RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor is taking the debate over a proposed utility merger on the road, and residents in Richmond had plenty to say about what the deal could mean for their wallets.
Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi hosted a town hall where Virginians pressed her and several delegates on one central question: Are they working to make sure those who pay the bill are protected?
The fate of the proposed merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra is in the hands of the State Corporation Commission, but the debate over what that deal could mean for Virginia ratepayers played out in a packed Richmond room…