As of 5 p.m. Friday, Dominion Energy crews have restored power to more than 75% of the 224,000 customers impacted by Friday’s severe wind and plunging temperatures.
Get your tickets for the 2021 Community Builders Awards & support the Hampton Roads Community Action Program
By: Web Staff
and last updated 2021-05-13 11:21:47-04
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - The Hampton Roads Community Action Program (HRCAP) will be hosting the 2021 Community Builders Awards, recognizing individuals or businesses in Hampton Roads with a proven track record of advancing positive change through education, work, government, volunteerism, recreation or other actions geared toward improving the lives of citizens.
The event will take place on June 3 at 7 p.m., and will featuring former Essence magazine editor in chief Susan Taylor as well as News 3 Anchor Jessica Larche who is hosting.
Electric school buses are rolling up to Virginia schools
Reporter Erin Miller
and last updated 2021-05-07 12:04:42-04
CHESAPEAKE, Va. Some schools across Virginia will be adding electric school buses to their fleet thanks to a program by Dominion Energy.
The Chesapeake school district added two of the new vehicles to their transportation compound recently.
Bonita Billingsley Harris, Regional Director for Dominion Energy, said, Transportation is the number one source of carbon emissions, so it s important to us in our efforts to expand clean energy to help schools in that effort. We re especially proud that school districts like Chesapeake Schools are innovative enough to take this on at a time when there are so many other things going on.
Electric school buses join the fleet in Chesapeake
Reporter Erin Miller
and last updated 2021-05-07 11:12:01-04
CHESAPEAKE, Va. - From filling up to charging up, a new wave of school buses are pounding the pavement in Chesapeake.
The newest bus arrived at the district s transportation compound about a week and a half ago. The two vehicles are part of Dominion Energy s electric school bus program, and Phase One is on track to bring 50 buses to localities across Virginia.
Bonita Billingsley Harris, Regional Director for Dominion Energy, said, Transportation is the number one source of carbon emissions, so it s important to us in our efforts to expand clean energy to help schools in that effort. We re especially proud that school districts like Chesapeake Schools are innovative enough to take this on at a time when there are so many other things going on.