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Weather Dampens Dominion Earnings; Utility Could Meet Full-Year Projections.

By Chris Flores, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 18--RICHMOND, Va.--Dominion Resources said Thursday that its second-...uarter earnings dropped 12 percent because of milder weather this spring, but the largest provider of electricity in Virginia still expects to meet projected earnings for the full year.

Dominion's second-...uarter net income dropped to $240 million, or 76 cents a share, from $272 million, or 97 cents a share, in the same period last year. Because of an excellent first ...uarter, the energy firm's

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