Dominion Energy's aircraft lands in Charleston days after SC power plant approval

Dominion Energy's Gulfstream G450 (tail N607D) was tracked flying from Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport to Charleston International Airport on June 26, a short 64-minute hop that reached 38,000 feet. The aircraft had been making loops through Virginia, Maryland, and South Carolina over the prior week, with stops in Richmond, Columbia, and Charlottesville.

If Dominion Energy executives were aboard, they would arrive in Charleston the same week the South Carolina Public Service Commission formalized its approval of a $5 billion Dominion–Santee Cooper power plant near the Edisto River, a project cleared on June 12 but still requiring pipeline and environmental permits, per the Post and Courier. The trip also comes as Dominion faces intensifying scrutiny over its proposed $67 billion merger with NextEra Energy, which Virginia lawmakers and consumer watchdogs are pressing to examine closely over ratepayer impacts, as covered by VPM and WHRO this week.

Charleston is a frequent destination in N607D's logs, alongside recurring stops in Richmond, Columbia, and Washington. The pattern suggests ongoing coordination between Dominion's Richmond headquarters and its South Carolina operations, particularly as the company navigates a busy stretch of regulatory milestones and merger proceedings across multiple states.