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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR REVISION OF RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE RIDER GV GREENVILLE COUNTY POWER STATION CASE NO. PUR-2018-00084 Virginia Electric and Power Company d/bla Dominion Energy Virginia Dominion") has applied for approval to revise its rate adjustment clause, Rider GV Dominion requests a total revenue requirement of $121.362 million for its 2019 Rider GV. A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hear the case on Januury 9,2019, at 10 a.m Further information about this case is available on the State Corporation Commissions website at: htsplww.sc virginia.govisass On ne l 2018, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/bia Domin on Energy Virginia ( Domin on or Company, pursuant to § 56 585 1 A 6 the Code of Virginia ("God ), filed with the State Corporation Commission (Commission") an annual update of the Company's rate adjustment clause, Rider GV CApplication Throagh its Application, the Company secks to recover costs associated with the Greenville County Power Station ('Greenville County Project or "Project"), a 1,588 megawatt nominal natural gas-fired combined-cycle electric generating facility and associated transmission interconnection facilities located in Greenville County, Virginia. In 2016, the Commission approved Dominion's construction and operation of the Greenville County Project and also approved a rate adjustment dause, designated Rider GV, for Dominion to recover costs associated with the Project. The Company expects the Greenville County Project to begin commercial operations by December 2018. In this proceeding, Dominion has asked the Commission to approve Rider GV for the rate year beginning Apri,2019, and ending March 31, 2020("2019 Rate Year") The three components of the proposed total revenue requirement for the 2019 Rate Year are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor, Allowance for Funds Used During Construction CAFUDC Cost Recovery Factor, and the Actual Cost True-Up Factor. The Company is requesting a Projected Cost Recovery Factor revenue requirement of $113,280,000 an AFUDC Cost Recovery Factor revenue requirement of S0, and an Actual Cost True-Up Factor revenue requirement of $8,082,000. Thus, the Company is requesting a total revenue regairement of $121,362.000 for service rendered during the 2019 Rate Year For purposes of calculating the Pr ected Cost Recovery Factor in this case. Dominion utilized a rate of return on common equity ("ROE of 9 %, which was appro ed by the Commission in its Final Order in Case No PUR 2017-00038 For purpo es of calculating the Act al Cost True UP Factor, the Company utilized an ROE of 9.6% for the months of anuary 2017 through March 2017, as approved by the Commission in its CPCN Order: an ROE o 9.4% for the period o April 1 2017 through November 28, 2017, as approved by the Commission in its Order in Case Na PUE-2016-00060; and an ROE 9.2% for the November 29, 2017 through December 31, 2017 period, as approved by the Commission in its 2017 ROE Order If the proposed Rider GV for the 2019 Rate Year is approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer's rate schedule and usage. According to Dominion, implementation of its proposed Rider GV on April I, 2019, would increase the bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowat hours per month by approximately $0,90 The Company proposes a change in the methodology for the calculation of a certain allocation factor beginning in 2018 to recognize the output of certain non-utility generators to be used to allocate cost responssbility to the Virginia jarisdiction. In addition, with the exception of the removal of certain Federal and retail choice customers from the Virginia Jurisdiction, the Company indicates it has calculated the proposed Rider GV rates in accordance with the same methodology as used for rates approved by the Commission in the most recent Rider GV Update Interested persons are encouraged to review the Application and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals. TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes andlor design rates in a manner differing from that shoien in the Application and supporting documents and thas may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company's Application and supporting documents The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on January 9, 2019, at 10am in the Commission's second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commissions Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this bearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commissions Bailif. The public version of the Company's Application, as well as the Commission's Order for Notice and Hearing, are available for public inspection during regular basiness hours at each of the Company's business ofices in the Commonwealth of Virginia Copies also may be obtained by subemitting a written request bo counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth. Esquire, Dominion Energy Services, Inc 120 Tredegar Street Richnsond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means, Copies of the public version of the Application and other documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission's Document Control Center located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 pm., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may donenload unofficial On or before January 2, 2019, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company's Application shall tile written comments on the Application with loel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, clo Document Control Center, PO Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Any interested person desiring to file comments clectronically may do so on or before January 2, 2019, by following the instructions on the Commission's website: httpwww.scc.virginia govlcase. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00084, On or before October 5,2018, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation. If not filed ecronically an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC5.20-80 R, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rules of Practice"), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent: (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (ii) the factual and legal basis for the action Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by Rule 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. Ail filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00084. On or before November 2, 2018, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve on the Commission's Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness's testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of th e Cornmi on a the address above. In all fila s respondents shall comply with the Commission's Rules of Practice, including 5 VAC 20-14 Filing and service. and 5 VAC S 20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018.00084. All documents filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, all hlings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150 Copies and format, o the Commissions Rules of Practice. The Commissions Rules of Practice may be viewed at http-/oss.sscvirginia govicass, A printed copy of the Commission's Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission's Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above.