Dominion Energy
- Packed SCC hearing draws public comment on proposed $67B Dominion–NextEra merger
Overflow crowds spoke for about three hours in Richmond.
- In Cumberland, questions swirl over water sources for newly-approved Dominion gas plant
Cobbs Creek Reservoir in Cumberland County August 2026.
- Public hearings for the NextEra-Dominion merger have begun. Here’s what you need to know.
Dominion Energy offices in Richmond, Va. (Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce for the Virginia Mercury) Public hearings in the case to decide the fate of the proposed merger between Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra Energy begin this week at the State Corporation Commission.
- Dominion Energy Makes $1.94 Million in Political Contributions Over 20 Days
Dominion Energy recorded $135,000 in political donations on October 29.
- How to weigh in on the Dominion-NextEra merger
Virginians can testify by phone or in person on Nov. 5, 9 and 10 about the proposed Dominion-NextEra merger.
- Who's who in the Dominion-NextEra merger case
A plain-English guide to the players in the SCC's review of the Dominion-NextEra merger: the companies, SCC staff, the Attorney General's consumer counsel and Clean Virginia.
- Who pays for grid emergencies? DOE order says costs can be recovered
The September federal emergency order for the PJM grid includes a clause saying rate recovery 'is available,' and it sends tariff filings to federal regulators.
- Two headquarters, one tower: what Richmond keeps in the Dominion-NextEra deal
NextEra promises dual headquarters in Juno Beach and Richmond and a new Richmond office tower.
- Governor Spanberger Calls for Six-Year Freeze to Electricity Rates, Tripling Customer Bill Credits in NextEra-Dominion Filing
RICHMOND, VA — Governor Abigail Spanberger today — in expert testimony filed with the State Corporation Commission (SCC) on behalf of the
- Dominion zone among hardest hit as grid forecast a 700-megawatt reserve shortfall
In asking for a federal emergency order, PJM said September's grid strain was worst in the BGE, Pepco and Dominion zones, where a key north-to-south transmission line limited how much power could flow in.
- The 10,431-jobs promise: five years, or 10?
NextEra pledges to keep 10,431 jobs in Virginia for five years after buying Dominion.
- What the merger means for your bill: $10 a month for four years
Dominion and NextEra now offer a typical Virginia household a $10 monthly bill credit for 48 months.
- SCC staff: Deny the Dominion-NextEra merger as proposed
State Corporation Commission staff says Dominion and NextEra have not shown their merger would protect Virginia customers, and recommends the deal be denied unless the companies accept a list of new conditions.
- Ring fence: SCC staff wants an independent Dominion board and a 'golden share'
SCC staff wants a legal wall around Dominion Energy Virginia, including an independent board, a bankruptcy-remote entity with a 'golden share' and dividend limits, to shield customers from NextEra's riskier businesses.
