Virginia nonprofit says proposed Dominion Energy merger lacks ‘critical’ details

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A Virginia nonprofit says Dominion Energy’s proposed merger with a Florida-based utility provider cannot move forward due to a lack of key information, such as consumer impacts.

Florida-based NextEra Energy is attempting to merge with Dominion Energy, according to filings the utility companies submitted in mid-July. If the $67 billion deal goes through, it’d be the largest utility merger in U.S. history.

The afternoon of Monday, July 20, nonprofit Clean Virginia filed a motion with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), arguing that NextEra Energy cannot move forward with acquiring Dominion Energy due to missing “critical” information, per a press release…

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