Virginia Governor Urges Regulators to Reject $67 Billion NextEra-Dominion Energy Merger
A roundup of Virginia political news published on October 25 reported that Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has filed with the State Corporation Commission urging regulators to reject the proposed $67 billion merger between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy unless the companies make a set of binding commitments and guarantees. In the filing, the governor said the merger should not be approved without those commitments. The move puts the governor publicly on the opposing side of the giant utility deal, whose outcome will affect electricity rates and service for millions of Virginia customers. Other Virginia developments in the same roundup included Arlington County suing over federal immigration enforcement and FBI-related policies, saying they threaten voter safety and local election administration, and Loudoun County announcing that Amazon has agreed to withdraw its application to build a data center on George Washington University's Technology Campus parcel. The commission's review of the merger is continuing, and no final decision has been announced.
Source: GSM·USA
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 位于里士满的多米尼恩能源总部大楼600 Canal Place（资料图）。图片来源：APK / Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 4.0。600 Canal Place, Dominion Energy's headquarters tower in Richmond, Virginia (file photo). Photo: APK / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
