Documents supporting a proposed merger between Virginia’s largest energy company and a Florida power giant are expected to be submitted any day. That submission window will allow scrutiny and feedback from the state, the public and elected officials. Bipartisan concerns are already emerging.
“I’m concerned we’re going to lose Virginia jobs,” Democratic House Speaker Don Scott said Monday after being asked about his read on the proposed merger between Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra. “I’ve never seen a merger happen where a company that was being bought didn’t lose jobs.”
The $67 billion merger comes as Dominion faces massive infrastructure improvements and generation demand they say NextEra will be able to better finance…