RICHMOND — The State Corporation Commission (SCC) invites public comments on a proposal by Dominion Virginia Power to conduct nine pilots that would test energy efficiency, conservation efforts, and demand response/load management initiatives.

A total of 4,000 residential customers would be enrolled in programs designed to control air-conditioning during peak-demand times, inform customers about their real-time energy consumption patterns, promote programmable thermostats, and educate customers about the value of reducing energy during peak-demand times.

Other pilots would provide energy audits and energy efficiency kits to 250 residential and 50 small commercial customers. In addition, 250 new homes would receive energy efficiency welcome kits. For large commercial and industrial customers, there would be a pilot to reduce load during peak-demand times by using their generators to produce up to 100 megawatts of electricity.

Dominion’s application and accompanying materials may be viewed during regular business hours at the SCC’s Document Control Center, First Floor, Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond. Interested persons may also access unofficial copies of the application through the SCC’s Docket Search portal at www.scc.virginia.gov/case/.

Written comments or requests for a hearing on the application must be submitted by November 20, 2007. All correspondence should be sent to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118, and refer to case number PUE-2007-00089.

Interested persons desiring to submit comments electronically may do so at the SCC’s website: www.scc.virginia.gov/case/. Click on the PUBLIC NOTICES link and then the SUBMIT COMMENTS button for case number PUE-2007-00089.

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Case Number PUE-2007-00089