July 26, 2024 — Dominion Energy customers will see bills rise this fall to pay for the continuing costs of the electric company’s $9 billion project to erect a wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean 27 miles off the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
The State Corporation Commission approved an 80% increase in the surcharge on bills that finances the offshore wind project.
The increase in the surcharge will boost a benchmark bill of $138 a month or 1,000 kilowatts of electricity by $3.89.
The increase takes effect on Sept. 1.
That increase will generate $485.9 million over the following 12 months.