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DigitalBridge Acquiring ArcLight in $1-Billion Power Infrastructure Deal
DigitalBridge Group said it has a definitive agreement to acquire ArcLight Capital Partners as part of a $1.05-billion deal.
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Blykalla, Studsvik File for Up to 1.7 GW of New Swedish Nuclear Capacity as Government Proposes $3.7B Capital Commitment to Ringhals SMR Project
Sweden's nuclear reversal marked three major developments this past week, as advanced modular reactor developer Blykalla and long-established nuclear services firm Studsvik filed separate applications for up to 1.7 GW…
Google Pledges Power, Ratepayer Protections in $15B Missouri Data Center Expansion
Google will invest $15 billion in Missouri infrastructure, including a new data center in New Florence, Montgomery County, in a project that pairs its expanding data center footprint with new…
 
Five-Nines Data Center Uptime Starts with Automation
Uptime has become the defining performance metric of the modern data center. As digital services underpin everything from financial markets to transport systems, tolerance for disruption has all but disappeared. For mission-critical environments, 99.999% availability…
Thea Energy Raises $100 Million in New Funding to Advance Fusion Technology
New Jersey-based Thea Energy, one of several U.S. companies working to commercialize fusion energy, said the company has raised $100 million in Series B funding. Thea is advancing stellarator technology…
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How Trump’s EO 14300 Is Reshaping NRC Nuclear Licensing and Regulation
A year after President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14300 directing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to cut red tape and speed nuclear deployment, the agency is claiming a string…
Spearmint Energy Secures $450 Million in Financing for Texas BESS Project
Florida-headquartered Spearmint Energy said it has closed a financing package of $450 million to support a standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) installation in Texas.
Wind Repowering—A Second Wind for the Industry
It's a known fact that wind power sites across the U.S. eventually will reach the end of their lifecycles. So now what? The industry is coming upon an age where…
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More Nuclear-Powered District Heating Planned in Finland
Finnish energy group Steady Energy has signed a letter of intent with Alva-yhtiöt, the city of Jyväskylä’s water and energy group, to study the suitability of small-scale nuclear power as a source of district heating for the city.
AI Workloads Compressing Data Center Failure Timelines
NERC’s recent Level 3 alert flagged something that should concern every data center operator: Artificial intelligence (AI) facilities are causing sudden 1,000+ MW load swings in single events.
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