What the NextEra-Dominion merger means for nuclear power in New England
The merger of NextEra Nuclear and Dominion Nuclear creates one large utility company with control over all of New England's nuclear power.
On February 24, 2026, CGEP hosted a private virtual roundtable under the Chatham House rule to discuss the importance of an independent nuclear safety regulator.
Concerns about greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, and energy security are driving increased interest in nuclear power.
The decline of domestic fossil fuel production in the United States poses serious economic risks for communities that rely on fossil fuel industries for jobs and public revenues. Many of these communities lack the resources and capacity to manage those risks on their own. The absence of viable economic strategies for affected regions is a barrier to building the broad, durable coalitions needed for an equitable national transition to cleaner energy sources.
In discussing the dramatic seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, over the weekend, President Donald Trump declared that the United States would now “take back” the country’s oil. Yet he has offered little clarity on what exactly this means.
Lawmakers today should study the Energy Security Act of 1980.
As the US and Europe navigate a difficult and uneven shift toward full battery electric vehicles (BEVs), the US and EU auto markets are under heavy pressure.
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