2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 213
Commending Virginia Natural Gas.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 9, 2026
WHEREAS, in 2025, Virginia Natural Gas celebrated 175 years of providing safe and reliable energy to residential, commercial, and industrial customers throughout southeastern Virginia; and
WHEREAS, Virginia Natural Gas traces its roots to the mid-1800s, when cities around the country were transitioning to gas lighting; and
WHEREAS, in 1850, the City of Norfolk granted a charter to City Gas Light Company, which later became part of Dominion Virginia Power until 1982, when the natural gas division was established as a separate entity, Virginia Natural Gas; and
WHEREAS, through the 1980s and 1990s, Virginia Natural Gas functioned as a subsidiary of Dominion Resources, Consolidated Natural Gas Company, and then AGL Resources, Inc., which ultimately became part of the Atlanta-based Southern Gas Company in 2000; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Southern Gas Company group, Virginia Natural Gas benefits from the resources and best practices of its parent company and adapts those to meet the needs of local customers; and
WHEREAS, Virginia Natural Gas currently serves more than 300,000 customers in southeastern Virginia and accounts for a substantial portion of in-state energy generation through natural gas in the Commonwealth; and