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A New Coal Plant in the U.S.? Once Unthinkable, Now a Strong Maybe
A $350 million Department of Energy (DOE) coal-revival program has put $18.5 million toward the TerraSpark Energy Campus, a 1.6-GW greenfield project in West Virginia pairing Babcock & Wilcox (B&W)…
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Backup Power's Shift From Insurance Policy to Grid Asset

The 35 GW of backup generators sitting idle across America may be the grid's most overlooked asset and that's beginning to change.  From AI data centers to community foodbanks, facility owners are discovering how standby power can generate revenue, reduce energy costs and support grid reliability.  Learn how organizations are turning backup power into a competitive advantage.

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FERC Orders All Six Regional Grid Operators to Justify or Rewrite Large-Load Tariffs
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has voted unanimously to issue tailored show-cause orders under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act to each of the six regional transmission organizations…
In a First for Advanced Nuclear: Siemens Energy Turbine Package Advances for Oklo's Aurora-INL
The steam turbine and generator package for Oklo's first Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory (INL)—a pioneering application of a commercially established industrial turbine platform at the heart of a…
GE Vernova Highlights More Generation, Carbon Reductions, New Technologies in Sustainability Report
Energy giant GE Vernova said the company continues to advance electrification and decarbonization goals as it adds more generation capacity to global power grids. The company on June 17 released its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting its emphasis on bringing new innovation and breakthrough technologies to the power generation space.
Quantum Sensor Ambitions: A New Horizon for Utility Innovation
Meeting the increasingly important but complex needs of the energy industry requires not only excellent design and engineering, but also advanced sensor capabilities that extend beyond the limits of current…
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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…
Utilities Aren’t Afraid of AI, They’re Afraid of Bad AI
Utilities have long been accused of slow-walking innovation. Fair or not, the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, and the subsequent wariness from those responsible for maintaining our most critical…
Hydrogen's Practical Turn: From Hype to Targeted Value
Hydrogen has long been positioned as a cornerstone of the energy transition. But after an intense hype cycle, the conversation is shifting toward a more practical phase defined by targeted…
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Verogy Starts Work on Solar Facilities at Municipal Landfills
A Connecticut-based developer of distributed energy resources said it has begun construction on solar power installations at four municipal landfill sites in that state.
America's Grid Capacity Problem Has a Building Problem
The electricity conversation in America has become increasingly focused on one question: How do we meet rising demand? The surge in artificial intelligence, data centers, electrification, and domestic manufacturing is…
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