Headlines From Across the State: In Rare Move, SCC Orders Three in-Person Hearings for NextEra-Dominion Merger Case; More …

Headlines from across the state: In rare move, SCC orders three in-person hearings for NextEra-Dominion merger case; more …

Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall: Politics: In rare move, SCC orders three in-person hearings for NextEra-Dominion merger case. — Virginia Mercury. Shannon Taylor provokes Joe Morrissey in new ad, Morrissey responds. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall). Local: Bedford sheriff’s office breaks ground on new addition. — The (Lynchburg) News & Advance (paywall). …

SCC plans hearings away from Richmond on merger

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Commission adds local hearings to review of Dominion, NextEra merger

(The Center Square) – Virginia regulators are adding two local public hearings to the review of the proposed merger of Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy.

Charlottesville to join in review of Dominion / Next Era merger

There will be a total of three in-person public hearings with the first on November 5, 2026 in Richmond

SCC Approves Local Hearings on Dominion Merger

State Corporation Commission will hold two hearings outside of Richmond to take public testimony on the Dominion Energy/NextEra merger application.

Va. Dems Pile On Dominion/NextEra Merger, Then Refuse to Slow It - Marcellus Drilling News

Virginia Democrats have spent the summer hammering the proposed $67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger — letters to regulators, a 64-question interrogation, a statewide listening tour, a demand for a special session. Last week the pile-on reached the very top when House Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) filed his own letter with the State Corporation Commission (SCC). Here’s...