Virginia AG official says utiity regulator should reject NextEra-Dominion merger
( October 20, 2026, 14:24 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Maria Roumpani, testifying for the Virginia attorney general's division of consumer counsel, told Virginia's utilities regulator that it should reject NextEra's proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy because "the Merger would put unreasonable pressure on [Dominion's] rates by giving the combined company both the incentive and the ability to shape many decisions that set those rates, in ways that will not benefit [Dominion's] customers."See file attachment. ...
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