RICHMOND, Va. — Dominion Energy announced it has closed the sale of The East Ohio Gas Company to Enbridge Inc. in a press release.

The natural gas utility is being sold to Enbridge for about $6.6 billion, according to the release. It serves 1.2 million homes/businesses and consists of 1,500 employees.

“Dominion Energy and Enbridge expect to close on the sales of Dominion Energy's gas distribution companies headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Gastonia, N.C., in separate transactions later this year,” the release reads.

It also notes that the sale has undergone “all customary regulatory approvals.”