"NO UTILITY GIANT SHOULD GET A BLANK CHECK": GOODLANDER FIGHTS MEGA-MERGER THAT WOULD HAND ONE COMPANY ALL OF NEW ENGLAND'S NUCLEAR POWER, INCLUDING SEABROOK

Washington, Sept. 30 -- Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander issued the following press release:

As Granite Staters face a more than 16% jump in electricity rates, Goodlander and 11 colleagues urge FERC to reject the $66.8 billion NextEra-Dominion deal unless the companies prove it won't raise costs

Concord, N.H. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a former top antitrust official at the Justice Department, and a coalition of 11 of her congressional colleagues pressed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) this week to block the NextEra-Dominion merger unless the companies can prove it won't drive up costs for families. The deal would create the world's largest regulated electric utility and hand a single corporation control of ...