2026年9月30日 美国东部时间12:00 / 哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻
民主党议员警告称，新峰能源与道明能源拟议中的670亿美元并购案可能削弱市场竞争，推高消费者的电价。
在周三致联邦能源监管委员会（FERC）的信函中，议员们表达担忧称，合并后的公司将拥有过度的市场支配力，使其能够将成本转嫁给用电客户、推迟电网升级，并规避联邦监管机构的审查。议员们还指出，新公司可能利用其对输电线路的控制权打压竞争对手。
作为政府机构的联邦能源监管委员会，负责确保并购交易符合公共利益。
“我们敦促你们对这起并购案进行严格审查，如果委员会认定该交易将加剧市场集中、对消费者成本产生不利影响，或以其他方式不符合公共利益，则应否决该交易，”议员们在9月30日的信函中写道，该信函仅独家提供给CBS新闻。
签署这封信的包括牵头发起行动的马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦和弗吉尼亚州众议员苏哈斯·苏布拉马尼亚姆，以及康涅狄格州参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔、马萨诸塞州参议员爱德华·马基、康涅狄格州参议员克里斯·墨菲、罗德岛州参议员杰克·里德和谢尔登·怀特豪斯，以及宾夕法尼亚州众议员克里斯·德卢齐奥、新罕布什尔州众议员玛吉·古兰德尔、伊利诺伊州众议员拉贾·克里希纳穆尔蒂、罗德岛州众议员塞思·马扎格里纳和弗吉尼亚州众议员尤金·文德曼。
新峰能源和道明能源未立即回应置评请求。
全球最大公用事业公司
新峰能源于5月宣布将收购道明能源，称此次交易将打造全球“规模最大的受监管电力公用事业公司”。此次并购预计将于2027年中至下半年完成。
合并后的新公司将为佛罗里达州、北卡罗来纳州、南卡罗来纳州和弗吉尼亚州的约1000万公用事业客户提供服务，并拥有新英格兰地区的所有核电站。
两家公司曾表示，将致力于提供负担得起的能源。在宣布这笔交易时，新峰能源还提议在并购完成后的两年内，为道明能源的客户提供22.5亿美元的账单抵扣。
在周三的信函中，议员们指出，独立监督机构发现，参与并购的公用事业公司通常会大肆宣传电价下调，但往往无法兑现节省成本的承诺。
“联邦能源监管委员会同样应对本案中的电价抵扣承诺持怀疑态度，”议员们写道。
目前许多消费者正面临电价上涨的压力，此时政客们向新峰能源和道明能源施加了政治压力。非营利政策组织全国能源援助主管协会本月预测，今年冬季美国人家庭供暖的平均电费支出将达到1249美元，较去年上涨逾30%。
$67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger could raise U.S. electricity prices, lawmakers say
September 30, 2026 12:00 PM EDT / CBS News
Democratic lawmakers are warning that the proposed $67 billion merger between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy could reduce competition and raise electricity prices for consumers.
In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Wednesday, the legislators expressed concern that the enlarged company would have excessive market power, allowing it to pass costs on to ratepayers, defer upgrades on the energy grid and avoid scrutiny from federal regulators. The new company could also use its control over transmission lines to disadvantage rivals, according to the lawmakers.
FERC, a government agency, is responsible for ensuring mergers are consistent with the public interest.
“We urge you to closely scrutinize this merger and block it if the Commission determines it would increase market concentration or have an adverse effect on costs for consumers — or if the acquisition is otherwise not in the public interest,” the lawmakers wrote in the Sept. 30 letter, shared exclusively with CBS News.
Signing the letter were Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia, who led the effort, as well as Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut; Edward Markey of Massachusetts; Chris Murphy of Connecticut; Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island; and Reps. Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania; Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire; Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois; Seth Magaziner of Rhode Island; and Eugene Vindman of Virginia.
NextEra and Dominion didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter.
Largest utility in the world
NextEra announced in May that it would acquire Dominion, saying the deal would create the “largest regulated electric utility” in the world. The merger is expected to close in mid- to late 2027.
The new company would serve around 10 million utility customers across Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, and own all of the nuclear power plants in New England.
The companies have said they are committed to delivering affordable energy. In announcing the deal, NextEra also proposed offering $2.25 billion in bill credits to Dominion customers for two years following the merger’s closing.
In their letter on Wednesday, the lawmakers said independent monitors have found that utility companies involved in mergers routinely tout rate reductions but often fail to deliver on savings.
“FERC should similarly be skeptical of promises for rate credits in this case,” the legislators wrote.
The political pressure on NextEra and Dominion comes as many consumers grapple with higher electricity prices. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association, a nonprofit policy organization, forecast this month that Americans will pay an average of $1,249 on electricity to heat their homes this winter, up more than 30% from last year.
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