Nextera-batterier. (Steve Johnson / Steve Johnson for NEE / Nextera)

Jätteaffär i energivärlden i spåren av AI-boomen

Amerikanska energibolaget Nextera Energy köper konkurrenten Dominion Energy för motsvarande 630 miljarder kronor. Det rapporterar Bloomberg.

– Efterfrågan på el ökar snabbare än på decennier, säger Nexteras vd John Ketchum i ett uttalande.

Den ökade efterfrågan är kopplad till AI-boomen och den fortsatta utbyggnaden av datacenter.

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Dominion Energy
Wikipedia (en)
Dominion Energy, Inc., commonly referred to as Dominion, is an American energy company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia that supplies electricity in parts of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina and supplies natural gas to parts of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Dominion also has generation facilities in Indiana, Illinois, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The company acquired Questar Corporation in the Western United States, including parts of Utah and Wyoming, in September 2016. In January 2019, Dominion Energy completed its acquisition of SCANA Corporation.
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Nextera Energy
Wikipedia (en)
NextEra Energy, Inc. is an American energy company that is the world's largest electric utility holding company by market capitalization, with a valuation of over $190 billion as of March 2026. NextEra Energy had revenues of $24.8 billion and 16,700 employees throughout the US and Canada in 2024. It has a current generating capacity of 73 gigawatts. Its subsidiaries include Florida Power & Light (FPL), NextEra Energy Resources (NEER), XPLR Energy Partners, and NextEra Energy Services. FPL, the largest of its subsidiaries, is the third largest electric utility company in the United States. NEER, together with its affiliated entities, is the world's largest generator of renewable energy from wind and solar. In addition to wind and solar, NextEra Energy Resources owns and operates generating plants powered by natural gas, nuclear energy, and oil. As of March 2025, approximately 36% of NextEra Energy's generating capacity was from fossil fuels and non-renewables, down from 41% in 2020.

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