SETTLING IN

Utility Provider Choices
With the deregulation of utilities and surge of third-party suppliers, consumers have an unprecedented number of choices in utility providers. For details about the specific suppliers in your community, contact your municipal or county clerk via telephone or the internet. You may also use an online resource to see your local options or to compare services.

Online Information

Whitefence.com
www.whitefence.com
Compare and order household services, from utilities to television services.

Energy Guide
https://www.energyguide.com
Provider directory and advice on lowering utility bills

Energy Price Shopping
www.energyshop.com
Comparative charges for natural gas and electric suppliers

Long-Distance Rates
www.phoneratefinder.com
Unbiased overview of the long-distance telephone market

Virginia State
Corporation Commission
800-552-7945
www.scc.virginia.gov
Guiding the transition into a competitive, market-driven public utilities system

 

Electricity & Natural Gas Providers

Amerigas
434-528-9843
www.amerigas.com

Dominion Virginia Power
1-866-366-4357
www.dom.com

Columbia Gas of Virginia
800-543-8911
www.columbiagasva.com

Southside Electric Cooperative
800-552-2118
www.sec.coop

 

Water, Sewer, Waste Removal
Providers of water service, sewer, and solid waste removal vary by locality. Contact your county or city clerk or the public works and utility departments listed here for more information on the suppliers in your area.

 

Public Works & Utility Offices

City of Colonial Heights
804-520-9266
www.colonial-heights.com

City of Hopewell
804-541-2461
www.hopewellva.gov

City of Petersburg
804-733-2349
www.petersburg-va.org

City of Richmond
804-644-3000
www.richmondgov.com

Charles City County
804-652-4701
www.co.charles-city.va.us

Chesterfield County
804-748-1000
www.chesterfield.gov

Goochland County
804-556-5335
www.co.goochland.va.us

Hanover County
804-365-6000
www.co.hanover.va.us

Henrico County
804-501-4517
www.co.henrico.va.us

New Kent County
804-966-9861
www.co.new-kent.va.us

 

Telephone

Cavalier Telephone
804-966-9861
www.cavtel.com

Comcast
888-963-3421
www.comcast.com

Verizon
800-483-4300
www.verizon.com

 

Cable Television

Comcast Cable
804-266-1900
www.comcast.com
Serving Metro Richmond

Cox Cable
804-843-3112
www.cox.com
Serving New Kent County

 

National Newspapers

Business Week Magazine
800-635-1200
www.businessweek.com

Chicago Tribune
800-TRIBUNE
www.chicagotribune.com

The Los Angeles Times
213-237-5000
www.latimes.com

New York Times
800-NYTIMES
www.nytimes.com

USA Today
800-USA-0001
www.usatoday.com

Wall Street Journal
800-JOURNAL
www.wsj.com

The Washington Post
202-334-6000
www.washingtonpost.com

 

Regional Newspapers

Gateway Virginia
Statewide Online News
www.gatewayva.com

Virginia Business
Statewide Business Journal
www.virginiabusiness.com

The Progress-Index
Tri-Cities Area
804-732-3456
www.progress-index.com

Richmond Times-Dispatch
804-644-4181
800-468-3382
www.timesdispatch.com