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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 05/19/2026 17:00 EDT

NextEra and Dominion's $67 Billion Mega-Merger Is All About the Data Centers

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Inside Climate News: A proposed merger of the largest utility in the country by market value, NextEra Energy, with the sixth-largest, Dominion, would create a megacompany at a time when data centers and rapid increases in electricity demand are reshaping the industry. The proposal, announced Monday morning and contingent on state and federal regulatory approval, would result in a company that leads in nearly every aspect of the US power and utility industry, includin

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