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Best of POWER—April 28, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store April 28, 2025 Duke Energy, GE Vernova Strike Major Gas Turbine Deal to Support Explosive Demand Growth Duke Energy has signed a sweeping partnership with GE Vernova for the supply of advanced gas turbines and associated equipment—potentially securing up to 11 of […]
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POWERnews—April 24, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store April 24, 2025 Duke Energy, GE Vernova Strike Major Gas Turbine Deal to Support Explosive Demand Growth Duke Energy has signed a sweeping partnership with GE Vernova for the supply of advanced gas turbines and associated equipment—potentially securing up to 11 of […]
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Supply Chains
Optimizing Supply Chain Processes to Ensure a Reliable Electric Power System
The power industry supply chain is facing unprecedented strain as utilities race to upgrade aging infrastructure against a backdrop of lengthening lead times and increasing project complexity. As one Midwestern utility executive recently noted, “Transformers that once arrived in three months now take up to two years to source,” highlighting a crisis that extends far […]
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Interview
The POWER Interview: Hitachi Energy’s Massimo Danieli on Grid Transformation and the Path to Electrification
As the global energy landscape undergoes unprecedented transformation, Hitachi Energy stands at the forefront of technologies driving the transition toward a more sustainable and flexible power system. In this exclusive interview with POWER, Massimo Danieli, managing director for Hitachi Energy’s Grid Automation business unit, offers valuable insights into how electrification, renewable integration, and digital solutions […]
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NUCLEAR POWER Direct—April 23, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store April 23, 2025 Group Projects 100-GW Rise in Global Nuclear Power Capacity Across Next Decade A new report from GlobalData, a data and analytics group, projects global nuclear power capacity will hit 494 GW by 2035. The group said capacity gains will […]
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May 2025 POWER Magazine Preview
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POWERnews—April 17, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store April 17, 2025 Trump's EPA Grants Dozens of Coal Plants Exemption From Emissions Rules The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted nearly 70 coal-fired U.S. power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, […]
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Best of POWER—April 14, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store April 14, 2025 Nation’s Power Operators Warn Congress of a Coming Reliability Shortfall Seven major U.S. grid operators have raised a unified alarm about an impending capacity crunch, warning that the pace and scale of explosive demand—including from data centers, manufacturing, and […]
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Renewables
DOE’s Loan Programs Office Offers Game-Changing Possibilities
As the presidential inauguration loomed on the horizon in January this year, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Loan Programs Office (LPO) published a “year-in-review” article, highlighting accomplishments from 2024 and looking ahead to the future. It noted that the previous four years had been the most productive in the LPO’s history. “Under the Biden-Harris […]
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GAS POWER Direct—April 9, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store April 9, 2025 Nation's Largest Gas-Fired Plant Planned at Former Pennsylvania Coal Plant Site Officials in Pennsylvania have announced the redevelopment of a former coal-fired power plant site into a $10-billion-plus data center campus that will be powered by natural gas, in […]
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T&D POWER Direct—April 7, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store April 7, 2025 Heathrow Airport Transformer Fire Prompts Urgent Inquiry, Exposes Cracks in Grid Resilience One week after a catastrophic fire at the North Hyde electrical substation plunged the UK’s flagship Heathrow Airport into chaos, questions are mounting about what went wrong—and […]
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Nuclear
TVA’s Clinch River Nuclear Power Project: Where Things Stand Today
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has for many years been evaluating emerging nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors, as part of technology innovation efforts aimed at developing the energy system of the future. TVA—the largest public power provider in the U.S., serving more than 10 million people in parts of seven states—currently operates seven reactors […]
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COAL POWER Direct—April 2, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store April 2, 2025 Trump's EPA Set to Undo Limits on Power Plant Emissions The Trump administration has announced several regulatory rollbacks designed to curb limits on power plant emissions, along with cutting protections for air and water quality. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
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Trends
POWER’s Power Industry Market Index: A Relative Health Gauge for the Industry
I think most POWER readers are familiar with financial indexes such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the S&P 500. These indices are widely reported on by news outlets and followed by many
