RICHMOND, Va., July 17 -- The Virginia Attorney General issued the following news release:

VIDEO: Attorney General Jay Jones ReleasesStatement onNextEra Energy and Dominion Energy Merger ApplicationRICHMOND, Va.-- On the heels of NextEra Energy's filing of a merger application with the State Corporation Commission (SCC), Attorney General Jay Jones released the following video and statement:"Last night, NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy filed a merger application with the State Corporation Commission. The Commission now has 180 days to consider this merger.This proposal will undoubtedlyimpactDominion Energy's existing 2.7 million Virginiaratepayers' and the Commonwealth'seconomy as a whole.It would also potentially create the largest regul...