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DOE Closes $1.9-Billion Loan to Restart Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant
The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) said the agency has closed a loan of as much as $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to support the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa.
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Major Leap for Solid-State Transformers: Megawatt-Class Unit Demonstrated on Live Feeder
North Carolina State University, the New York Power Authority (NYPA), and EPRI have demonstrated a megawatt-class solid-state transformer (SST) on a live 13.2-kV utility distribution feeder, marking what the partners…
AI Data Centers Turn to Industrial Boilers and Steam Turbines for Power
Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are being built at an unprecedented pace. There are more than 12,000 active projects in the U.S. currently seeking grid interconnection representing 1,570 GW of…
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AI Innovations in Renewable Energy: Transforming the Sector

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Hexagon, Weyerhaeuser Ink Geothermal Development Deal for Pacific Northwest
An independent energy development company and a long-time manufacturer of wood products have signed an agreement to develop geothermal projects in Washington and Oregon.
Battery Energy Storage Group Receives Millions in Funding
Horizon Technology Finance Corp., an affiliate of Monroe Capital, on September 10 said that the RoHo Capital Opportunity Fund LLC, a joint venture formed by Horizon and CR Financial Holdings, Inc., the holding company for Roth Capital Partners, LLC, has provided a $20-million senior credit facility to NeoVolta, Inc., with the ability to increase the facility to $30 million upon mutual agreement. An initial $20 million was funded at closing to support NeoVolta’s continued growth.
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NextEra, Santee Cooper Point to Real Dollar Savings From AI Deployments
NextEra Energy says an artificial intelligence (AI)–driven dispatch and outage-scheduling tool has saved its customers more than $20 million so far this year. Santee Cooper expects a custom AI weather-forecasting…
Can U.S. High-Voltage Grid Equipment Supply Keep Pace With 765-kV Expansion and Data Center Demand?
From two-year bushing lead times and hyperscaler demand to U.S. manufacturing expansion and the emerging 765-kV build-out, Trench Group CEO Bahadir Basdere explains where high-voltage equipment supply is under the…
How Energy Security, Load Growth and Infrastructure Arbitrage Could Reshape America's Power Market
America’s emerging electricity challenge is increasingly an infrastructure challenge. For much of the energy transition, attention concentrated on the cost of producing electricity. Solar developers focused on module prices, battery…
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