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Dominion Energy Inc (D) reaffirms 2026 guidance with robust data center growth, while navigating CVOW cost increases and merger regulatory timelines.

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) reported second-quarter 2026 operating earnings of $0.79 per share, including $0.03 per share from renewable natural gas 45Z credits, while GAAP earnings were $0.37 per share. The utility reaffirmed its full-year operating earnings, credit, dividend and long-term growth guid

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Entergy (ETR) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +9.57% and -0.08%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

The Virginia State Corporation Commission has scheduled the first public hearing on the proposal for this November. Separately, NextEra is also working to sign final agreements with the U.S. and Japan for 9.5 GW of gas-fired “hubs” in Texas and Pennsylvania.

Dominion Energy will release its second-quarter earnings next week, and analysts anticipate a single-digit bottom-line growth.

The combined company would serve around ten million customer accounts and operate more than 110GW across four fast-growing US states.

The combined company would serve around ten million customer accounts and operate more than 110GW across four fast-growing US states.

NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy have filed regulatory applications for their proposed merger, pledging $2.25 billion in customer bill credits while positioning the combined utility to meet surging U.S. electricity

Dominion Energy announced Wednesday afternoon that it had filed paperwork with the State Corporation Commission to begin its proposed merger with Florida-based NextEra. If the Virginia SCC and other equivalent regulatory bodies in North Carolina, South Carolina and at the federal level approve the $67 billion deal, the merger would create the world’s largest regulated electric utility. The SCC ...

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Global merger activity reached a record $2.6 trillion in the first half of the year as companies pursued larger acquisitions, while analysts expect dealmaking to broaden into smaller companies.

NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) and Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) reported Q1 2026 results, then confirmed a $66.8 billion all-stock deal making NextEra the buyer of Dominion’s Virginia franchise. The earnings explain the bid: Dominion’s grid sits under the world’s densest data center cluster, and NextEra needs that real estate. Virginia Volumes Carry Dominion. Florida Solar ... NextEra’s $67 Billion Megamerger Proves Dominion Was the Real AI Infrastructure Prize All Along

NextEra Energy’s efforts to kill the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project is a sign of how the combined utility could stifle competition and harm consumers, the Maine senator said.

The Trump administration is so eager to see a nuclear power renaissance that it is starting to fund billions of dollars for reactor orders. In a new deal expected to be announced Tuesday, low-interest loans amounting to $17.5 billion from the Energy Department will be available for utilities to finance equipment orders for the Westinghouse AP1000, the company’s flagship nuclear reactor, a version of which China is building at industrial scale. The loans are intended to speed up construction of 10 reactors in the U.S. Five loans will be available for projects with two reactors each, the Energy Department said.

The Energy Department will let utilities tap government funds to kick-start reactor orders.

Dominion Energy Inc. (NYSE:D) is one of the 10 Best Energy Stocks Capitalizing on the Data Center Boom. Based on 18 analyst ratings compiled by CNN, 83% assigned a Hold rating to Dominion Energy, while 11% assigned a Buy rating. The stock has an average price target of $68, a 2.64% upside from the current […]

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In a blockbuster deal, NextEra Energy will acquire Dominion for nearly $67 billion.

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The NextEra Energy (NEE) and Dominion Energy (D) merger likely faces a lengthy regulatory review in

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NextEra Energy's (NEE) all-stock merger with Dominion Energy (D) is expected to create a $400 billio

NextEra Energy is acquiring Dominion Energy to secure essential grid infrastructure and power the expansion of artificial intelligence across the nation.

The deal would create the world's largest electric utility.

Following the merger, the combined entity will operate under the NextEra Energy name and will be listed on the NYSE under the ticker 'NEE'.

NextEra and Dominion must convince state and federal regulators that combining two of the U.S.’s largest utilities will benefit customers and avoid increasing electricity bills.