View original fileBe Heard You have a right to comment. You do not have to attend
READ CAREFULLY
NOTICE OF FILING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON CUSTOMER HEARINGS (OFF SITE & PSC OFFICES)
Joint Petition of Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., Dominion Energy, Inc., and NextEra Energy, Inc. for Review and Approval of a Proposed Business Combination Between Dominion Energy, Inc. and NextEra Energy, Inc.
Docket No. 2026-186-EG Why is this Notice Important? • On July 15, 2026, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (“DESC”), Dominion Energy, Inc. (“Dominion”), and NextEra Energy, Inc. (“NextEra”), (together, “Joint Petitioners”) filed a Joint Petition for review and approval of a proposed business combination between Dominion and NextEra related to a transfer of control of DESC resulting from the merger of Dominion with NextEra (the “Merger”). • If the Merger is approved, DESC will become an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of NextEra. • The Joint Petitioners are requesting regulatory approval from the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (“Commission”). • The Joint Petitioners are also requesting regulatory approval in other jurisdictions such as the Virginia State Corporation Commission, the North Carolina Utilities Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. If all regulatory approvals are received, the Joint Petitioners anticipate closing of the Merger in the second half of 2027. Will DESC’s Customers’ bills be impacted if the business combination (or Merger) is approved? • According to the Joint Petition, the Joint Petitioners propose issuing customer bill credits (or rate credits) over a two-year period to DESC’s electric and natural gas customers following the Merger’s closing. • Bill credits (or rate credits) are based on South Carolina’s pro rata share of 2025 total electric energy sales. • The individual customer rate credit amounts will be calculated annually based on the customer’s historic consumption during the prior calendar year. • The credit allocation is designed for the residential electric customer class to deliver a $10 per month credit over the two-year credit period for a typical residential customer utilizing 1,000 kWh of electricity per month. The amount to each electric customer will vary by actual usage. The bill credit will appear as a separate line item on the electric customer bill. • For natural gas customers, individual credits will be calculated twice over a two-year period following the closing of the merger, and DESC’s natural gas customers will receive a single bill credit that will appear as a separate line item on the natural gas customer bill. The case was filed according to S.C. Code Ann. § 58-27-1300 and other applicable law and the hearing is scheduled pursuant to Directive Order No. 2026-422 and S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 103-817.
For the Company’s complete proposal visit: https://dms.psc.sc.gov/Attachments/Matter/d079a7a9-fb8c-45ff-a713-4c51004a54ff For the entire Case visit: https://dms.psc.sc.gov/Web/Dockets/Detail/119767
When Will the Commission Hear the Joint Petitioners’ Case? When: Tuesday, December 8, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. and continuing, as necessary, through the remainder of the week at the call of the Chairman. Where: 101 Executive Center Drive, Hearing Room, Columbia, South Carolina 29210 Livestream: https://www.scetv.org/live/public-service- commission Who Can I Talk to About This Notice?
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. 1-800-251-7234 Office of Regulatory Staff 803-737-5230 or 1-800-922-1531 Department of Consumer Affairs 803-734-4200 or 1-800-922-1594 Public Service Commission 803-896-5100 How Can I Participate in this Case? A stakeholder may participate in the case by the ways listed below. O•ption A: File a Letter of Protest by
• Emailing the completed Letter of Protest to contact@psc.sc.gov; or Mailing the completed Letter of Protest to 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29210.
More information is available here: https://psc.sc.gov/consumer-info/file-letter-protest Option B: Attend public hearings before the Commission hears the Joint Petitioners’ request and other Parties’ requests. If you are interested in providing comments and/or attending a public hearing, you may appear in-person in Aiken County, Charleston County, or Richland County or in-person or virtually in Columbia (in the Commission Hearing Room). See below: The following in-person hearings will begin at 6:00 PM and will be held at the following locations:
Date of Hearing: Time: Location: Please Pre-Register By: Aiken County Government Center
Thursday, November 5, 2026 6:00 p.m. County Council Chambers 1930 University Parkway, 3rd Floor Monday, November 2, 2026 Aiken, SC 29801 Lonnie Hamilton III, Public Services Building
Thursday, November 12, 2026 6:00 p.m. Charleston County Council Chambers 4045 Bridgeview Drive, 2nd Floor Monday, November 9, 2026 North Charleston, SC 29405 South Carolina Department of Archives and
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 6:00 p.m. History, Auditorium Thursday, November 8301 Parklane Road 12, 2026 Columbia, SC 29223
The following in-person or virtual hearing will take place at the following location:
Date and Times of Hearing: Location: Please Pre-Register By: Tuesday, December 8, 2026 Morning Session: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Public Service Commission, Hearing Room 101 Evening Session: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.* Executive Center Drive Thursday, December 3, 2026
Columbia, SC 29210
*The evening session will adjourn once pre-registered customers and customers in attendance have had the opportunity to testify or at 9:00 p.m., whichever is earlier. Virtual Access (available for Columbia hearings only): Watch Live at https://www.scetv.org/live/public-service-commission -OR- Call-In to Listen: US Toll-free Listen Line: +1-877-309-2073 Access Code: 601 673 909
The Commission will call the names of those persons who pre-register to testify first. Then the Commission will call the names of the other persons who did not pre-register to testify. Each testimony is limited to three (3) minutes, so everyone can be heard. All testimony will be given under oath. Testimony becomes part of the case/ official record. If you would like to speak, you may sign up in one of three ways:
•• • E-mail communications@psc.sc.gov; or
Complete the following survey: (https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019fcdf84a44761ab092129f3b6ff7d6); or Call 803-896-4120.
The Commission will call the names of those persons who pre-register to testify first. Then the Commission will call the names of the other persons who did not pre-register to testify. Option C: File a Petition to Intervene. An Intervenor becomes a party in the case. Intervenors have the right to testify, cross-examine witnesses, seek reconsideration of the Commission’s Final Decision, and must follow the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. To intervene, you must:
•• Email a Petition to Intervene to contact@psc.sc.gov no later than Thursday, September 10, 2026; or Mail a Petition to Intervene to 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29210 no later than Thursday,
September 10, 2026. Please include your email address. **You must give a copy of your Petition to Intervene to all Parties in this case. Petitions to Intervene must meet the requirements of Commission Regulation 103-825 and must be approved by the Commission. In the above referenced case, if the proposed tariffs contain any request for a change of rates, the proposed rates may be changed by the Commission. Persons seeking further information about these procedures should contact the Commission at 803-896-5100 or visit its website at www.psc.sc.gov. 8/5/26GRR