Tell the SCC to Stop NextEra Takeover

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Response to be submitted (personalize the template to maximize impact) Dear Commissioners Bagot, Hudson, and Towell: I am a Virginia resident and I am writing to formally oppose the proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy by NextEra Energy, Inc. (Case No. PUR-2026-00112), and I ask the Commission to reject this deal. My electric bill is already too high, and this merger will not fix that. Virginia families are still absorbing the rate increases the Commission approved just last year on top of surging demand from data centers across the Commonwealth. This $67 billion merger is designed to grow NextEra's balance sheet while their risk is shifted to Virginia ratepayers. When NextEra acquired Gulf Power in Florida, customers saw their bills nearly double while NextEra continues to pocket record profits. Decisions impacting Virginians and our energy should not be entrusted to the board of a Florida-based company, especially one like NextEra that has a long history of dirty political tricks. Its Florida Power & Light subsidiary paid $150 million to settle claims tied to a "dark money" political scheme involving secret payments and so-called ghost candidates. NextEra's attempt to buy Jacksonville's public utility, JEA, collapsed amid allegations of insider lobbying and backroom deal-making, and its past bids for utilities in South Carolina and Hawaii also fell apart under scrutiny. Industry consolidation does not serve consumers, especially for companies like utilities that have an innate, unfair advantage operating as a monopoly. When a handful of companies control more and more of an essential service, competition and accountability shrink, and the incentive to keep costs down for ordinary ratepayers shrinks with it. For these reasons and more, I urge the Commission to deny the proposed acquisition and keep Virginia. Thank you for considering my comment.</div> </li>
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Tell the SCC to Stop NextEra Takeover

State Corporation Commission of Virginia

NextEra Energy, a Florida-based megacorporation, is trying to take control of Virginia's electricity. Their filings make clear that they plan to raise our bills to boost their profits and corrupt our politics even further. Virginians can't afford it.

Join other Virginians in opposing this merger: describe how it affects you when our public servants make decisions to serve corporations rather than everyday people and electricity prices get ever higher.

Your comments will be submitted directly to the SCC as a formal public comment, collated by People Over Monopolies. Customize your comment to maximize your impact.

Petition by

Renee Ding

Arlington, Virginia

Sponsored by

People Over Monopolies

To: State Corporation Commission of Virginia
From: [Your Name]

[[EXAMPLE LETTER]]

Dear Commissioners Bagot, Hudson, and Towell:

I am a Virginia resident and I am writing to formally oppose the proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy by NextEra Energy, Inc. (Case No. PUR-2026-00112), and I ask the Commission to reject this deal.

My electric bill is already too high, and this merger will not fix that. Virginia families are still absorbing the rate increases the Commission approved just last year on top of surging demand from data centers across the Commonwealth. This $67 billion merger is designed to grow NextEra's balance sheet while their risk is shifted to Virginia ratepayers. When NextEra acquired Gulf Power in Florida, customers saw their bills nearly double while NextEra continues to pocket record profits.

Decisions impacting Virginians and our energy should not be entrusted to the board of a Florida-based company, especially one like NextEra that has a long history of dirty political tricks. Its Florida Power & Light subsidiary paid $150 million to settle claims tied to a "dark money" political scheme involving secret payments and so-called ghost candidates. NextEra's attempt to buy Jacksonville's public utility, JEA, collapsed amid allegations of insider lobbying and backroom deal-making, and its past bids for utilities in South Carolina and Hawaii also fell apart under scrutiny.

Industry consolidation does not serve consumers, especially for companies like utilities that have an innate, unfair advantage operating as a monopoly. When a handful of companies control more and more of an essential service, competition and accountability shrink, and the incentive to keep costs down for ordinary ratepayers shrinks with it.

For these reasons and more, I urge the Commission to deny the proposed acquisition and keep Virginia.

Thank you for considering my comment.