The electric utility plans to hold an open house on June 3 to provide more information.
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Matt Busse covers business for Cardinal News. He can be reached at matt@cardinalnews.org or (434) 849-1197.
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Healthcare providers say AI helps them focus on patients. But it also raises questions about privacy, security and the role of humans in medicine
Four out of five doctors report using artificial intelligence in the workplace for tasks such as note-taking, communicating with patients and conducting research.
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Cardinal Commerce Notes: Old Dominion Power proposes rate hike, 2 Roanoke businesses expand, Food & Farm Trail debut, public meeting about rail
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Columbia Gas seeks 2-part rate increase
The company wants to raise the average residential customer’s monthly bill by a total of about $14.
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Dominion details 2 scenarios for higher monthly bills
Virginia’s largest electric utility says the average residential monthly bill could go up almost $22 this summer, but it’s proposing an alternative plan to spread some costs out over a longer time.
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In Carroll County, a $100 million investment begins to bear fruit
Pluck’d announced last year that it would build out more than 60 acres of greenhouses to grow tomatoes. Its products now are heading to stores.
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AeroFarms avoids shutdown, says it will be a ‘stronger, more stable business’
The indoor farming company in Pittsylvania County said in late March that it was working to sell its business.
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Cardinal Commerce Notes: 9 years of I-81 work, police buy Roanoke County building, restaurant and brewery reopen, Lester Group names chair
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3 Virginia electric utilities to add battery storage in bid to increase reliability, cut costs
The technology is anticipated to improve grid reliability and save the utilities millions of dollars over the next 20 years by reducing how much they pay to deliver power during the highest-demand times.
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Cardinal Commerce Notes: Wood council created, Walmart stores to be remodeled, program for Helene-hit farmers reopens, BWXT acquires machine shop
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