Aaron Larson
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Aaron Larson

  • Thailand’s Eight-Unit, 5,300-MW Power Project Wins Top Plant Award

    Southeast Asia’s first-ever JAC gas turbines are now supplying power to Thailand’s grid. With efficiency greater than 64%, the eight units deployed—four each at the Sriracha Power Plant in Chonburi and the Pluak Daeng Power Plant in Rayong—are worthy recipients of a POWER Top Plant award.

  • HYDROGEN POWER Direct—September 22, 2025

    POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   September 22, 2025 Power Density, Not Just Cost, Will Define Next Generation of Hydrogen Fuel Cells For decades, fuel cell innovation has been guided by two main benchmarks: cost per kilowatt and stack durability. These remain important, especially in applications driven almost […]

  • Best of POWER—September 15, 2025

    POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   September 15, 2025 NRC Accepts COLA for Fermi America’s Behemoth Four-Unit AP1000 Nuclear Plant in Texas The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted for review initial portions of a combined license application (COLA) from Dallas-based Fermi America to build and operate four […]

  • T&D POWER Direct—September 8,2025

    POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   September 8, 2025 The Role of Autonomous Drones in Long-Range Transmission Line Inspections Inspecting and monitoring long-distance transmission lines has always been both costly and dangerous for utilities. Networks that stretch across remote, rugged terrain make traditional methods like climbing towers, deploying […]

  • COAL POWER Direct—September 3, 2025

    POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   September 3, 2025 Federal Grid Interventions Enter a Second Phase as DOE Extends Emergency Orders The Trump administration's unprecedented use of emergency grid authorities entered a second phase in August 2025, as the Department of Energy (DOE) extended three critical reliability orders. […]

  • How Colorado’s Cabin Creek Hydro Plant Evolved from Coal Balancer to Renewable Grid Stabilizer

    Xcel Energy’s comprehensive modernization of the Cabin Creek pumped-storage facility—featuring an innovative 11-blade turbine runner—earned the station a POWER Top Plant award. The retrofit project not

  • Desert Power: A Deep Dive into the Massive Solar + Storage Project Powering Las Vegas’ Lights

    In a sun-drenched Nevada desert, the Gemini project became America’s largest dispatchable single-phase solar + storage system, powering up to 10% of Nevada’s peak demand. This POWER Top Plant award winner

  • Solar and Wind’s Hidden Price Tag: Why Cost Isn’t the Whole Story

    Solar and wind power have become increasingly cost-competitive over the past decade, prompting claims that they are now the cheapest sources of new electricity. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

  • NUCLEAR POWER Direct—August 27, 2025

    POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   August 27, 2025 Constellation Outlines Nuclear Expansion Plans at Clinton Site as Meta Partnership Strengthens Constellation Energy is evaluating specific regulatory pathways to enable potential deployment of advanced nuclear reactors at its Clinton Clean Energy Center. The measure could mark the first […]

  • AI and Automation Critical Insights—August 26, 2025

    AI and Automation Critical Insights Sponsored by: Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are rapidly redefining the power sector, moving from experimental pilots to enterprise-wide solutions that enhance everything from grid reliability to financial decision-making. As the industry accelerates toward decarbonization and digital transformation, AI is emerging as a critical enabler of smarter, more adaptive, and […]