Utilities

Electricity

Dominion Power

Unless utilities are included in your lease, you’ll need to contact Dominion Virginia Power to apply for service. 

Gas and Water

Gas Service

City of Charlottesville

A municipal gas and water system services most of Charlottesville and the surrounding area.

Water Service

Albemarle County Service Authority

Trash and Recycling

City of Charlottesville

Albemarle County

Albemarle County does not provide trash collection. Each county resident must dispose of their waste themselves, or contract with a private disposal hauler of their choice. If you rent, trash service is normally included in your rent, but ask your landlord before you sign your lease.

McIntire Road Recycling Center

McIntire Road (by baseball diamond next to County Office Building)

Recycles newspaper, paper products, corrugated cardboard, milk jugs, glass, aluminum and steel cans, plastic containers marked No. 1-2 (but with numerous exceptions), plastics No. 3-7, and clothes. 

Rivanna Solid Waste Authority

Check this website for more information about recycling in the area and how to dispose of household hazardous wastes.

Cable/TV

Internet Service

On-Grounds housing already includes high-speed Internet connections, and many of the apartments close to the Law School offer high-speed connections also (check with the landlord).

If you do need Internet connections at home, there are a few options: Comcast Xfinity, Ting, Verizon FiOS, Brightspeed, Lumos and Frontier Communications provide connections of varying bandwidth in the Charlottesville-Albemarle region, depending on location.

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