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NextEra–Dominion $420B merger signals AI-driven power M&A surge

What happened: NextEra Energy announced an all-stock acquisition of Dominion Energy valued at $67 billion（約11兆円） with a combined enterprise value of approximately $420 billion（約67兆円）, the largest regulated utility transaction ever announced. U.S. power and utilities M&A totaled $216 billion（約35兆円） across 23 transactions in the six months ended May 2026, a 173% increase from $79 billion（約13兆円） in the comparable prior period.