mitigation
plans
and
and
going
forward
with
with
fuel
costs.
But
this
slide
shows
you
really
with
a
very
basic
just
view
of
three
pillars
that
really
go
into
your
or
goes
into
a
constituents
or
customers
power
bill.
B
The
the
fuel
aspect-
it's
really
disruptive
this
year
and
we
started
getting
cues
on
that
with
the
with
the
inflation
and
then
also
with
the
Ukraine
war,
and
that
has
really
disrupted
the
natural
gas
market
and
so
that
started
Rising.
We
anticipate
the
commodity.
Prices
will
continue
to
go
in
this
direction
and
just
you
could
look
in
the
newspaper
or
turn
on
the
news
this
morning
with
with
the
Russians
with
the
Russian
president's
comments.
So
we
we
needed
to
set
forth
a
plan.
B
We
also
had
some
additional
riders
that
we
were
able
to
reduce
so
ultimately,
roughly
about
eight
dollars
and
almost
near
nine
dollars
of
fuel
costs
coming
into
this
fuel
cycle,
and
we've
also
were
able
to
go
in
with
a
Reggie,
Rider,
Reggie
and
actually
because
the
state
has
now
decided
they
want
to
not
go
in
that
direction.
We're
putting
a
pause
on
that
so
we're
not
collecting
any
money,
that's
additional
savings
with
transmission,
and
so
what
we're
looking
at
is
having
that
eight
dollar
and
some
change
going
to
the
customer's
Bill.
B
We'll
have
another
look
in
the
springtime
and
hopefully
knock
on
wood.
The
Commodities
start
going
down
and
then
we'll
be
able
to
submit
another
plan
of
action
going
into
to
next
year
in
2023.
We
are
doing
something
about
it
as
well
with
fuel
costs
where
it
represents
on
building
generation
that
you
that
does
not
have
fuel
associated
with
it,
that
we
have
to
go
on
the
market,
solar,
offshore
wind.
B
Those
are
types
of
generations
that
we're
looking
to
do
battery
and
some
where
you
can
pull
it
off
the
off
the
grid
at
low
times
that
you're
not
having
to
pay
or
your
it's
demand,
that's
not
being
utilized
and
we're
looking
at
that
type
of
generation
to
help
insulate
our
customers.
We're
also
making
sure
that
we
have
a
diverse
fuel
mix.
Diverse
fuel
mix
helps
us
out
where
there
are
commodity
issues,
we're
able
to
navigate
those
and
those
are
a
benefit
to
the
customers.
B
If
you
hear
from
your
constituents
about
their
power
bill,
please
have
them
call
our
866
Dom
help,
and
what
I
would
ask
you
to
do
is
have
them
talk
to
our
energy
analysts
and
and
work
out
if
there's
billing
assistance
that
they
need,
don't
let
it
accrual
until
there's
a
bigger
issue.
If
they're
having
trouble
now
now's
the
time
to
talk
to
us,
so
we
can
work
out
payment
plans.
We
may
be
able
to
find
out
financial
assistance
and
and
put
them
into
direct
Avenues
with
certain
non-profits.
B
And
so
that
is
a
good
thing
and
then
also
the
industrial
rates
we
are
still
below
the
national
average
and
we're
still
below
the
southern
or
South
Atlantic
average
of
North
Carolina
South
Carolina,
and
that
puts
us
in
a
competitive
advantage
point.
What
we
don't
want
to
do
as
a
company
is
have
that
those
rates
go
up,
that
that
takes
away
the
competitive
advantage
that
the
Commonwealth
has
to
attract
businesses,
which
you
are
all
too
familiar
with
with
the
amount
of
Economic
Development.
B
That's
come
into
the
county
of
light
and
then
also
it
retains
businesses
here
in
the
Commonwealth
as
well,
so
you're
not
having
businesses
lead
to
other
jurisdictions.
So
we
are
very
mindful
of
those
industrial
rates
and
residential
rates,
and
we
are
striving
to
make
sure
they
are
low
for
our
customers.
B
Solar
Development
I
wanted
to
talk
about
this
real
quick
because
and
supervisor
Carroll's
District
supervisor
Carroll's
District
we're
starting
to
move
we're
going
forward
with
a
solar
facility
in
his
district,
the
winterpock
solar
facility,
which
we
had
just
applied
for
administrative
permits
last
week
and
a
half
ago,
and
we
were
working
with
we'll
start
working
with
County
staff.
As
soon
as
we
get
approval
on
those
administrative
permits,
we
will
start
sending
out
notifications
to
the
winterpock
community
surrounding
that
area.
B
We've
talked
about
this
project
before
it's
20
megawatts
represents
5000
customers.
The
neat
thing
about
this
solar
project
is
a
lot.
Some
of
our
solar
projects
are
are
really
located
in
rural
areas,
not
really
close
to
load
centers,
where
you
have
to
where
you're
putting
it
on
transmission
lines
to
get
the
power
where
it's
needed.
This
one's
going
to
be
hooked
up
into
the
residential
grid
and
just
real
customers
are
actually
going
to
be
getting
Chesterfield
Power
from
if
they're
a
Dominion
Energy
customer.
So
we
just
we
acquired
the
project.
B
Last
August,
we
just
had
a
excuse
me.
