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Data center politics shape Virginia scrutiny of NextEra-Dominion deal (opens the original)
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s decision to weigh in on NextEra Energy’s proposed $67 billion takeover of Dominion Energy shows how data centers are reshuffling the political map. The Virginia Democrat penned an op-ed in The Washington Post on Thursday, announcing her decision to formally intervene in regulatory proceedings and declaring herself “deeply skeptical” of what would be the largest utility merger in U.S. history. Data centers are at the center of the proposed tie-up. Virginia is ho
Spanberger to intervene in Dominion-NextEra merger bid (opens the original)
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said Thursday she is “deeply skeptical” of the largest proposed utility merger in American history. In an op-ed published in The Washington Post, the Democratic governor said she will formally intervene as a party in the regulatory proceedings over NextEra Energy’s proposed $67 billion takeover of Dominion Energy. Spanberger did not formally oppose the merger, but wrote that she is “deeply skeptical about whether selling our primary, state-regulated utility to an
Extreme heat offers sneak peak of grid’s data center challenges (opens the original)
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A sizzling summer is breaking power consumption records across the country, offering a potential preview of the challenges facing America’s artificial intelligence boom in the era of climate change. Three grids — serving the mid-Atlantic, the Great Plains and Texas — have seen power demand surge to historical highs during extreme heat. Prices soared last month in the PJM Interconnection, while last week, the Southwest Power Pool had to implement emergency measures across parts of the Great Plain
Dominion touts data center boom as NextEra merger faces growing scrutiny (opens the original)
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Power demand from data centers has surged, and the country’s largest offshore wind project has made significant steps forward, Dominion Energy executives told investors during a quarterly earnings call Friday. Hanging over the call was NextEra Energy’s plan to buy Dominion for $67 billion in what would constitute America’s largest ever utility merger. NextEra’s rationale for buying the Virginia utility, which serves the world’s largest collection of data centers, was readily apparent during the
NextEra aims to cash in on surging power demand from data centers (opens the original)
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NextEra Energy is trying to position itself as the electricity source of choice for artificial intelligence. The power giant’s moves were on display Friday as company executives announced their quarterly earnings. NextEra said it had received approval from Iowa regulators to restart a shuttered nuclear power plant that will sell electricity to Google. In Florida, the number of data centers seeking to connect to the company’s system grew by 2 gigawatts — more than the peak electricity consumption
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