RICHMOND, Va., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion (NYSE: D) has published its fifth annual Citizenship & Sustainability Report (CSR). The report highlights the company's social, economic and environmental performance and progress in 2011 and is organized to address topics of interest to customers, employees, shareholders, industry groups and the community.

In an effort to conserve resources and reduce its environmental impact, Dominion is making its comprehensive CSR available online at www.dominioncsr.com.

Reporting and disclosure have been expanded in the fifth edition of the CSR in the areas of public policy, water withdrawals and recycling, company electricity use, public health and safety, and emergency preparedness.  

Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman, president and chief executive officer, said:

"Dominion's values-based culture anchors all of our citizenship and sustainability initiatives and informs everything we do as an organization.  The 2011/2012 report highlights our efforts to elevate the company's commitment to sustainability, transparency and disclosure, particularly in governance, goal-setting and performance measurement."

In 2012, Dominion was ranked No. 84 among the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" rated by Corporate Responsibility Magazine. The companies on the list are selected from the Russell 1000 and are scored in seven categories, including environment, climate change, human rights, employee relations, corporate governance, philanthropy and financial performance.

Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of approximately 28,000 megawatts of generation, 11,000 miles of natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline and 6,300 miles of electric transmission lines.  Dominion operates the nation's largest natural gas storage system with 947 billion cubic feet of storage capacity and serves retail energy customers in 15 states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company's website at www.dom.com.

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