NextEra, Dominion merger should be rejected by FERC, US Senator Markey says
( August 11, 2026, 19:11 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Senator Edward Markey urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the proposed merger between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy. In a letter to Laura Swett, FERC's chairman, Markey highlighted FERC's "statutory obligation to ensure that consolidation in the energy sector serves the public interest, not corporate profits" and questioned how this merger would do anything but put the public at risk. Markey requested responses to five questions by Sept. 2.See full release below and document attached....
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