{"id":24339,"date":"2026-02-20T19:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/federal-regulators-clear-11-5b-blackstone-purchase-of-txnm-energy\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T19:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:31:47","slug":"federal-regulators-clear-11-5b-blackstone-purchase-of-txnm-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/federal-regulators-clear-11-5b-blackstone-purchase-of-txnm-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Regulators Clear $11.5B Blackstone Purchase of TXNM Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771633906859.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771633906859.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771633906859.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Federal energy regulators have cleared the way for a massive utility acquisition, announcing Friday their approval of Blackstone Infrastructure&#8217;s purchase of TXNM Energy.<\/p><p>The investment firm struck the agreement to buy the utility company last year in a deal valued at $11.5 billion when debt is included.<\/p><p>According to TXNM Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission determined there is &#8220;no evidence that either state or federal regulation will be impaired by the proposed transaction&#8221; and confirmed the deal will not create &#8220;an adverse effect on rates.&#8221;<\/p><p>The company also noted that the mandatory waiting period required under federal antitrust law has now run out, clearing another regulatory hurdle for the transaction.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given the green light to Blackstone Infrastructure&#8217;s massive $11.5 billion acquisition of utility company TXNM Energy. Federal regulators determined the deal won&#8217;t harm customer rates or interfere with regulatory oversight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771633906859.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-6kz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64739,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/private-equity-giant-blackstone-buys-greek-e-commerce-company-for-747m\/","url_meta":{"origin":24339,"position":0},"title":"Private Equity Giant Blackstone Buys Greek E-Commerce Company for $747M","author":"Admin","date":"May 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Investment firm Blackstone announced it will purchase Greek online shopping platform Skroutz from CVC Capital Partners in a deal worth approximately $747 million. 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