CleanPowerDaily

TODAY'S LEAD: The proposed Dominion Energy-NextEra Energy merger — which would create the nation's largest regulated utility at 110 gigawatts — is now drawing scrutiny over what it means for Virginia ratepayers and the fate of the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. Meanwhile, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission cleared a key environmental hurdle for X-energy's advanced reactor in Texas, signaling that next-generation nuclear is inching closer to commercial reality. KEY DEVELOPMENTS Dom