Dominion files for SCC approval of NextEra merger
Dominion Energy has filed its application with the SCC for approval of its proposed $66.8 billion merger with Florida utility NextEra Energy.
White House to rally utilities, data centers for AI power cost pledge, sources say
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) – The White House plans to bring together utility companies and data center developers to make a voluntary pledge designed to ensure that rapid growth in electricity demand from artificial intelligence does not drive up power bills for households and businesses, according to three people familiar with the plans. An event […]
U.Va. Wise installs SMR control room simulator
U.Va. Wise installed a NuScale SMR control room simulator funded by a Virginia Clean Energy grant to train workers in advanced nuclear energy fields.
Leidos completes $2.4B acquisition of design firm
Leidos announced that it has completed its $2.4 billion acquisition to buy utilities infrastructure design firm Entrust Solutions Group.
House subcommittee punts on data center bill, but hopes to ‘continue the work’
Virginia lawmakers heard testimony for and against the measure before continuing the bill to 2027.
Leidos to acquire utilities design firm for $2.4B
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos has entered an agreement to buy utilities infrastructure design firm Entrust Solutions Group for approximately $2.4 billion in cash, it announced Monday.
Microsoft rolls out initiative to limit data-center power costs, water use impact
Microsoft says it will curb water use and cover power costs at U.S. data centers as communities and Trump raise concerns grow.
Dominion wind farm among 5 projects paused by Trump
Trump administration orders 90-day pause on five East Coast offshore wind projects, including Dominion Energy's $10.9 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind.
Georgia regulators approve huge electric generation increase for data centers
Georgia regulators approved a $16.3 billion Georgia Power expansion to supply electricity to data centers, a move critics say could leave customers paying higher bills if demand projections fail.
Energy 2025: BLUE, ROBERT M. ‘BOB’
Blue oversees Fortune 500 utility Dominion, which has 14,700 employees and provides regulated electricity service to 3.6 million customers in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and regulated natural gas service to 500,000 customers in South Carolina. Blue began his career with Dominion as managing director of state affairs and corporate policy in 2005. After […]
Energy 2025: SABEL, MIKE
Sabel, a billionaire former investment banker, co-founded Venture Global in 2013 with finance lawyer Robert Pender, exporting U.S.-produced liquefied natural gas. In January the company went public, and shares opened nearly 4% below its $25 IPO price, earning a valuation of $58.2 billion, and its stock fell to a low of $7 in April, although […]





















