AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEnergy & Utilities: Connecticut is asking federal regulators to pause Dominion Energy’s $67 billion merger with NextEra, warning the deal could raise electric bills as it would give the combined company “monopoly power” in the region and potentially steer power toward data centers. Broadband & Telecom: Charter and Cox have closed their merger, with most customers shifting to the Spectrum brand and Charter promising a “smooth” transition plus wireless bundle deals starting mid-September. CT Courts & Business Risk: A Redding landscaping owner was charged with operating without required workers’ compensation insurance, while a Mansfield man was sentenced to 20 years (execution suspended after five) in a check-kiting racketeering case that cost Connecticut banks over $350,000. Public Safety: Brookfield firefighters urged residents to stay away from downed power lines after a storm, calling 911 and following “look up, stay back, stay alive.” Tech & Research: DOE Brookhaven and Stony Brook researchers demonstrated a free-space optical quantum link using open-air entanglement experiments, aiming to extend the U.S. quantum network beyond fiber. Energy Innovation: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is hiring to build a natural gas trading team to support growing fuel and power needs, including plans for gas-fired power plants tied to major Texas manufacturing ambitions.
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