Washington, United States, May 18, 2026 (AFP) - US energy giants merge to meet surging AI power demand

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US energy giants NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announced Monday they will combine to create the world's largest regulated electric utility and help power surging demand from artificial intelligence data centers. The combined entity will serve approximately 10 million utility customer accounts across Florida, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina and will provide 110 gigawatts of generating capacity. NextEra is currently the biggest ren......

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