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FERC Blocks PJM Proposal to Expand Amazon Data Center Load at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant

November 2, 2024 admin Business, data centers, ferc, full coverage, Markets, news, Nuclear, pjm, susquehanna, talen, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 17:05:47 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected an amended interconnection agreement that would have supported expanded co-located load at an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center connected to the […]

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Power and Data Center Sectors Join Forces to Resolve Mounting Electricity Demand Uncertainties

October 30, 2024 admin Artificial Intelligence, Business, data centers, dcc, electricity demand, electrification, energy security, energy transition, ercot, full coverage, grid flexibility, grid reliability, hyperscale facilities, news, pjm, power industry, renewable energy, Research and Development, sustainability, trends, utility management

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:34:59 +0000

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has launched an ambitious new initiative alongside power companies, grid operators, and several tech giants to establish five to 10 “flexibility hubs” that will […]

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Microsoft Announces $1 Billion Investment in Ohio Data Centers as Officials Ponder Power Demands

October 28, 2024 admin aep ohio, data centers, energy demand, energy security, microsoft, news, Ohio, power, Power Demand, T&D, trends

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:19:30 +0000

Tech giant Microsoft announced an initial investment of $1 billion to support three new data centers in Licking County, Ohio. The company on Oct. 28 confirmed construction of campuses in […]

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AEP Ohio Proposes New Utility Tariff for Data Centers to Offset Infrastructure Costs

October 24, 2024 admin aep ohio, Business, data centers, energy load growth, finance, full coverage, grid reliability, Infrastructure, Investments, Markets, news, Power Demand, puco, tariffs, trends, utility

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:47:24 +0000

American Electric Power (AEP) subsidiary AEP Ohio filed a settlement agreement with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and key stakeholders on Oct. 23 to address the costs of […]

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Severe Solar Storm Threatens Power Grid Amid Hurricane Helene, Milton Recovery

October 10, 2024 admin Business, climate change, coronal mass ejection, critical infrastructure, energy reliability, energy security, full coverage, Gas, geomagnetic storm, hurricane helene, hurricane milton, news, news and notes, NOAA, power grid, power outages, solar flare, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:27:12 +0000

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a G4-level severe geomagnetic storm watch, urging the North American power grid to prepare for a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) […]

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Breakthrough for sCO2 Power Cycle as STEP Demo Completes Phase 1 of 10-MW Project

October 9, 2024 admin advanced power generation, brayton cycle innovation, Business, clean energy solutions, energy efficiency technology, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, low-emission power systems, news, Nuclear, power, power plant innovation, Renewables, sco2 power cycle, step demo project, supercritical co2 technology, Technology, trends, turbomachinery advancements

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:02:04 +0000

In a significant breakthrough for the development of supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycles, the 10-MWe Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) Demo pilot plant in San Antonio, Texas, has wrapped […]

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Billions in Federal Funding Earmarked for Power Plant CCS Projects: Here’s a Snapshot

October 3, 2024 admin Business, Carbon Capture, carbon capture and storage (ccs), carbon capture technology, carbon sequestration, clean energy demonstrations, Coal, doe carbon demonstration projects, engineering, front-end engineering design (feed), Fuel, full coverage, Gas, infrastructure investment and jobs act, natural gas combined cycle (ngcc), news, power generation sector, power plant emissions, Research and Development, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:13:00 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled plans on Sept. 27 to inject $1.3 billion into its portfolio of federally funded carbon capture demonstration and large-scale pilot programs by the end […]

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How Pennsylvania Is Fostering A Nuclear Renaissance in the Making

September 24, 2024 admin advanced nuclear reactors, Business, Coal, economic development, energy industry, energy policy, full coverage, Gas, History, hydrogen, Interview, microreactors, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear technology, Pennsylvania, renewable energy, small modular reactors (smrs), Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:31:46 +0000

Pennsylvania has been a hotspot for nuclear power since the advent of commercial nuclear power, which it pioneered with first power from the 60-MW Shippingport Atomic Power Station near Pittsburgh […]

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IAEA: Aging Nuclear Fleet Warrants Reactor Life Extensions, Much More New Capacity

August 22, 2024 admin aging reactors, climate goals, cop28, energy security, full coverage, global energy, iaea, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear capacity, nuclear power, Power Demand, reactor life extension, renewable energy, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:25:19 +0000

While global nuclear power capacity has remained at a consistent level over the past decade, newly released data from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggests that more than two-thirds […]

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$2.2B for 13 GW of New Transmission Capacity: DOE Unveils Latest Boost for U.S. Grid Modernization

August 6, 2024 admin Business, energy policy, energy security, full coverage, gets, grid, grid modernization, grid technologies, Grip, investment, Markets, news, nietec, Power Demand, regulations, Renewables, resilience, sustainability, T&D, Technology, transmission, trends, white house

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:14:36 +0000

The Biden administration will invest $2.2 billion in eight projects under its Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership (GRIP) program to bolster the nation’s power grid with nearly 13 GW of […]

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