Microreactors are moving from concept to test phase. Could they be the first new US commercial reactor design since the Cold War? (WaPo) The tech: Truck-sized units from firms like Radiant, ...

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Google will reduce AI data center load during grid stress events under new agreements with Indiana Michigan Power and Tennessee Power Authority. (Reuters) These deals represent Google’s first formal ...

After a ninefold jump in PJM’s capacity prices last year, the clearing price for the just-concluded 2026/2027 delivery year Base Residual Auction (BRA) came in at the FERC-approved cap, $329.17/MW-day ...

Our increased dependence on safe, reliable and affordable electricity comes at a time when massive electrification and the needs of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are driving dynamic growth of the ...

Fusion startups just had their best year since 2022, pulling in $2.64B in new funding as investor confidence rebounds and pilot plants inch closer to reality. That’s up 178% from last year. (FIA) ...

Nearly 300 state bills aimed at modernizing the grid were introduced in Q2, with energy storage deployment leading the charge, per NCCETC’s latest “50 States of Grid Modernization” report. (PV ...

They said he was finished. They always say that when fear coils in their throats. When the marble under their polished shoes begins to crack, the elites whisper it like a prayer: It’s over. He’s done.

To keep up with soaring US electricity demand, states and utilities are exploring “energy parks,” microgrids where big power users colocate with generation instead of relying solely on costly ...

In Texas, America’s new clean energy capital, the GOP’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” isn’t quite sticking the landing. (The Telegraph) By the numbers: The bill guts $250B in clean energy tax credits for ...

PG&E—California’s largest utility—is finalizing an offtake agreement for 1.8GWh of battery storage capacity with Aypa Power. It’s one of the largest contracts of its kind in the US, designed to help ...

Currently, the price of gas is influenced by various factors determining its market dynamic. These factors include the midsummer changing weather conditions across the U.S. and Europe, with certain ...