On February 11, 2022, Dominion Energy announced that it will sell its West Virginia-based natural gas company Hope Gas, also known as Dominion Energy West Virginia (DEWV), to Ullico’s infrastructure fund for $690 million.[1] The sale is expected to close in late 2022, subject to closing conditions, including approval from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia and clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. Ullico’s infrastructure business plans to integrate DEWV with Ullico’s subsidiary Hearthstone Utilities, which owns and operates gas utilities in five states.[2] As part of the sale, Hearthstone will move its headquarters to West Virginia after the merger. DEWV employs about 300 and serves 111,000 West Virginia customers. It oversees 3,200 miles of gas distribution pipelines and more than 2,000 miles of gathering pipelines. Dominion Energy will continue to own and operate Mt. Storm Power Station in Mt. Storm, West Virginia. The transaction is not expected to impact customer rates. In addition, Hearthstone will uphold the current collective bargaining agreement with Utility Workers Union of America (UGWU Local 69) workers.

[1] https://news.dominionenergy.com/2022-02-11-Dominion-Energy-Agrees-to-Sell-West-Virginia-Natural-Gas-Distribution-Company-to-Ullico

[2] Indiana, Maine, Montana, North Carolina, and Ohio