• March  24, 2023
  Coal Refuse Fire Extinguished in Chesterfield

A coal refuse fire was extinguished this week in the Winterpock community of Chesterfield County ...

  • March 16, 2023
  Crews Begin Work to Extinguish Coal Refuse Fire in Chesterfield

Crews will arrive tomorrow to begin work to extinguish a coal refuse pile fire that is burning in the Winterpock community of Chesterfield County....

  • March 10, 2023
  Virginia Energy Monitoring Coal Refuse Fire in Chesterfield

The Virginia Department of Energy is monitoring a coal refuse pile that is burning in the Winterpock community of Chesterfield County...

  • February 16, 2023
  Virginia Geologists Field Mapping in areas near Richmond and Southwest Virginia

A team of Virginia Department of Energy geologists are hitting the road to begin gathering data...

  • January 18, 2023
  Virginia Energy Presents Checks for Three Economic Development Projects

The town of Wise is receiving a $371,000 grant from the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) program to ...

  • January 18, 2023
  Virginia Energy Presents Checks for Three Economic Development Projects

An Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) grant of $869,584 will fund ...

  • January 18, 2023
  Virginia Energy Presents Checks for Three Economic Development Projects

A former coal camp is getting quite the facelift, in part, due to a $150,000 grant from ...

  • January 13, 2023
  John Warren Retires as Director from Virginia Energy

Director John Warren announced he will retire today. Warren returned to the agency in 2015 ...

  • November 30, 2022
  Virginia Recognizes Coal Industry for Excellence in Safety and Reclamation

Virginia’s Coal Industry was recognized and celebrated for an exemplary safety ...

  • November 22, 2022
  Investigation Concluded into Warren County Fly Rock Incident

The Virginia Department of Energy (Virginia Energy) found that a geologic anomaly ...

  • October 31, 2022
  Harrisonburg Receives Award for Advancing Solar Energy Growth

The City of Harrisonburg received a Bronze designation from the national SolSmart ...

  • October 14, 2022
  Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces $10 Million Virginia Power Innovation Fund

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced on Friday he will propose $10 million in the upcoming budget ...



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