Next Era Energy Inc. and Dominion Energy Inc. have offered more bill credits and new jobs to convince regulators in Virginia that their $67 billion deal won’t hit homeowners with rate hikes. Facing strong opposition from lawmakers and the public over concerns about soaring consumer rates and the stress of demand from artificial intelligence data centers, the companies responded on Monday with a sweetened proposal for Next Era’s planned takeover. Among the measures are a doubling of bill relief to four years and the creation of 1,000 new jobs in Virginia.<unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk> 1000