Support for Veterans Makes Dominion Energy a Top Military-Friendly Employer

RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Energy's commitment to veterans and their families was recognized once again by G.I. Jobs. The company was named a "Top Military-Friendly Employer" for 2020 for the 11th consecutive year.

"This recognition wouldn't be possible without the hard work of our colleagues who are military veterans and service members, as well as their families," said Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Dominion Energy. "We are committed to giving back to those who have sacrificed so much to protect us."

We take pride in our efforts to recruit, hire, train and support military service members, their spouses, and their families. Those efforts include:

    --  Hiring troops for civilian jobs. One in five new hires at Dominion
        Energy is a veteran. The company helped launch the Troops to Energy Jobs
        program, which helps veterans with the training and support they need to
        transition successfully to civilian life and creates pathways to success
        in a rewarding energy sector career. Dominion Energy also participates
        in Virginia's HIRE VETS NOW Fellowship Program which helps servicemen
        and women transition out of the military through 12 weeks of work
        experience and industry training.

    --  Supporting employees in the National Guard and Reserves. In recent
        weeks, Dominion Energy renewed its commitment to military personnel by
        re-signing a statement of support for the Employer Support of the Guard
        and Reserve (ESGR). The company pays 100 percent salary differential for
        up to five years for deployed military employees. It extends benefits
        for up to five years to cover deployed military employees and their
        dependents, and it provides three weeks of paid time off for Guard and
        Reserve duty on top of vacation and sick leave.

    --  Advocating for veterans' charities. Dominion Energy is the title sponsor
        of the Dominion Energy Charity Classic - a PGA TOUR Champions playoff
        tournament and the Richmond, Va., region's largest single fundraising
        event. During the tournament's first three years, more than $1.8 million
        was donated to area charities, with net proceeds directed towards
        veterans' organizations.

    --  Providing energy assistance to veterans. Nearly 5,000 veterans facing
        financial hardship or crisis have received bill assistance in the past
        four years through our EnergyShare program. In addition, Dominion Energy
        partnered with the Virginia Department of Veterans Services to launch
        100 Homes 100 Vets, a year-long effort to provide qualified Virginia
        veterans with free energy efficiency upgrades that will lead to savings
        on their energy bills. The initiative is culminating with a
        weatherization and playground project at LZ Grace Warriors Retreat in
        Virginia Beach.

    --  Providing resilient energy service to military bases. Through the
        company's base privatization initiative, Dominion Energy is helping the
        U.S. Department of Defense achieve energy resiliency through our Base of
        Tomorrow concept, which reduced vulnerabilities by integrating and
        optimizing the way energy is generated, delivered and managed. Since
        2004, we have privatized electric service at 10 military installations,
        including Fort Belvoir, Fort Lee and Fort Hood.

    --  Helping educate military-connected families. Dominion Energy is
        providing full tuition and other assistance to 13 military families
        attending community college across Virginia through a $300,000 grant
        from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation to the Virginia
        Foundation for Community College Education. The Dominion Energy Fellows
        Program is open to active-duty service members and veterans, as well as
        their spouses and dependents.

    --  Attracting, developing and retaining veteran employees. The Dominion
        Energy Veterans Resource Group builds on the company's efforts to
        attract and develop those who have served in the armed forces and
        provide support to the military, veterans and their families.

Dominion Energy has a long history of supporting active-duty military and veterans. Beginning as early as World War I, when our employees sent care packages, we have focused on those who serve our country.

For more information about how Dominion Energy supports military veterans, please visit: dominionenergy.com/ourpromise/veterans-and-military.

About Dominion Energy
Nearly 7.5 million customers in 18 states energize their homes and businesses with electricity or natural gas from Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), headquartered in Richmond, Va. The company is committed to sustainable, reliable, affordable and safe energy and is one of the nation's largest producers and transporters of energy with more than $100 billion of assets providing electric generation, transmission and distribution, as well as natural gas storage, transmission, distribution and import/export services. The company expects to cut generating fleet carbon dioxide emissions 55 percent by 2030 and reduce methane emissions from its gas assets 50 percent by 2030. Please visit DominionEnergy.com to learn more.

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