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Dominion Energy operates more than 10,000 miles of electric transmission lines across the eastern U.S. Photo courtesy Dominion Energy.
Jul 15, 2026

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.

An aerial view of an Amazon Web Services Data Center known as US East 1 in Ashburn, Virginia, U.S., October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Jul 13, 2026

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’s SMR control room simulator will aid workforce development, says Chancellor Donna P. Henry. Photo courtesy University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Mar 31, 2026

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.

A photo of a Leidos sign and a glass covered building.
Mar 30, 2026

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.

A data center in Ashburn. Photo by Emily Richardson/CNS
Feb 11, 2026

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.

Thomas Bell, CEO of Leidos. Photo courtesy Leidos
Jan 26, 2026

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.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes//File Photo
Jan 13, 2026

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.

An offshore wind turbine. A boat sits in the background.
Dec 22, 2025

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 Power Co.'s Plant Bowen is shown Oct. 18, 2025, in Euharlee, Ga. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Dec 19, 2025

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
Blue
Sep 1, 2025

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 […]

Sabel
Sep 1, 2025

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 […]

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