‘Electricity isn’t a luxury:’ Richmond crowd speaks out at Lt. Gov. Hashmi’s energy listening tour

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – The proposed merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy dominated conversation Wednesday at a town hall hosted by Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi.

The event marked the third stop on what Hashmi is calling her “Energy Cost Listening Tour.” She was joined on stage by a few local delegates. who took questions from the audience.

While there were a handful of people who supported the merger, the vast majority of central Virginians who spoke on Wednesday said they opposed it…

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