Aaron Larson

With federal tax credits under threat and regulatory stability in short supply, Bala Nagarajan, managing director of the energy investments team at S2G Investments, explained what he looks for in a company. “Is the product or the solution sold by this business cheaper, faster, better than the incumbent solution?” he asked. If so, it’s worth […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   March 25, 2026 A Historic First: NRC Clears TerraPower's Natrium Nuclear Reactor for Construction The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) authorized staff to issue a construction permit for TerraPower's Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in Kemmerer, Wyoming—the first commercial reactor the agency…   […]

An analysis of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) Expert Panel’s final report on the April 28, 2025, Iberian Peninsula power grid incident. On a mild, sunny Monday in late April 2025, the power grids of Spain and Portugal collapsed in less than 90 seconds. At 12:33 p.m. Central European Summer […]

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources convened March 19 for a full committee hearing to examine the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) implementation of President Trump’s May 2025 nuclear energy executive orders. Three witnesses—DOE Assistant Secretary Theodore Garrish, Kairos Power CEO Dr. Michael Laufer, and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Director Dr. John C. Wagner—testified, […]

The power industry is staring down a workforce crisis. An aging labor force is heading for the exits, new recruits aren’t arriving fast enough to replace them, and a historic wave of energy infrastructure investment is only widening the gap. Against that backdrop, a partnership between Stony Brook University and Haugland Group—an infrastructure services company […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   March 18, 2026 Solar Adds 43 GW in 2025; Fifth Straight Year as Top New Generation Source A new report from a leading solar industry group and a top energy data analytics firm said about 43 GW of new solar power generation […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   March 16, 2026 DOE Unveils Initiative to Add 5 GW of Nuclear Capacity Through Uprates and Restarts The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a new initiative to increase U.S. nuclear generating capacity—targeting 2.5 GW of additional nuclear capacity by 2027 […]

For much of the 21st century, the North American power sector drifted along on near-zero demand growth. Utilities retired aging coal plants, developers filled interconnection queues with wind and solar, and investors looked elsewhere for excitement. Then came the data center boom—and seemingly overnight, the industry found itself in a full-blown supply crisis. In a […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   March 9, 2026 How America's Power Regions Chose Their Futures and How That Has Played Out On April 24, 1996, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order 888, requiring all public utilities owning or operating interstate transmission facilities to file open-access […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   March 4, 2026 Google Data Center in Minnesota Would Be Powered by Wind, Energy Storage Minnesota Power has signed an electric service agreement (ESA) with Google for the energy needed to power a 700-MW data center project in the state. The companies on […]

On April 24, 1996, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order 888, requiring all public utilities owning or operating interstate transmission facilities to file open-access

Manufacturers respond with gigawatt-scale deployments, fast-start technology, and expanded production capacity. The global appetite for electricity has never been more insatiable, and at the heart of this

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   February 25, 2026 160 Days to Fission: Nuclear Power’s Sprint to Execution For the first time in decades, a wave of nuclear projects across the U.S. is advancing in parallel—from test reactors to early construction. POWER examines how first movers are navigating… […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   February 23, 2026 SB Energy Tapped for Proposed 9.2‑GW Ohio Gas Power Plant in First Tranche of $550B U.S.–Japan Deal: What We Know The Trump administration is touting a proposed 9.2‑GW natural gas power complex near Portsmouth, Ohio, as the centerpiece of […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   February 18, 2026 CleanChoice Energy Triples Capacity with Solar Acquisitions in North Carolina A company known for supplying "farm-to-table" clean energy to homes and businesses said it was growing its portfolio by acquiring two solar power projects in North Carolina. CleanChoice Energy, […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   February 17, 2026 New 1.2-GW Gas-Fired Plant Planned in WV; Three Solar Projects Also Announced Two subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. announced plans to build a new 1,200-MW natural gas-fired power plant on land adjacent to the companies' coal-fired Fort Martin Power Station […]

As global electricity demand surges 40% by 2035 and warming projections worsen, nuclear, geothermal, gas, offshore wind, storage, and fusion must all advance—along with the workforce to build them. The global energy landscape is undergoing its most significant transformation since the Industrial Revolution. Electricity demand is surging at unprecedented rates while the imperative to decarbonize […]

From plunging costs to policy upheaval, the global battery storage sector is transforming grid design—and facing unprecedented challenges. The energy storage industry stands at a pivotal crossroads. On one side, costs are plummeting so dramatically that utility-scale batteries can now deliver solar power around the clock at competitive prices. On the other, regulatory upheaval—particularly in […]

Record capacity, record auctions, and record-breaking turbines mark a maturing industry, but U.S. policy reversals and macroeconomic headwinds threaten to slow momentum. The global offshore wind industry achieved significant milestones in 2024 and early 2025, with installed capacity surpassing 83 GW and a record-breaking 56 GW awarded in competitive auctions worldwide. Yet, this momentum faces […]

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) maintains one of the richest and most diverse histories in the federal government. Although the department itself has only existed since 1977, its lineage traces back to the Manhattan Project—the massive scientific effort that developed the atomic bomb during World War II—and to various energy-related programs that were previously […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   February 9, 2026 NERC Warns Long-Term Grid Reliability Risks Mounting from Surging Demand, Lagging Resources The North American electric grid faces intensifying reliability risks over the next decade as demand growth driven by data centers and artificial intelligence threatens to outpace resource […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   February 4, 2026 Microsoft Commits to Full Electricity Cost Recovery in Data Center Communities Microsoft has committed to “paying its way” to ensure its data centers will not ramp up residential utility rates, becoming the first major hyperscaler to publicly commit to […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   February 10, 2026 Iberdrola Group Energizes Massive Transmission Line Project in Brazil A subsidiary of Spanish energy giant Iberdrola said it has energized a major transmission line project in Brazil. Neoenergia on January 10 said the company has completed the final section […]

Operators of aging F-class units face a narrowing window to plan for rotor life extensions as supply chains tighten and demand surges. The late 1990s and early 2000s marked a frenetic period in American power generation. Deregulation opened the floodgates for independent power producers racing to bring quick-build gas turbine plants online. GE’s 7FA and […]

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POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   January 28, 2026 Oak Ridge Lab, Type One Energy Partnering on Nuclear Fusion Project The Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Type One Energy and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville are partnering to establish a world-class facility that […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   January 26, 2026 Kiewit Chosen as EPC for New 1,425-MW Gas-Fired Power Plant in Georgia A major southeastern U.S. electric cooperative said it has chosen Kiewit Corp. to serve as the lead contractor for a new natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant it […]

Rayburn Electric Cooperative faced three years of power costs in five days during the 2021 storm. The experience transformed the organization’s approach to risk, generation assets, and long-term planning. When Winter Storm Uri swept across Texas in February 2021, Rayburn Electric Cooperative found itself staring down a crisis that would reshape the organization’s entire operational […]

The gas turbine industry is facing its most significant supply chain challenge in decades, with backlogs extending years into the future and utilities scrambling to secure dispatchable capacity. To better understand the scope of the problem and what options utilities have, POWER spoke with John Shingledecker, principal technical executive with EPRI, and Bobby Noble, senior […]

The electricity sector faces a timing problem that’s becoming impossible to ignore. Data centers, artificial intelligence (AI) deployment, industrial reshoring, and broader electrification are driving load growth at rates not seen in decades—and much of that new demand wants carbon-free, firm power. Nuclear checks those boxes. But can the industry deliver capacity fast enough? POWER […]