Dominion Energy
The effort to build two cofferdams on the Congaree River is taking shape. If you ride across the Gervais Street Bridge, you can see it. Dominion Energy has contracted a company to build the cofferdams so that coal tar from long-closed oil plant can be cleaned from the river bottom. The work site is on […]
The City of West Columbia is working with Dominion Energy to improve street lighting and save taxpayer dollars. On Monday, Dominion Energy started replacing all publicly owned street lights with LED lights. This change is estimated to save approximately $9,000 per year on West Columbia’s lighting bill. The addition of the new lights is expected […]
Dominion Energy will open its public parks on the Lexington and Irmo sides of the Lake Murray dam for the 2022 recreation season beginning Wednesday. The beach and recreation area on the Lexington side (near the dam) will remain open through Sept. 5. Parking fees for all vehicles on both sides will be $5, with […]
Beginning at 8 a.m., Sunday, Dominion Energy installed ropes on the new electricity transmission structures. The structures are at North Lake Drive (SC-6) and Columbia Avenue (US-378.) Dominion is using a helicopter to fly ropes across the road and a series of eight roads were closed. The work was expected to continue through the day. […]
The big winter storm story for Lexington County turned out to be not much of a story. Yes, there was some rain, high winds and a little sleet early Sunday. A thin layer of ice formed in some areas of the county, but the ice accumulation was minimal. The Lexington Police Department reported the loss […]
There is ice and high winds in the forecast for the area, Sunday. So West Columbia officials are preparing.The weather situation will be monitored and responded to Sunday by city staff. Weather issues outside of the city’s responsibility area will be reported to Lexington County, the SC Department of Transportation, or Dominion Energy, said Anna […]
Don’t be alarmed if you hear an alarm, Tuesday. Dominion Energy will conduct its annual test of the Lake Murray Dam alert Tuesday at noon.The siren tests are part of Dominion’s plan to monitor and maintain the dam. The sirens will sound for approximately three minutes. The siren system includes ten rotating sirens that are […]
Dominion Energy launched its annual Good Neighbor Fund Christmas Project across the Midlands this month as employees delivered more than 550 food baskets and hundreds of toys to families facing financial challenges and other hardships this holiday season. Employee volunteers braved chilly temperatures and rain for the annual event at the company’s Cayce operations center. […]