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Google, I&M Strike Landmark Deal to Share Clean Capacity and Flex AI Load
American Electric Power (AEP) subsidiary Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) has filed a special customer-specific contract with technology giant Google that could create a dual-purpose arrangement to address power capacity constraints…
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Enhancing Grid Stability in the Age of Renewables

As the energy industry shifts towards renewable sources like wind and solar, traditional power generation methods face new challenges. One of the most significant issues is the loss of inertia in the grid. Inertia, provided by the large rotating masses in conventional power plants (such as coal, gas, and nuclear plants), is essential for maintaining grid stability.

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Trump Administration to Overhaul Drone Rules, Fast-Track Nuclear Reactor Deployment on the Moon
The Trump administration has proposed new drone regulations that will eliminate case-by-case approval processes for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)  operations, while Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy confirmed accelerated…
Caterpillar Among Groups Working on Massive Utah Data Center Campus
Three groups active in the industrial infrastructure space have announced a collaboration that would create the largest data center campus in Utah and provide gigawatts of new power generation capacity…
 
DOE Approves Fifth Loan Disbursement to Holtec for Historic Restart of Palisades Nuclear Plant
The U.S. Department of Energy released an $83.2 million loan disbursement to Holtec International on Thursday, bringing total federal funding to $335.1 million as the company moves toward completing America's…
LRE Starts Construction of 152 MW of Solar Power in Oklahoma
A Texas-headquartered renewable energy group said it has started construction of two solar power projects in southern Oklahoma, expanding the company's solar portfolio in the state. Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE)…
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DOE’s Fifth Emergency Order—for PJM—Caps Summer of Escalating Grid Risk
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its fifth 202(c) emergency order this year, directing PJM Interconnection to override environmental limits and dispatch an oil-fired power generating unit in Maryland…
Lightstar Announces Agrivoltaics Project at New York Farm
An agricultural farm in New York will add solar power at the site in a project designed to benefit both farmers and the solar energy community. Lightstar Renewables LLC on…
Arevon Starts Construction of $600-Million California Energy Storage Project
Arizona-headquartered Arevon Energy said it has started construction of the Nighthawk Energy Storage Project in Poway, California. The company on July 31 provided more details of the 300-MW/1,200-MWh installation that…
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Delays, Rollbacks, and Diverging Paths: The Global State of Power Plant Emissions Controls
In recent years, analysis of the world’s power plant emissions appears to have centered largely on carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), mainly because carbon dominates global accounting frameworks and climate goals. In
Europe's Biggest Battery Supports More Renewable Energy on the UK Power Grid
Zenobe, a grid-scale battery storage specialist, and Wartsila Energy Storage have launched a project designed to store excess power from several offshore wind farms in the North Sea.
Luxembourg Group Seeks Sustainability in Powering Data Center Operations
The global buildout of data centers continues to put a spotlight on the energy needs of those facilities. LuxConnect, a Luxembourg-based data center firm, has made sustainability one of its main goals.
Public Safety Power Shutoff? Utilities Must Be Proactive
 Yes, you need to shut off the power ... 60-plus-mile-per-hour winds whipping down the mountains, ample dry vegetation in their path, and a significant population in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) with…
Domestic Power Burn, Not LNG Exports, Is the Real Culprit Driving Natural Gas Price Volatility
From pandemic shut-ins to production booms, arctic blasts to record heatwaves, the U.S. gas market in the 2020s has been volatile. But while many analyses have pointed the finger at increases in liquefied
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