May 15, 2002

PITTSBURGH - Dominion Peoples announced today they would support a series of home buying workshops for prospective new homeowners. A $5,000 grant from Dominion Peoples will be used for workshops that are organized and held at Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. of Pittsburgh (NHS).

Through a series of workshop classes held monthly, new homeowners are exposed to timely information regarding homeownership. Topics covered in the workshops include: pre-purchase education, mortgage financing, housing and credit worthiness and post-purchase counseling, which cover utility awareness and conservation.

"Purchasing a home is a serious commitment," noted Lavette Bivins, interim executive director of NHS. "For those who are looking to become first time homebuyers, it can be a rewarding experience. Dominion's financial support enables us to continue these workshops and help individuals understand the important issues involved when considering a home."

The grant was made possible through the Dominion Foundation, which is dedicated to the economic, physical and social health of the communities served by Dominion companies.

Locally, Dominion Peoples serves over 351,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. is a non-profit corporation founded in 1968 on Pittsburgh's Northside and was the first grassroots housing initiative in the United States. Currently, it serves as a model for over 260 housing and community development and homeownership organizations located throughout the United States.

Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of energy, with a production capability of more than 3 trillion British thermal units of energy per day. Dominion has a diversified and integrated energy portfolio consisting of 22,000 megawatts of generation, 4.6 trillion cubic feet equivalent of natural gas reserves, 7,600 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline and 3.8 million franchise natural gas and electric customers in five states. Dominion also operates the nation's largest underground natural gas storage system with more than 950 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. For more information about Dominion, visit the company's web site at www.dom.com.