Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:39:42 +0000
Several U.S. utilities in recent months have said they plan to keep coal-fired units in their generation fleets operating past their scheduled retirement dates, in most cases citing increased demand […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:20:57 +0000
The U.S. Senate in a 59-38 vote has confirmed Colorado-based oil and gas executive Chris Wright as secretary of the Dept. of Energy (DOE). Seven Democrats, including both Michael Bennet […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 16:22:40 +0000
The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) has continued to announce billions of dollars of loan guarantees to energy companies in the final days of the Biden administration, including for upgrades […]
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Credit to Author: Mark Siira| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:35:20 +0000
As we enter 2025, the world’s growing need for charging large battery storage in vehicles is driving many changes in how we generate, transmit, distribute and use energy. Against this […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:17:59 +0000
The Biden administration has finalized a $15 billion loan guarantee to California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), in the biggest outlay to a single group in the history of […]
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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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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:00:08 +0000
The need for emissions-free power generation, along with the ability to provide more power when and where it’s needed, is driving research and development of smaller nuclear reactors. Energy industry
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 22:36:28 +0000
President-elect Donald Trump announced that Chris Wright, the CEO and founder of Denver, Colorado-based Liberty Energy, will lead the Department of Energy (DOE) in the new administration. “I am thrilled […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:21:20 +0000
Utilities recognizing the need to produce more electricity, in part to satisfy demand from data centers, may keep coal-fired units in operation longer than anticipated. A lessening of environmental regulations […]
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