Dominion donates $500,000 to North Carolina Aquarium pier

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By Catherine Kozak
The Virginian-Pilot
© May 7, 2010

NAGS HEAD

Dominion Resources, the parent company of Dominion North Carolina Power, today donated $500,000 to fund alternative energy demonstrations at Jennette's Pier, a North Carolina Aquariums project under construction in Nags Head.

The donation will be used for wind turbines, fuel cells and solar panels that will be installed at the planned 1,000-foot concrete and wood pier and two-story pierhouse, according to a news release from the North Carolina Aquarium Society.

The $25 million project is expected to be completed in early 2011. It will be operated by the state aquarium on Roanoke Island.

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Interesting...

Submitted by tommc4 on Fri, 05/07/2010 at 1:50 pm.

It is very interesting that the company has hundreds of thousands of dollars to give away, yet they continue to raise the rates! Don't get me wrong, this will be a grate help to that community, but I am tired of the continuous rate increases called "Fuel Rate Adjustments"

Not to mention their corporate jets, hundreds of thousands of dollars for corporate salaries, etc