Founder Profile
Dominion Resources
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Dominion Resources?
Dominion Resources is a founder of Dominion Energy, Inc., which was founded in 1983.
- Company founded
- Dominion Energy, Inc.
- Founded
- 1983
Background
Holding company formed by Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO), whose predecessors include Virginia Railway and Power Company (1909).
Founding Story
Dominion Resources, Inc. was created in 1983 as the holding company for VEPCO under the leadership of William W. Berry, giving the Richmond utility flexibility to invest in natural gas and non-utility energy businesses. Through acquisitions such as Consolidated Natural Gas (2000), Questar (2016) and SCANA (2019) it became one of the largest U.S. utilities. It renamed itself Dominion Energy in 2017. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- Dominion Energy FY2025 Form 10-K (Dominion Energy, Inc.)
- SEC XBRL Company Facts for Dominion Energy (Dominion Energy, Inc.)