Setting up utilities in Chesapeake
In Chesapeake, Dominion Energy Virginia delivers electricity, gas depends on your address, Chesapeake Public Utilities runs water, the Hampton Roads Sanitation District handles sewer, and Chesapeake Waste Management handles trash pickup.
Moving to Chesapeake? Public Grid can set up your electric for you.
Your utilities in Chesapeake
Who to call for each service in Chesapeake, and how to start it.
Electric
Dominion Energy Virginia
The electric company for Richmond and most of Virginia.
To start: Dominion Energy asks for your Social Security number when you start service, along with your full legal name and your new address. Its start-service page doesn’t list another kind of ID you can give instead.
Or let Public Grid set it up →Gas
Depends on your address
Columbia Gas of Virginia
Natural gas in 98 communities across 65 percent of Virginia.
Parts of Chesapeake; check your address with Columbia Gas
To start: Start online with the account holder’s name, SSN or TIN, phone, date of birth and email address.
Depending on your credit report, you may be required to pay a security deposit to get service in your name.
Virginia Natural Gas
Virginia Natural Gas serves customers in southeastern Virginia.
Parts of Chesapeake; check your address with VNG
To start: Complete the start service request form or call 1-866-229-3578 if your home already has a gas meter.
Water
Chesapeake Public Utilities
The department provides drinking water and wastewater collection services.
To start: Complete and sign the water and sewer service application with each applicant’s Social Security number and government photo ID, plus a signed lease or, for a recent owner, the signed settlement statement.
Water and sewer bills arrive every two months.
Sewer
Hampton Roads Sanitation District
HRSD treats wastewater in the Hampton Roads service area.
To start: Request water service from your local water utility; your HRSD account opens automatically.
Some local water utilities use HRSD’s billing system, so their customers get one combined HRUBS bill.
Trash & recycling
Chesapeake Waste Management
Public Works provides refuse collection once every week.
Residents in neighborhoods with manual collection provide their own garbage container, 35 gallons or smaller.
What Chesapeake homes pay for electricity
This is Dominion Energy Virginia’s average for the homes it serves. Your own bill depends on your home’s size and how you heat it.
$180
Dominion Energy Virginia’s average home bill, per month
17.3¢
Dominion Energy Virginia’s average price per kilowatt-hour (kWh)
FAQ
Questions about moving to Chesapeake
Sources: Dominion Energy Virginia, Columbia Gas of Virginia, Virginia Natural Gas, Chesapeake Public Utilities, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Chesapeake Waste Management, EIA.
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