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Virginia Residents Fight $67B Utility Merger | Richmond News
A $67 billion merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy could become the largest utility deal in U.S. history — but Virginians are sounding the alarm. Fearing rate hikes like those in Florida, where NextEra triggered the nation’s biggest utility price increase last year, residents rallied at the State Capitol demanding the deal be stopped. Advocates, including nonprofit Clean Virginia, argue the merger applications are incomplete and call for a pause, while Dominion insists it remains a local employer. Critics, like Richmond resident Larry Knorr, say profits are being prioritized over…
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