New Year's Resolution: Save Time, Money and the Environment With Dominion Virginia Power's Online Account Management

· Electronic transactions eliminate paper, save time and money
· Customers can conduct transactions day or night with same-day payment options
· Sign up for automatic payments, learn about energy conservation

RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Virginia Power invites customers to knock out three New Year's resolutions with one punch: Save time, money, and environmental resources by managing their Dominion electric account online at www.dom.com/service.

Customers can save money by monitoring their own electric usage through Manage Your Account and applying energy-saving tips to lower their bills. They can make more time for friends and family by accessing and paying their bills online. Customers also may go green by signing up to receive their bill via email. The days of sticking on stamps are out with 2011. Manage Your Account is available day and night, 365 days a year – no more waiting until business hours.

"Today's customer enjoys being able to transact business when it is convenient for them," said Gianna Clark, vice president, Customer Service Operations. "We have nearly 1 million customers enjoying the benefits of online account management."

Every day, customers conduct a variety of secure online transactions through Manage Your Account:

  • Access and update current account information;
  • Select payment options;
  • Start, stop or transfer service;
  • Review billing, payment, and usage history;
  • Report power outages; and
  • Learn about and enroll in energy conservation programs and the Dominion Green Power(SM)  program.

Customers can enroll in Manage Your Account at www.dom.com/service and get a jumpstart on this year's resolutions.

Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of approximately 28,000 megawatts of generation. Dominion operates the nation's largest natural gas storage system 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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SOURCE Dominion Virginia Power

For further information: CONTACT: Media: Karl Neddenien, +1-804-771-6115, Karl.R.Neddenien@dom.com