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In 2026, the Virginia General Assembly enacted a new law mandating and emphasizing consideration of GETS. Will this be included in this year’s IRP?

Please see previously-posted Q&A regarding GETs here:

https://devirp.dominionenergy.com/stakeholder-questions-and-answers/how-is-dominion-evaluating-grid-enhancing-technologies-gets

https://devirp.dominionenergy.com/stakeholder-questions-and-answers/how-are-grid-enhancing-technologies-gets-accounted-for-within-the-irp-model

The new legislation stipulates that the changes would become effective beginning with the 2027 IRP. We are actively considering how to reflect them in IRP assumptions, modeling, analysis, and stakeholder engagement activities.

Other Stakeholder Questions and Answers

• How will long duration battery storage be considered in this IRP? Is there going to be consideration of VPPs?
• When setting up resources and constraints for the model, do you include cost assumptions as part of the model, including that resources might become cheaper over time?