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Nuclear-Gas Synergy: Oklo and RPower Unveil Phased Model to Address Data Center Power Demands

January 17, 2025 admin 0 Comments advanced reactors, Business, data center, data centers, electrification, energy demand, energy infrastructure, energy models, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, gas power, grid resilience, news, Nuclear, oklo, Power Demand, ppas, Renewables, rpower, sustainability, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:37:20 +0000

Advanced nuclear technology firm Oklo is partnering with Texas-based prime and backup solutions company RPower to roll out an innovative “phased energy model” that will combine natural gas and nuclear […]

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

January 13, 2025 admin 0 Comments Commentary, data centers, Employees, power, Power Demand, workforce, workforce development

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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Constellation Moves to Acquire Calpine in $16.4B Deal, Forming Competitive Generation Goliath

January 10, 2025 admin 0 Comments breaking news, Business, calpine corporation, Carbon Capture, clean energy, constellation energy, energy industry mergers, energy transition, full coverage, Gas, geothermal energy, natural gas power, news, Nuclear, nuclear energy, Power Demand, power generation, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:41:35 +0000

Competitive generation giant Constellation has agreed to acquire Calpine Corp. in a $16.4 billion deal that is set to create the largest producer of clean and reliable energy in the […]

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Generational Shift—Data Centers Bring Change to Energy Landscape

January 8, 2025 admin 0 Comments AI, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Business, data centers, full coverage, google, meta, news, Nuclear, power, Power Demand, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:12:22 +0000

Deals involving the data center sector are occurring regularly, as tech companies make moves to ensure they have a reliable supply of power for their energy-intensive operations. Several generation types, […]

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Why Utilities Can’t Afford to Wait to Deploy DLR

January 7, 2025 admin 0 Comments ampacimon, Business, congestion, curtailment, dlr, dynamic line ratings, full coverage, news, power, Power Demand, Smart Grid, T&D, Technology, transmission

Credit to Author: Brian Berry| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:38:14 +0000

Transmission congestion currently affects approximately 70% of the U.S. grid. Bottlenecks delay the interconnection of cost-effective clean energy sources, limit the transfer of electricity between regions, and raise operational and […]

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Factors Affecting the Power Industry in 2025 and Beyond: Trump and Data Centers Among Key Influences

January 3, 2025 admin 0 Comments Business, data center, data centers, Forecast, full coverage, irã, news, power, Power Demand, power industry, power industry forecast, President Trump, Renewables, Solar, Solar power, trends

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:14:00 +0000

The new year always provides a great opportunity to take a look back to see what POWER got right (or wrong) in our previous industry forecast. More importantly, it gives us a chance to look ahead. Some things

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Industry Experts Say Storage, Renewables, Transmission Key Parts of 2025 Energy Outlook

December 30, 2024 admin 2025, aeroseal, climate change, Coal, cpower, data centers, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, electrification, Energy Storage, Environmental, ferc, Fossil Fuels, Gas, International, Interview, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, natural gas, news, Nuclear, power, Power Demand, Renewables, Research and Development, Solar, supply chain, supply chains, sustainability, T&D, Technology, transmission, trends, Trump, virtual power plants, vpps, wartsila, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:11:39 +0000

The outlook for the power generation sector in 2025 promises a continuation of the energy transition, though there’s plenty of debate about the direction of the industry. Advocates for renewable […]

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Five Critical Insights from NERC’s 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment

December 19, 2024 admin Business, electricity demand growth, electrification, energy security, energy storage trends, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, gear, generator retirements, grid, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, natural gas infrastructure, nerc, news, power, Power Demand, power system, reliability, renewable energy integration, Renewables, resilience, transmission development, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:31:46 +0000

Well over half of North America faces a potential shortage of electricity supplies in the coming years, compounded by surging demand growth, accelerating generator retirements, and delays in resource development, […]

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Virginia Officials Say State Will Be Home to World’s First Fusion Power Plant

December 18, 2024 admin cfs, chesterfield, commonwealth fusion systems, data centers, engineering, fusion, news, Nuclear, Plant Design, power, Power Demand, Research and Development, Technology, tokomak, Virginia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:50:26 +0000

Virginia’s governor and other officials on Dec. 17 said the state has a plan for the world’s first nuclear fusion power plant. Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) on Tuesday announced it […]

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IEA Says Global Coal Use at All-Time High, Will Remain Strong

December 18, 2024 admin China, Coal, coal 2024, EIA, iea, International, news, power, Power Demand, u.s., uk

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:57:12 +0000

The International Energy Agency (IEA) in a new report said global use of coal, including for power generation, is expected to reach a record 8.77 billion tonnes this year. The […]

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