Dominion pulls trigger on Questar name change

In a move that has been widely anticipated since Questar Gas merged with Virginia-based Dominion Resources Inc. in September 2016, Dominion Questar has been renamed Dominion Energy after a vote by corporate shareholders. Dominion Energy’s Utah-based natural gas utility will begin making changes to company bills, building signage, trucks, employee uniforms and other identifying marks in the coming months.

“Questar Gas has been a familiar name to natural gas customers for two decades,” said Craig Wagstaff, president of the company’s Western Gas Operations division. “Changing our name to Dominion Energy more closely describes our purpose in the communities where we live and work, providing energy to fuel the lives and livelihoods of our 1 million customers. That said, our commitment to safety and reliability remains unchanged.”

The name game has also affected other operating entities of the company. Questar Gas’ parent company, Dominion Questar Corp., has become Dominion Energy Questar Corp. Other major entities in Dominion Energy Questar Corp. are Dominion Energy Questar Pipeline LLC and Dominion Energy Wexpro. Collectively, these two companies produce and transport about 60 percent of the natural gas used by Dominion Energy customers in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. All the companies are part of Dominion Energy Inc. – formerly Dominion Resources, Inc. based in Richmond, Virginia.

Dominion Energy’s new logo, which took effect May 10, retains Dominion’s longstanding “D” shape while modernizing the look with stripes suggesting energy through the blue silhouette, according to the company.

Dominion Energy does business in 18 states. It is one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of approximately 26,200 megawatts of generation, 15,000 miles of natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline and 6,600 miles of electric transmission lines. The company operates one of the nation’s largest natural gas storage systems, with 1 trillion cubic feet of storage capacity, and serves more than 6 million utility and retail energy customers.

The company has changed its web address to www.dominionenergy.com. Dominion Energy shares of common stock continue to be traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol D.