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Income Taxes (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Income Taxes  
Effective Income Tax
     Dominion     Virginia Power  

Six Months Ended June 30,

   2011     2010     2011     2010  

U.S. statutory rate

     35.0     35.0     35.0     35.0

Increases (reductions) resulting from:

        

State taxes, net of federal benefit

     3.7        4.5        3.9        3.9   

Legislative changes

     —          1.6        —          2.6   

Other, net

     (0.1     (0.5     (0.3     (1.4
                                

Effective tax rate

     38.6     40.6     38.6     40.1