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State of the Nuclear Industry 2026: Korsnick Says the Real Test Is Now Scale
Within a single week last month, Kairos Power broke ground on its Hermes 2 reactor in Tennessee, and days later TerraPower and Bechtel began construction on the Natrium reactor in…
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Duke Energy’s Nuclear Playbook: Three Horizons, One Strategy
Duke Energy’s 11-unit nuclear fleet finished 2025 with a capacity factor greater than 97%—its best result on record. For Steven Capps, Duke’s senior vice president and Chief Nuclear Officer, that…
Record Power Burn Expected This Summer as Coal Retirements and Data Centers Drive Gas Demand
U.S. natural gas supply is expected to reach a record 117 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) this summer, including 111.7 Bcf/d of dry gas production, but growing demand from…
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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.
Star Catcher Raises $65 Million to Build First Power Grid in Space
Florida-headquartered Star Catcher Industries said it has raised $65 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round, as the company continues its effort toward building the first space-based power grid.…
Clearway Brings 320-MW Honeycomb Energy Center Online in Utah
California-headquartered Clearway Energy Group said the company's 320-MW Honeycomb Energy Center is now online in Utah.
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Investment Group Acquires 530-MW Gas-Fired Power Plant in Texas
A global investment firm that manages about $22 billion in assets said it has acquired a majority of the equity interests in New Frontera Holdings, which includes a 530-MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation station in Mission, Texas.
Sunraycer Renewables Closes $901-Million Package to Support Three Solar Projects
Sunraycer Renewables LLC, a developer, owner, and operator of clean energy power sites, on May 14 announced the closing of a $901-million project financing facility to support three Texas-based solar power projects.
Wärtsilä, Origem Energia Partner on Brazilian Power Plant Projects
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed two equipment supply contracts with Origem Energia for the development of new balancing power projects in Brazil. The contracts announced May 13 cover the supply of two batches of 18 Wärtsilä 34SG balancing engines.
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GE Vernova Modernizing Türkiye’s Power Generation With Country's First H-Class Gas Turbine
GE Vernova announced the start of commercial operation of the 852-MW Kırklareli power plant in Türkiye. The natural gas-fired combined-cycle power station, featuring GE Vernova's 9HA.02 gas turbine, is the first in that country to use an H-class product.
Managing AI’s Footprint in a Carbon-Constrained World
Behind even the smallest convenience powered by AI is a massive surge of computing power for training models and inference. All that computing power requires energy.
China Donates 5,000 Solar PV Systems to Cuba Amid Energy Crisis
The Cuban National Electric Union (UNE) is implementing a program to install 5,000 2-kW photovoltaic (PV) systems, donated by China, with the goal of diversifying the energy mix and ensuring…
The Many Shapes of Nuclear Power’s Revival
After decades of stagnation, nuclear power is firmly back in the energy discussion. Surging electricity demand, hyperscale data centers hunting for firm round-the-clock power, and growing pressure to decarbonize industrial…
The Hidden Bottleneck Slowing DER Interconnection—and What Utilities Can Do About It
Utilities are under increasing pressure to move distributed energy resources (DER) through interconnection queues more quickly. In many regions, review timelines have stretched from months into years as requests for solar, storage, and electric vehicle infrastructure continue to rise.
Aligning Data Center Growth with Community Acceptance in a Constrained Grid
Grid capacity and the interconnection queue aren’t the only constraints on U.S. data center growth. Community acceptance is becoming the toughest bottleneck to break through, and a hot political topic with the approach of the midterm elections.
CISA’s CI Fortify Initiative Signals a Shift in How the U.S. Government Thinks About Grid Threats
On May 5, 2026, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its CI Fortify initiative, new guidance instructing electric utilities and other critical infrastructure (CI) operators to plan for…
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