Virginia
Virginia State Corporation Commission
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3Active Proceedings
1Docket No. PUR-2025-00058
Dominion sought $822M in new annual revenue for 2026; SCC approved $565.7M — 31% below the request — plus a new data center rate class. Monthly bills rise $11.24 in 2026. Decision issued November 2025.
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State Intelligence
Updated May 26, 2026Utility Landscape
Dominion Energy Virginia
IOUNorthern, central, and eastern Virginia including Richmond, Northern Virginia suburbs, and Hampton Roads
Subject to Virginia's triennial integrated resource plan (IRP) review process and annual rate reviews under the Grid Transformation and Security Act. Faces ongoing SCC scrutiny over offshore wind cost overruns for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project and recurring ROE and rate base disputes.
Appalachian Power Company (AEP Virginia)
IOUSouthwest and western Virginia including Roanoke, Lynchburg, and New River Valley regions
Filed a general rate case in 2024 seeking significant base rate increases driven by generation fleet transition costs and infrastructure investment; SCC has historically disallowed portions of requested rider costs. Faces pressure on coal plant retirement timelines and replacement resource planning.
Columbia Gas of Virginia (NiSource)
IOUPortions of central and southwestern Virginia including Charlottesville, Waynesboro, and parts of the Shenandoah Valley
Engaged in pipeline replacement and safety program rider proceedings; subject to increased regulatory attention following national scrutiny of gas distribution infrastructure safety post-Merrimack Valley. Rate cases have centered on SAVE Act rider recovery for bare steel and cast iron main replacement.
Washington Gas Light Company
IOUNorthern Virginia, including Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, and Prince William counties
Has pursued rate cases reflecting AltaGas ownership investment in pipeline modernization; faces heightened regulatory and political pressure in Northern Virginia jurisdictions pursuing building electrification policies inconsistent with gas expansion.
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC)
coopRapidly growing exurban Northern Virginia counties including Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford
Not subject to traditional SCC rate regulation as a member-owned cooperative, but engages with SCC on certificates and interconnection. Faces substantial load growth driven by hyperscale data center development, requiring major transmission and distribution investment coordinated through PJM.
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
coopCentral and northern Virginia rural areas spanning roughly 22 counties from the Blue Ridge to the Northern Neck
Pursuing significant grid hardening and distributed energy resource integration investments; participates in SCC broadband certification proceedings under Virginia's electric cooperative broadband authority. Load growth in portions of territory driven by data center activity in the Culpeper corridor.
Key Issues
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Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) cost oversight: The SCC is actively monitoring Dominion Energy Virginia's 2.6 GW CVOW project, which has experienced capital cost escalation above the originally certified $9.8 billion estimate. Annual rate review proceedings examine whether excess costs above a statutory cap are recoverable from ratepayers or must be absorbed by shareholders, with consumer advocates arguing for broader disallowance.
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Dominion Energy Virginia triennial IRP review and resource adequacy: The SCC is evaluating Dominion's 2025 IRP filing, which must demonstrate compliance with Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) renewable portfolio mandates and retirement schedules for fossil generation. Key contested issues include the pace of coal and gas retirements, battery storage procurement targets, and reliance on Southeastern market purchases.
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Appalachian Power general rate case resolution and fossil fleet transition: Following AEP Virginia's 2024 base rate case filing, the SCC is adjudicating recovery of costs associated with the transition away from coal generation in southwest Virginia, including the retirement of the Amos and Mountaineer plants. Intervenors dispute proposed rate increases and the allocation of stranded asset recovery.
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Data center load growth and grid infrastructure cost allocation: Explosive hyperscale data center development in Northern Virginia and the Culpeper-Warrenton corridor is straining PJM transmission planning and local distribution systems. The SCC faces policy questions about whether general ratepayers should subsidize transmission upgrades that primarily benefit large commercial customers, and is engaged in proceedings addressing large-load interconnection queue management.
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Electric cooperative broadband deployment oversight: Under Virginia Code authority granted in 2020, electric cooperatives including Rappahannock and NOVEC have expanded fiber broadband deployment to unserved rural areas. The SCC administers certification and coordinates with the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI); active proceedings address service territory disputes, pole attachment access, and federal BEAD program fund coordination.
Upcoming
Estimated deadline for SCC final order in Dominion Energy Virginia's 2025 annual rate review (PUR-2025-00xxx series), including determination of CVOW rider cost recovery and any base rate adjustment. Statutory deadline typically falls in summer following spring evidentiary hearings.
Estimated SCC hearing date for Appalachian Power Company's pending general rate case; evidentiary proceedings on base rate increase request, coal plant cost recovery, and renewable transition riders expected to conclude with a final order by late 2026.
Estimated filing deadline for Dominion Energy Virginia's next triennial Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) update required under the Virginia Clean Economy Act, triggering a new SCC review cycle on renewable procurement trajectories, offshore wind milestones, and demand response programs through 2026-2027.
Estimated SCC order expected in ongoing proceeding examining large-load interconnection and cost allocation policies for data center customers in Dominion's service territory; proceeding initiated in response to PJM transmission upgrade cost disputes and stakeholder petitions filed in late 2025.
Commissioner Watch
View all ↗Limited public information is available about Kelsey Bagot's background prior to or surrounding their appointment to the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
Limited public information is available in readily verifiable sources regarding Jehmal Hudson's specific regulatory background and the precise year of their appointment to the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
Limited independently verifiable information is available regarding Samuel T. Towell's full regulatory background and the specific year he assumed the role of Chair of the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
Staff
109| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| William H. Chambliss | General Counsel | (804) 371-9671 |
| Samuel A. (Sam) Nixon Jr. | Chief Administrative Officer | (804) 371-9608 |
| Hamza Ababneh | UAF Associate Utility Specialist | (804) 371-9608 |
| VCSS Accounts Payable Accounts Payable | VCSS Accounts Payable | (804) 371-9608 |
| Mary Beth Adams | Manager | (804) 371-9608 |
| Scott C Armstrong CPA, CMP | Deputy Director | (804) 371-9608 |
| Heather Barnes | Principal Utility Appraiser | (804) 371-9855 |
| Geraldine Bass | Executive Assistant to Commissioner Samuel T. Towell | (804) 371-9608 |
| Ruben Blevins | Manager | (804) 225-3863 |
| Andrew Boehnlein | Analyst | (804) 225-3267 |
| Arlen Bolstad | Deputy General Counsel | (804) 371-9608 |
| Simeon Brown | Attorney | (804) 371-9671 x19778 |
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