NextEra-Dominion merger bashed by Virginia utility regulator, state AG, governor
By Curtis Eichelberger ( October 20, 2026, 18:15 GMT | Insight) -- The risk that NextEra's $67 billion proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy could be blocked in Virginia rose exponentially this week when staff at the state's utility regulator, the state's chief energy officer, the state attorney general and the governor recommended that the deal be rejected in its current form.The risk that NextEra's $67 billion proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy could be blocked in Virginia rose exponentially this week when staff at the state's utility regulator, the state's chief energy officer, the state attorney general and the governor recommended that the deal be rejected in its current form....
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