Dominion Energy’s decision to sell its gas business to Berkshire Hathaway for $9.7 billion illustrates the enormous challenges US utilities face in meeting daunting state clean energy goals. Dominion is likely to be one utility among many taking extreme actions to prepare for and pay for the massive energy transition ahead. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Dominion said July 5 it will sell its natural gas transmission and storage business as it seeks to comply with the state of Virginia’s 2045 net-zero target for both carbon and methane emissions by investing up to $55 billion over the next 15 years in emissions reduction technologies including zero-carbon generation, energy storage, gas distribution line replacement, and renewable natural gas. Dominion, along with Duke Energy, also announced […]