新纪元能源公司向弗吉尼亚州提供了额外的客户和财务保护，这是该公用事业公司为说服州政府批准其以670亿美元收购道明尼能源公司所做的最新努力。
Energy Inc. offered Virginia additional customer and financial protections, the utility’s latest bid to convince the state to approve its $67 billion acquisition of Dominion Energy Inc.
据周二的一份声明，新纪元能源和道明尼同意弗吉尼亚州公司委员会工作人员和州总检察长消费者顾问提出的117项条件中的101项，同时以修改形式接受了另外13项。承诺内容包括强化道明尼能源弗吉尼亚公司的财务隔离、加强独立监督，以及在董事会中增加弗吉尼亚州代表。
NextEra and Dominion agreed to 101 of 117 conditions proposed by staff of the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the state attorney general’s consumer counsel, while accepting another 13 with modifications, according to a Tuesday statement. The commitments include stronger financial separation for Dominion Energy Virginia, more independent oversight and greater Virginia representation on its board.
随着对公用事业账单负担能力的担忧日益加剧，新纪元能源和道明尼正试图赢得持怀疑态度的政治人物和监管机构的支持。对能源价格的焦虑在去年11月弗吉尼亚州州长选举中发挥了作用，并且仍是全美的一大问题。
NextEra and Dominion are trying to win over skeptical politicians and regulators as concerns mount over the affordability of utility bills. Anxiety over energy prices played a role in Virginia’s gubernatorial election last November and remains a big issue across the US.
与此同时，对数据中心的抵制也影响了今年的政治竞选。当然，弗吉尼亚州北部是全球AI设施最集中的地区，被称为“数据中心走廊”，由总部位于里士满的道明尼提供服务。
At the same time, backlashes against data centers have also shaped political races this year. Northern Virginia, of course, is home to the world’s biggest concentration of AI facilities, known as Data Center Alley — and is served by Richmond-based Dominion.