Spanberger Wins Big for Virginia Ratepayers | Roanoke News

Virginia’s governor, Abigail Spanberger, just pulled off a major win for electric customers—data centers will now pay full price for the grid upgrades built just for them, sparing homes and small businesses hundreds of millions in hidden costs. Her bold move came after she formally demanded a reevaluation of how these massive energy projects are funded, forcing utilities like Dominion Energy to redesign their tariffs. Spanberger isn’t stopping there: she’s also stepping into the high-stakes debate over Dominion’s $67 billion merger with NextEra, calling for deeper scrutiny on customer impact, worker effects, and clean energy future. Though unusual for a governor to intervene in such mergers, she insists the scale demands it—and her office now has direct access to the review process. Meanwhile, lawmakers want more time, pushing for a special session to extend the 180-day deadline, arguing this deal needs far more scrutiny than the current timeline allows. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f35c6ab355894ce4