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DOE Approves Xcimer Energy Fusion Power Plant Design
A Colorado-based fusion energy company said the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) has approved the company's preconceptual technical design for its commercial fusion power plant.
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Weather uncertainty with Bolder Vision

Extreme weather is testing the limits of aging grid infrastructure and raising expectations for reliability. See how one Texas utility strengthened its system before a historic freeze, helping improve resilience, reduce risk and better prepare for future disruptions. Black & Veatch helped deliver proactive upgrades designed to support faster recovery and more reliable power when communities need it most.
Antares Mark-0 Becomes First Advanced Nuclear Reactor to Achieve Criticality Under DOE Pilot Program
Antares Nuclear Inc.'s Mark-0—a sodium heat-pipe-cooled microreactor fueled by high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) fuel compacts—has achieved zero-power criticality at Idaho National Laboratory's (INL's) Reactor and Critical Experiment…
Meta Announces PPA With RWE for 298-MW Texas Solar Power Project
Technology giant Meta said it has expanded its partnership with major renewable energy developer RWE through a long-term corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 298-MW Rabbit’s Foot Solar installation in North Texas.
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AI Is Demanding More from the Grid. Can Your Film Capacitors Keep Up?

AI is driving grid equipment to operate at temperatures it was never built for and capacitor film is often the first thing to fail. As banks run closer to 125–135°C instead of 85–105°C, conventional films quietly lose capacitance, age faster, and inflate maintenance and replacement costs. This piece explains why film can’t be treated as a commodity anymore and how drop‑in, high‑temperature nanolayer films let you upgrade the dielectric—without redesigning your banks—so your grid can keep pace with AI‑era loads.

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Texas Utility Building New 570-MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant
A Texas-based power producer has broken ground on a new natural gas-fired power plant that is part of the state's plan to increase its supply of dispatchable electricity.
Cypress Creek Closes $3.5-Billion in Financing for Large Arkansas Solar+Storage Project
Cypress Creek Energy has announced financial close on the first two phases of the three-phase Steel River Energy Center in Arkansas. The company on June 11 said it secured $3.5 billion in financing for the project. Phase 1 and Phase 2 combined will feature 1.63 GW of solar power along with 1.9 GWh of battery energy storage.
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America's Only Commercial Uranium Enricher Is Privately Building a New Plant Amid a Widening Nuclear Fuel Supply Gap
Urenco USA, operator of the only U.S. commercial-scale uranium enrichment facility, will expand low-enriched uranium (LEU) capacity at its National Enrichment Facility (NEF) in Eunice, New Mexico, by nearly 50%…
Elevate, ArcLight Bring Energy Storage Facility Online in Virginia
Elevate Infrastructure and ArcLight Capital Partners on June 11 announced the companies have begun operating the 150-MW/600-MWh Prospect Power battery energy storage project in Rockingham County, Virginia.
The POWER Interview: Hardening Power Systems to Withstand Natural Disasters
The power sector recognizes the urgent need to harden the power grid, which involves upgrading and fortifying electrical infrastructure to withstand severe weather, cyberattacks, and surging demand for electricity. The…
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Building a Storm-Ready Grid: Why Operations Matter as Much as Infrastructure
Extreme weather is making one thing clear—hardening of the power grid alone is not enough to solve the problem of keeping the lights on.
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Growing Grid Strategy: Undergrounding Power Lines to Withstand Weather

Advanced Technologies Tackling Task of Grid Hardening

From Tail Risk to Design Baseline: How the Grid Is Adapting to Extreme Heat

Five Winters After Uri: Why Winter Readiness Must Go Beyond Weatherization

Wildfire Risk Is Rising. Electric Cooperatives Are Acting—Congress Must Too

Advanced Weather Forecasting: How Sub-Kilometer Models Are Reshaping Utility Risk and Wildfire Decisions

The Heat Is On: Summer Safety for Power Crews
 
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