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Attention: Dominion Energy Moves Forward with Electric School Bus Program
Dominion Energy Moves Forward with Electric School Bus Program- First 50 buses will be operational in 2020 in 16 localities- Electric school buses will enhance grid reliability, reduce emissions, provide cost savings to schools -- Electric school buses will soon be on the roads in Virginia safely carrying children and reducing emissions as Dominion Energy moves forward with the nation's largest electric school bus deployment. Phase one will bring 50 electric school buses to 16 localities within
Charlottesville Climate Collaborative Launches 2020 Better Business Challenge
Charlottesville, Virginia – January 16, 2020 Charlottesville Climate Collaborative’s 2020 Charlottesville Area Better Business Challenge launches this week to help businesses and nonprofits reduce the climate-related impacts of their energy, water, and transportation use and adopt sustainable alternatives. During the 2019 Challenge, 93 organizations saved 1.5 million kWh of electricity equaling over a half million dollars saved annually, thereby averting 4,331 tons of CO2-equivalent climate
LCAA Will Present Leadership Awards January 29
Leadership Charlottesville Alumni Association Will Honor Andrea Copeland-Whitsett and Emily Martin at Annual Breakfast The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Leadership Charlottesville Alumni Association (LCAA) will honor two local leaders with annual awards on January 29. LCAA will host its 2020 Membership Breakfast meeting on Wednesday, January 29, 7:30am – 9:30am at Farmington Country Club. At the meeting, the LCAA board of directors will present its signature Leaders’ Leader Award to
Dominion Energy Recognized for Outstanding Storm Response
Dominion Energy Recognized for Outstanding Storm ResponseCompany recognized for recovery efforts following Hurricane DorianCrews restored power to more than 172,000 customers within three daysThe Edison Electric Institute (EEI) has awarded Dominion Energy with the association’s Emergency Recovery Award for the company’s outstanding power restoration efforts after Hurricane Dorian caused more than 172,000 outages in Dominion Energy’s eastern Virginia and North Carolina service territory.Dominion Energy crews
Ivy MUC Scheduled Closure
Charlottesville, VA—January 7, 2020 The Ivy Material Utilization Center (Ivy MUC), located at 4576 Dick Woods Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903, will be closed for business from Monday, January 27, 2020 thru Saturday, February 1, 2020. Normal operations will resume on Monday, February 3, 2020 at 7:30am. This closure is required to complete necessary repairs to the Transfer Station that were caused as a result of the Thursday August 22, 2019 fire. For more information, please visit: www.rivanna.org
Foster Fuels Donates to Local Schools
BROOKNEAL, VA – In lieu of a company Christmas party this season, Foster Fuels made the decision to donate the party budget to 13 local elementary schools in their market. Employees located near each school represented Foster Fuels as they hand delivered each check. Foster Fuels’ Mission Critical Marketing Manager, David Fredricksen, had the privilege to participate in one of the donation drop-offs. “It is crucial that we uplift those in our community who need it most. The smiles on their faces are
