Dominion Energy : Event Highlights Sharper Focus on Hiring Diversity

"Nearly 450 students graduate from Spring Valley High School each year prepared for the workforce, the military, or college," Temoney said. "I made it a priority to participate in career day in an effort to establish a school-to-work pipeline for our students. Dominion Energy is looking to hire linemen, electricians, technicians, and heavy equipment operators, and I know I have students who are ready to work."

In its first external Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report released last year, Dominion Energy found an increase in diverse hiring from 28% in 2013 to nearly 50% in 2020. The company has set goals to increase diverse representation among its workforce.

"As we work to provide safe, reliable power to our customers, we're also working to attract, develop and retain the best talent," Kissam said. "That requires a focus on diverse recruitment to ensure our talented workforce looks more like the communities we serve."

Dominion Energy employs about 3,700 people in South Carolina. The workforce includes skilled technical positions in electric operations, plant operators in power generation, foresters, environmental science technicians, customer service representatives and more.