The West Virginia Public Service Commission deferred action on a petition for the sale of natural gas utility Dominion Hope to a private investor group, thus delaying the sale of Pittsburgh utility Dominion Peoples to the same buyer.

Both transactions are part of a package deal between Dominion Resources Inc. and San Francisco-based SteelRiver Infrastructure Fund North America LP. Pennsylvania's Public Utility Commission approved the sale of Dominion Peoples Thursday.

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