Utilities

Utilities


Electricity

Dominion Power
www.dom.com
1-866-DOM-HELP (1-866-366-4357)
Phone Center Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m

Once you have your new address and know when you are moving in, call Dominion Virginia Power to apply for service. They generally request at least a 24-hour notice, and the connection date must be Monday through Friday. Keep in mind that they may run a little behind schedule when students start to arrive in town. Utility accounts may also be set up online.

Deposit: You may be requested to pay a $90 or $180 deposit, depending on the type of heating and/or air conditioning at your address. Customers who have had previous good credit with Dominion Power or another electric company may not need to pay the deposit. When calling to set up an account, Dominion Power will run a credit check to determine if a deposit is needed. Deposits earn simple interest and are refundable after 12 months of good credit. A $15 nonrefundable connection fee is also charged to all customers. If you move before 12 months are up, your deposit is applied to your final bill and any remainder is refunded.


Gas and Water

City of Charlottesville 
www.charlottesville.org
City Hall, Utility Billing, Corner of 7th and E. Main St.
Gas and water service: 434-970-3211

A municipal gas and water system services most of Charlottesville and the surrounding area. Requests for service can be made over the phone or through the Internet. Accounts can also be set up online.

Gas Service: The city usually provides next-day gas service, if the request is made before noon. The tenant making the request should be present during the service window provided by the utility, otherwise a $30 rescheduling fee will be charge Deposit: The refundable deposits can be waived with a letter of credit. The deposit required for first-time customers using gas to heat their homes is normally $250. If gas is used only for cooking or for hot water heaters, the deposit is normally $75. All customers must pay a $30 connection fee. 
Water Service: Even if the normal $75 deposit is waived with your letter of credit, all customers must pay a $30 connection charge.

Albemarle County Service Authority 
www.acsanet.org
434-977-4511
168 Spotnap Rd. (off South Pantops Dr.) 
Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

An $8 fee applies to each new account. Accounts can be set up by e-mail at custserv@acasnet.com. (Provide name, address, and date to be connected/disconnected). Be sure to coordinate your billing changeover date with the previous owner or your landlord; it is usually not possible to resume service on the same day once it has been cut off.

Utility Rate Schedule pdf


Local Telephone Service

CenturyLink
CenturyLinkDeals.com/phone-service.html
1-800-366-8201

CenturyLink provides local telephone service, high-speed DSL and digital TV service via fiber optics for Charlottesville and most surrounding counties. Allow one or two days for a new connection. A deposit is usually not necessary.


Local Cell Phone Service


Trash and Recycling

City of Charlottesville 
434-970-3830

City residents must pay for city trash pick-up, which includes curbside recycling pick-up, by affixing stickers (like using a stamp) on trash bags. You may purchase individual trash stickers (13-gallon bag that contains no more than 25 pounds of trash or a 32-gallon bag that contains no more than 50 pounds) or annual decals at local grocery stores. For prices and purchase sites, see www.charlottesville.org (link to Trash). Your trash collection may be included in your rent; ask your landlord.

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. Haulers serving Albemarle County are required to offer curbside pick-up of recyclables. If you rent, trash service is normally included in your rent, but ask your landlord before you sign your lease.

McIntire Road Recycling Center
website
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. There is a also a little shed where you can put books you no longer want, and look around for any of your neighbors' old books or magazines to take home. You are asked to take no more than 10 books. Used books can also be donated to the Jefferson Madison Regional Library's annual sale by dropping them off at the JMLR's Gordon Avenue branch.

Rivanna Solid Waste Authority 
website

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

UVA Recycling
website 

 

Cable

Comcast Xfinity
www.comcast.com 
1-800-XFINITY (1-800-934-6489)

Comcast provides service from basic analog cable (about 10 channels for about $15) up to digital and high-definition premium packages (digital starter at about $50 a month for 12 months). Call or check online for current promotions.

Other Television

DirecTV
http://www.directv.com/city/charlottesville-va/
1-855-842-4388

DirecTV is a satellite television service offering a variety of basic and premium channel packages ranging in price from $40 to $115 a month.

Dish
https://www.dish.com/locations/va/charlottesville.html
1-844-728-7793

Dish is a satellite television service that offers various packages of channels ranging in price from $50 to $80 a month. Premium channels must be subscribed separate.

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 several options to choose from, so be sure to shop around. Comcast Xfinity (cable) and CenturyLink (DSL) are popular choices for high-speed connections in Charlottesville. Certain services, such as Verizon FiOS, may be accessible in the area.

Ting has begun providing high-speed fiber internet in Charlottesville as well. Frontier Communications is another Internet service provider.

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