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3 GW Off PJM, Again: What NERC’s 2024 Investigation Already Told Us
More than 3 GW of data center load left the PJM system on July 22, 2026, after a single transmission fault. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) investigated the…
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Citizens Energy Group reduces costs with real-time monitoring

Citizens Energy Group sought to modernize its total chlorine monitoring process to improve reliability, reduce maintenance and lower operational costs for its closed loop chilled water system. By transitioning from reagent‑based analyzers to Endress+Hauser’s Memosens CCS53E digital sensor, the utility now benefits from real‑time data, reduced service needs, and improved overall system performance.

Texas 2.5-GW Gas-Plus-Nuclear Project Proceeds to Engineering, Licensing Phase
Blue Energy and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) have signed an agreement to launch the next phase of their collaboration on a planned 2.5-GW gas-plus-nuclear power project in Victoria,…
More Data Center Operators Commit to Abbott's Texas Standards as Power Companies Endorse ERCOT Batch Framework
A growing group of data center operators—including Dallas-based Skybox Datacenters, Austin-headquartered bitcoin miner and hyperscale developer Mara, and global colocation giant Digital Realty—have publicly committed to comply with Texas Gov.…
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Preparing water systems for the next wave of power demand

As electricity demand grows, reliable water treatment is becoming essential for power generation. Learn how temporary treatment systems and long-term operating and services contracts help plants maintain uptime, improve resilience, and meet increasing demand without waiting for permanent infrastructure upgrades.

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Fuse Touts 'Highest' Neutron Yield by Any Fusion Company
A California-based fusion energy company announced it has reached an industry milestone. Fuse Energy Technologies Corp. on August 10 published a report noting the company set a record for the highest fusion neutron yield—1.27×10¹² in a single shot—by any commercial fusion company.
Alarm Bells Are Sounding for the Grid: Answering Them Takes More Than Megawatts
When federal emergency powers become routine operating procedure, the system is not holding up. It is operating at its ceiling. And the customers who kept their lights on paid triple for the privilege, which means the event that operations survived is one that affordability did not.
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Oklo’s Groves Becomes Fifth DOE Pilot Reactor to Reach Criticality, First on Private Land
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor in Lockhart, Texas, has become the fifth reactor to achieve criticality under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program (RPP), and the first under…
Can Utility Supply Chains Keep Pace with AI Data Center Demand? Seven Procurement Strategies to Power the Future
As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates, the gap between electricity demand and grid capacity is widening rapidly. While this trend is often framed as a power generation and transmission challenge,…
Seatrium's Floating, Remote-Controlled DER Platform Sends First Electrons to Singapore's Grid
Seatrium Limited, the Singapore-based offshore, marine, and energy engineering group formed in 2023 from the merger of Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore & Marine, delivered its first electrons from its
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