Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Callers are demanding immediate payment, usually by prepaid debit card.
Dominion Power is warning customers of a scam where a person on the phone claims to be a company employee and demands immediate payment of a bill. The caller tells customers their electric service will be cut off if the bill isn't paid within a few hours and usually requests payment by prepaid debit card. The caller might falsely claim there's a problem with the customer's electric meter, which could lead to a fire if it isn't replaced immediately. They say Dominion will reimburse them later if they pay for it right away. Dominion says while they do call customers who have delinquent bills to remind them their payment is due, they never ask for specific payment information. Instead they direct customers on how they can make their payments…
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Several hundred were without power as of about noon.
From Mayor Earnie Porta's email newsletter: Although power was restored to the Occoquan business district last evening at about 9:45 p.m., and to much of the rest of the town shortly after 11 p.m., as of this writing we do still have several hundred town residents without power on Poplar Lane, Overlook Drive, and Fortress Way. Power surge damage to at least two homes on Poplar Lane is hindering repairs there, while Overlook Drive and Fortress Way are experiencing problems similar to those of the snow storm two years ago -- the load caused by bringing all the townhouses on at once is too much. Consequently, Dominion is working to bringing buildings on Overlook Drive and Fortress Way online one at a time. As of approximately 30 minutes …
Those living on Poplar Lane are still without power.
From Mayor Earnie Porta's email newsletter, sent Oct. 30 at 11:30 p.m.: Power has been restored in Occoquan's business district (i.e. north of Commerce Street). As of the time of this writing, Dominion and their contractors are working on the power lines that pass adjacent to the Route 123 bridge, travel out of town, cross Route 123, and come back into town via Washington Street. They have indicated that once repaired these lines should bring back online almost everyone else in Occoquan except those living on Poplar Lane. The latter will be offline at least until tomorrow, as damage to two houses must first be addressed. Dominion and contractor crews are working throughout the evening.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Dominion customers are still losing power.
Update, 12:40 p.m.: There are 3,818 Dominion Virginia Power customers without power in Prince William County, as of 12:40 p.m. today. Of those customers, roughly half are in eastern Prince William County. Many of the outages are east of Jefferson Davis Highway, with nearly 1200 customers without power near Jefferson Davis Highway's intersection with Cardinal Drive. Restoration times are still not available, according to the interactive outage map. "Just a reminder, restoration estimates will only be provided after repair crews arrive & assess damage and estimate repairs," a Dominion representative tweeted. Report your outage using Dominion's mobile reporting tool or call 866-366-4357. Check out our list of closures and cancellations for …
Friday, July 6, 2012
Outage map shows 14 homes out of power in Prince William County one week after storm. Everyone should have power by tomorrow, company says.
Nearly a week after a derecho hit Northern Virginia with deadly devastating force, and leaving almost half a million Dominion Virginia Power customers without power and air conditioning in a record-breaking heat wave, Dominion has restored power to all but 965 customers as of 9:45 a.m. Friday. Dominion has promised that all of its customers should have power by some time on Saturday. In Prince William County, 14 Dominion customers still don't have power. Dominion published today's work crew locations for Northern Virginia. Woodbridge is not on the list. "Having lost power this month, you'd think my electric bill will be lower, wouldn't you @DomVAPower?" a Dominion customer tweeted. "You will only pay for what you've used. So yes, that is…
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Despite last night's thunderstorm, the outage numbers are still decreasing steadily.
Update, 2:15 p.m. The number of Dominion Virginia Power customers without power in Northern Virginia is now down to 6,723, as of 2:04 p.m. In Prince William County, the number of Dominion outages is down to 589. Update, July 5, 7:15 a.m.: Despite last night's thunderstorm, the number of Dominion Virginia Power customers without power in Northern Virginia is still decreasing steadily. As of 7:08 a.m., 9458 customers still don't have power. In Prince William County, however, the number jumped from in the low hundreds to 3229 customers without power. Dominion initially estimated that they would restore power Tuesday night to 80 to 85 percent of customers by who lost it during Friday's derecho, and to 90 to 95 percent of customers by …
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Dominion Virginia Power is still addressing the downed power lines and other power failures in Woodbridge, Prince William County, and across Northern Virginia.
Dominion has posted today's crew work locations for Northern Virginia. "Every customer is a priority - damage is complex - need to rebuild in some cases ratther than repair," Dominion tweeted. In Woodbridge, Dominion will work at Asphalt Plant, Bacon Race and Wood Lilly, Belmont Blvd at Y, Crestridge Drive, Gunston Hall Road and Old Colchester Road, Gunston Road, Gunston Road past Springfield Drive, Lake Jackson Drive, McGrath Road north off North Point Road, Occoquan Club Drive, and Princess Anne and Longview. For our continually updated story on power outage numbers, heat tips, food safety tips, a list of cooling shelters, and a gallery of damage photos, see our Outages Day 4 story. Sign up for daily and weekly newsletters and breaking …
Only a couple hundred are still without power in Prince William County.
Update, 2:50 p.m. As of 2:39 p.m., 23,975 Dominion Virginia Power customers are still without power and air conditioning in Northern Virginia. In Prince William County, only 183 customers are still without power. Update, 10:45 a.m.: Dominion has posted today's crew work locations for Prince William County and Northern Virginia. In Prince William County, only 239 customers are still without power. Update, July 4, 7:05 a.m.: As of 7:01 a.m., 39,502 Dominion Virginia Power customers are still without power and air conditioning in Northern Virginia. "Work locations to be published later today. Expect to see a lot of activity in your area as we consolidate into more damage areas," Dominion tweeted. In Prince William County, only 246 …
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Dominion Virginia Power is still addressing the downed power lines and other power failures in Woodbridge, Prince William County, and across Northern Virginia.
Dominion has posted today's crew work locations for Northern Virginia. "Each dot represents a device that is out, which could serve many many homes. We can't show each home, unfortunately," Dominion tweeted about the interactive power outage map. "Crews are working in multiple areas that sometimes impact where you are, even if they are not on that street." In Woodbridge, Dominion will work at Belmont Blvd at Y, Bristow Road, Cardinal Height Road, Coles Drive, Dirt Road at Red Barn, French Road at Delphinium, Fuller Heights Drive and Wayne, Gunston Hall Road and Old Colchester Road, Gunston Road at Barricade, Gunston Road past Springfield Drive, Gunston Road at Golf Course, Henderson Road, Henderson Road at Kelly Ann Court, Henderson Road …
Most people should have power by Thursday or earlier.
Update, 10:00 p.m.: As of 10:02 p.m., 54,329 Dominion Virginia Customers are still without power and air conditioning in Northern Virginia. "We are starting to see outages due to storms in NoVA in areas that were recently restored. Pls call 866-366-4357 to report," Dominion tweeted. "We are working around the clock, just waiting out lightning for obvious reasons." In Prince William County, only 371 customers are still without power. Update, 12:45 p.m.: As of 12:42 p.m., 77,861 Dominion Virginia Customers are still without power and air conditioning in Northern Virginia. "Periodically, crews may need to de-energize a line in order to restore service in other areas. Report any new outage to 866-366-4357!" Dominion tweeted. In Prince …
Michael Dwells
4:06 am on Sunday, January 27, 2013
Thanks for sharing those tips. I got the same tips from http://www.callercenter.com and I certainly find them very helpful, especially now that these phone scams seem to become prevalent, which brings me to my question. What are the authorities doing about it???? more ›