NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Oct. 6, 2021--S&P Global Ratings today said that its view of Dominion Energy Inc.'s (DEI; BBB+/Positive/A-2) credit quality is unchanged following the company's announcement that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Dominion Energy Questar Pipeline LLC (DEQP) to Southwest Gas Holdings Inc. (SWX) for about $1.975 billion, including assumed debt of $430 million. We believe the sale will modestly improve DEI's business risk and expect its financial measures to remain in line with our expectations for the current rating. Therefore, all of our ratings on the company are unchanged. The sale of DEQP follows DEI's sale of Dominion Energy Gas Holdings LLC (DEGH) and continues to demonstrate its strategic shift toward its
