Specifically, Dominion requested base rate increases of $8.51 per month starting in January 2026 for residential customers, another $2 per month starting in January 2027, and an approximate $10.92

Dominion Energy is seeking rate increases that would boost a benchmark monthly bill by 13.9% next year. Its proposed increase in its base rate for 2026 – the first base rate increase since 1992 – would add $8.

What they are dealing with right now is over the cost of the winter; the demand from data centers drove energy prices through the roof, and they are passing on those costs,” said Christopher Miller, President of Piedmont Environmental Council.