Electrical utility megamerger is all about the data centers

Ars Technica
By Dan Gearino, Amy Green, and Charles…May 19, 2026, 9:45 am104 pts
A proposed merger of the largest utility in the country by market value, NextEra Energy, with the sixth-largest, Dominion, would create a megacompany at a time when data centers and rapid increases in electricity demand are reshaping the industry. The proposal, announced Monday morning and contingent on state…

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