Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced Search

Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Virginia Electric Power Co.
Current Parent Company: Dominion Energy
Penalty: $1,219,200,000
Year: 2003
Date: April 21, 2003
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Mega-Scandal: Power Plant Emissions
Violation Description: To resolve a Clean Air Act case, VEPCO agreed to spend up to $1.2 billion to reduce emissions, pay a $5.3 million civil penalty and spend at least $13.9 million on supplementary environmental projects.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Virginia
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Virginia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
Source of Data: (click here)
Source Notes: If an online information source is not working, check the Violation Tracker Data Sources page for an updated link.
Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.