Dominion surcharge for transmission shifts costs to residential customers, state says

Posted by Kyle Scott | Jul 15, 2026 | News, Top Stories | 0 |

A filing from Virginia’s new chief energy officer says a monthly surcharge proposal by Dominion Energy would shift the costs for high-voltage transmission lines and equipment from data centers to residential customers.

Chief energy officer Josephus Allmond said that the surcharge should be 94 cents on a benchmark monthly bill of $180.79 for 1,000 kilowatt hours, not the $2.90 Dominion has asked the State Corporation Commission to approve. Dominion says it needs the surcharge to cover some $998 million for transmission lines and equipment projects.

Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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