Miles of natural gas transmission lines | mi

7,700

Natural gas transmission lines transportation per day capacity

20.8

Natural gas operated storage capacity

900

Natural gas company-owned working storage capacity

364

Liquefied natural gas storage capacity

14.6

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net | $

$ 9.7

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | $

4.0

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt | $

$ 5.7

Approval period, days following purchase agreement execution

75 days

Iroquois Gas Transmission System L.P. [Member]

Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage

50.00%

Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG, LP [Member]

Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage

25.00%

General Partnership Interest

100.00%

Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. [Member]

Ownership Percentage Acquired

100.00%

Dominion Energy Carolina Gas Transmission, LLC [Member]

Ownership Percentage Acquired

100.00%

Dominion Energy Questar Pipeline [Member]

Ownership Percentage Acquired

100.00%

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