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Best of POWER—March 31, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store March 31, 2025 More Natural Gas-Fired Plants Planned to Support Ohio Data Centers An Ohio town known as a hub for the burgeoning data center industry may soon have one or more new natural gas-fired power plants to support the area's need […]
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NUCLEAR POWER Direct—March 26, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store March 26, 2025 DOE Reissues $900M Nuclear SMR Opportunity, Scraps Community Criteria to Focus on Technical Merit The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has reissued a $900 million funding opportunity to accelerate deployment of Generation III+ small modular reactors (SMRs), removing community […]
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April 2025 POWER Magazine Preview
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Renewables
How Virtual Power Plants Enhance Grid Operations and Resilience
A virtual power plant (VPP) is a network of decentralized, small- to medium-scale power generating units, flexible power consumers, and storage systems that are aggregated and operated as a single entity through sophisticated software and control systems. Unlike a traditional power plant that exists in a single physical location, a VPP is distributed across multiple […]
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Best of POWER—March 17, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store March 17, 2025 Canada Bitcoin Miner Acquiring Two Pennsylvania Coal Plants A Canada-based crypto mining company is acquiring two Pennsylvania coal-fired power plants as part of its purchase of a digital mining group. Sponsored Content Three Steps Power Facilities Must Prioritize to […]
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Power
AI-Powered Energy Forecasting: How Accurate Predictions Could Save Your Power Company
Net-demand energy forecasts are critical for competitive market participants, such as in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and similar markets, for several key reasons. For example, accurate forecasting helps predict when supply-demand imbalances will create price spikes or crashes, allowing traders and generators to optimize their bidding strategies. It’s also important for asset […]
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T&D POWER Direct—March 10, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store March 10, 2025 Lawmakers Scrutinize Power Sector's Future as Surging Demand Raises Alarms In a hearing that underscored the mounting challenges facing the American power sector, industry leaders warned Congress that the nation’s power infrastructure is approaching a precarious juncture as unprecedented […]
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COAL POWER Direct—March 5, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store March 5, 2025 Canada Bitcoin Miner Acquiring Two Pennsylvania Coal Plants A Canada-based crypto mining company is acquiring two Pennsylvania coal-fired power plants as part of its purchase of a digital mining group. LG&E, KU Propose $3.7B Power Buildout: 1.3 GW of […]
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Nuclear
Nuclear Power Renaissance Underway in West Texas
When you think of innovative advancements in nuclear power technology, places like the Idaho National Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology probably come to mind. But today, some very exciting nuclear power development work is being done in West Texas, specifically, at Abilene Christian University (ACU). That’s where Natura Resources is working to construct […]
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March 2025 POWER Magazine Preview
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Legal & Regulatory
AI Boom Reshapes Power Landscape as Data Centers Drive Historic Demand Growth
The power industry was once considered slow-moving and perhaps even boring. That is no longer the case as technology has expanded and power demand projections skyrocket. New reports released by analysts at
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Legal & Regulatory
Trump Energy Policy Changes Signal Major Industry Shifts in 2025 and Beyond
There has been significant outrage from the left around changes the Trump administration has made since taking office, including actions that specifically affect the power industry. Yet, it’s not uncommon
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Gas
Reciprocating Engine Technology Supports Grid Flexibility and Renewables Integration
Modern reciprocating engines are enabling reliable power generation while balancing renewable energy growth. Their rapid-response capabilities and multi-fuel flexibility are crucial to grid stability
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NUCLEAR POWER Direct—February 26, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store February 26, 2025 Constellation Races to Revive Crane Nuclear Plant Amid Tight Timelines, Market Shifts Constellation Energy's ambitious plan to restart the Three Mile Island Unit 1 as the Crane Clean Energy Center (CEC) is proceeding ahead of schedule, shooting for a […]
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Sustainability
Geothermal Energy Storage: The Clean Power Solution You Haven’t Heard Of
Geothermal energy has been utilized by humans for millennia. While the first-ever use may be a mystery, we do know the Romans tapped into it in the first century for hot baths at Aquae Sulis (modern-day Bath, England). Since then, many other people and cultures have found ways to use the Earth’s underground heat to […]
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Best of POWER—February 24, 2025
POWER Magazine Jobs White Papers Webinars Events Store February 24, 2025 Colorado Utility Looking at Adding Nuclear Power to Fleet A volunteer advisory group told the utility that serves Colorado's second-largest city that it should look at adding a small nuclear reactor for additional power generation. NRC Proposes Deep Fee […]