We
had
a
letter
that
went
out
as
soon
as
we
acquired
it.
We
had
a
virtual
meeting
during
covet
during
the
Delta
wave,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
and
you
really
couldn't
get
all
the
questions
answered
and
it
was
very
difficult
with
virtually
so
we
promised
the
residents,
we
would
have
another
in-person
meeting
and
which
we've
accomplished
over
the
summer.
It
also
gave
us
time
in
the
in
the
development
stage
of
this
project
to
really
condense
the
project.
B
So,
in
a
lot
of
cases,
residents,
especially
on
Epps
Fall
Road,
will
not
see
the
project.
They
will
have
natural
buffers
at
their
property
line
and
additional
buffers
on
our
property
and
then
ultimately
pass
those
buffers.
You
have
a
solar
solar
project,
so
the
neighbors
seem
very
pleased
about
this.
We
do
have
some
additional
communication.
When
we
go
forth
with
construction,
we
will
do
additional
engagement
and
work
with
any
additional
neighbors
that
may
have
any
questions,
but
I,
don't
I,
believe
we've
answered
all
them,
Dry
Bridge
battery
surgery
that
is
going
as
planned.
B
We
hope
to
have
that
operational
by
December
of
this
year,
and
so
that
will
be
a
20
megawatt
battery
storage
facility.
We
just
announced-
or
just
excuse
me-
cut
the
ribbon
on
a
12
megawatt
facility
in
neighboring
Powhatan.
So
this
will
be
the
the
largest
battery
project
in
in
the
region
when
it's
up
and
operational
into
again.
A
B
B
We
we
think
if,
if
things
are
forecast
holds
up,
we
are
looking
at
one
storm
that
it's
tracking
more
toward
the
Southern
Caribbean
area,
and
it
looks
like
it's
shifting
to
the
Gulf
of
of
to
the
Gulf
area,
to
the
east
side
of
the
gulf,
which
could
impact
the
Panhandle,
which
would
go
up
through.
Sometimes
those
tracks
will
go
historically
up
through
the
eastern
coast
area
or
we'll
cross,
bisect,
Florida
and
then
reform
and
then
hit
North
Carolina.
B
So
there's
a
couple
scenarios
out
there
we're
looking
a
meteorologist
was
on
the
phone
this
morning
talking
with
some
folks
and
thinks
maybe
it's
towards
the
beginning
of
October
1st
time
frame.
So
you
will
start
seeing
me,
send
more
Communications
out,
as
that
comes
closer
and
if
that
does
start
getting
firmed
up
about
how
we're
getting
prepared
and
how
we're
ready
for
for
the
storm.
B
B
We
are
also,
at
the
same
time
working
with
your
Emergency
Operations
Center,
making
sure
we're
getting
the
core
functions
of
your
emergency
services
and
hospitals,
nursing
homes
back
online
as
quickly
as
we
can
just
wanted
to
mention
about
the
grid
and
how
we're
going
forward
with
Smart
Meters.
That's
a
component
as
well
with
our
strategic
underground
project
and
that's
the
next
slide.
But
our
our
smart
meter
program
is
being
implemented,
we're
in
the
last
stages
of
it
in
the
southern
regions
of
the
county
and
putting
Smart
Meters
up.
B
We
are
celebrating
our
7th
eighth
year
of
operation
at
that
facility,
which
is
just
a
just
a
remarkable
amount
of
time
that
we've
been
generating
electricity
in
that
one
spot
we
currently
are
going
through
at
in
the
springtime
where
we
will
start
going
through
and
retiring
units.
Five
and
six.
They
are
the
oldest
coal
units
there
that
we
have
operational.
The
units,
seven
and
eight
of
natural
gas
will
still
continue.
B
So
we'll
have
some
additional
conversations
when
that
starts
going
forth
and
what
we're
planning
on
doing
at
that
facility,
but
that
will
still
generate
and
just
not
cold.
It
would
just
go
into
natural
gas
as
well,
so
we're
also
doing
pre-development
activities.
That's
still
on
our
radar
with
the
peaking
station.
A
peaking
station
is
a
natural
gas
facility
that
would
kick
on
when
you
need
a
rampant
amount
of
power
to
support,
base
load
energy
but
cycle
it
back
down
very
quickly.
B
So
it's
only
operating
25
percent
of
the
time
during
a
given
course
of
a
year,
and
then
next
steps
are
mou.
It's
really
next
steps
is
now
we
are
moving
coal,
ash
and
I
believe
it
is
probably
one
of
the
biggest
projects
we've
undertaken
in
the
county
and
really
work
hand
in
hand
with
your
residents
and
your
leaders
here
to
make
sure
that
we
were
doing
the
right
thing
and
we
were
getting
the
job
done
and
being
very
minimalized.
Our
impact
on
the
county,
so
County
resources
or
County
facilities
are
still
open.
B
Boat
ramps
still
open
until
other
facilities
are
opened
up,
but
we
are
really
accommodating
visitors
events
and
making
sure
that
we
are
working
hand
in
hand
to
make
sure
there's
zero
disruptions
in
that
area
and
so
far
so
good
and
we're
very
proud
of
our
our
relationship
and
our
work.
Ethics
down
there
to
minimize
any
activities
to
your
citizens.