Constellation Seeking Permit for Small Modular Reactor at Nine Mile Point

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:19:10 +0000

Constellation Energy said the company is applying for federal funding as it evaluates whether to put one or more small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) at its Nine Mile Point nuclear […]

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BP Cutting Thousands of Jobs in Effort to Reduce Costs

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:18:58 +0000

UK energy giant BP said it will cut more than 5% of its global workforce, as the company continues a plan to reduce costs as it transitions to more operations […]

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As Last Measure, Biden Administration Unveils $23B in Utility Loan Commitments to Modernize Grid, Boost Clean Energy

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:06:54 +0000

As a significant final move before the incoming Trump administration takes office, the Biden administration has announced conditional loan commitments totaling $22.92 billion to support projects by eight utility companies […]

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Prevalon Will Provide Second Energy Storage System for Idaho Power

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:40:34 +0000

A Florida-based battery energy storage provider is teaming with Idaho’s largest electric utility for a 200-MW/800-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project designed to support grid resiliency. Prevalon Energy, a […]

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First of Several LNG-Fueled Power Plants Comes Online in Vietnam

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:37:20 +0000

PetroVietnam Power (PV Power), a subsidiary of state-owned PetroVietnam, said it has started initial operation of the first of two 812-MW LNG-fired units at its Nhon Trach power plant, located […]

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Estonia Choosing Site for Nuclear Power Plant With GE Hitachi Reactors

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:54:46 +0000

Estonia energy company Fermi Energia has begun the site selection process for that country’s first nuclear power plant, more than a decade after government officials initially approved construction of a […]

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Shell Group Company Starts Solar Farm at Former Kentucky Coal Mine

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:06:31 +0000

A 111-MW solar power facility built on reclaimed land at a former coal mine site in Kentucky has entered commercial operation. The Martin County Solar Project (MCSP), developed, built, owned […]

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ABB Acquires Lumin, Expanding Residential Energy Management Portfolio

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:06:12 +0000

Global electrical technology company ABB said it has acquired Lumin, a U.S.-based group that provides responsive energy management systems, to expand its home energy management capabilities in the North American […]

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Best Practices for Building Tomorrow’s Power Leaders During Record Growth

Credit to Author: Chris Williams| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:04:03 +0000

After several years of relatively steady demand, U.S. electricity demand is now surging, driven by various factors, including commercial sector growth, the urgent development or expansion of data centers, and […]

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Gauging the Impact of Trump 2.0 on U.S. Energy and Jobs

Credit to Author: Mark Turley| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:43:28 +0000

During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald J. Trump took an extremely tough stance on bringing back jobs lost to foreign countries by incentivizing domestic manufacturing. Trump took a […]

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