Dominion Provides $1 Million Miniroty women
Staff Writer
2011-02-15
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Dominion, the owner and operator of Millstone Power Station in Waterford, Conn., announced today that it will provide $1 million to Operation Fuel Inc. in Connecticut to provide energy grants and energy conservation training to small businesses owned by minorities or women.
The pilot program, which will be the first of its kind in the nation, is intended to bolster small businesses owned by women and minorities. Dominion's donation will be used to provide grants of up to $1,000 to help pay about 1,200 eligible business' electricity bills and to conduct education seminars designed to teach the owners how to conserve energy and lower their bills.
"Operation Fuel's new program is unique and dynamic," said Robert M. Blue, Dominion senior vice president-Law, Public Policy & Environment. "Small businesses such as those they will be assisting play a vital role in the communities in which they operate, creating jobs and making many of their purchases locally. Helping the owners succeed is good for them, their customers and their neighbors."