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Officials in the UK have published a planning document that calls for housing developers to install solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes in England starting in 2028. The government on March 24 also said plug-in solar panels that homeowners can self-install on balconies would be widely available in the coming months.The post UK Government Will Require Solar Power, Heat Pumps in All New British Homes appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A Maryland-headquartered utility-scale developer, owner, and operator of solar power and energy storage projects said it has power purchase agreements (PPAs) with technology giant Google for the electricity from two Texas solar installations.The post Google Has PPAs for Solar Power from Renewable Energy Group appeared first on POWER Magazine.

An analysis of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) Expert Panel's final report on the April 28, 2025, Iberian Peninsula power grid incident. On a mild, sunny Monday in late April 2025, the power grids of Spain and Portugal collapsed in less than 90 seconds. At 12:33 p.m. Central European Summer [...]The post Anatomy of a Blackout: Findings from the Spain-Portugal Grid Collapse Final Report appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Electrification has become key for the global move toward cleaner energy, even as government policies continue to impact the use of renewable resources and in some cases embrace continued and even increased support for fossil fuels. Governments and industries wanting to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases look to electrification not only as an environmental [...]The post The POWER Interview: Electrification Key for Decarbonization, Energy Efficiency appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Anaergia Inc. said the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has conditionally approved a long-term biomethane procurement contract supported by Anaergia's SoCal Biomethane LLC facility, Anew Climate LLC, and Southwest Gas. The project will be the first to supply renewable natural gas (RNG) under California's Senate Bill (SB) 1440 Biomethane Procurement Program.The post CPUC Backs Renewable Natural Gas Contract from Anaergia Facility appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Artificial intelligence (AI) group OpenAI is reportedly discussing buying electricity from Helion Energy, the fusion startup company based in Everett, Washington. Sources told POWER that a deal would enable OpenAI to be guaranteed part of Helion's power generation, with as much as 5 GW available by 2030 and up to 50 GW by 2035.The post OpenAI in Talks with Helion to Secure Fusion Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources convened March 19 for a full committee hearing to examine the Department of Energy's (DOE's) implementation of President Trump's May 2025 nuclear energy executive orders. Three witnesses-DOE Assistant Secretary Theodore Garrish, Kairos Power CEO Dr. Michael Laufer, and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Director Dr. John C. Wagner-testified, [...]The post Nuclear Sprint: DOE and Industry Race to Meet Trump's Target appeared first on POWER Magazine.

As part of the country's strategic program to strengthen the stability of the national grid, Cuba has begun load testing of the first unit of a battery energy storage system (BESS) at the El Cotorro substation in Havana. This is the first of four systems with a total capacity of 200 MW. According to the [...]The post Cuba Begins Testing First Battery Energy Storage System to Boost Grid Stability appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Since May 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued more than 40 emergency orders and extensions under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act-more than in any comparable period in the past two decades. The orders have fallen into two broad categories:retirement deferrals, which compel utilities and grid operators to keep specific generating [...]The post DOE Has Issued More Than 40 Section 202(c) Emergency Orders Since May 2025. Here's an Updated Log. appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Tech giant Google has announced what the company calls "A new milestone for smart, affordable electricity growth." Here's the text of a blog post from Michael Terrell, Head of Advanced Energy for the company.The post Google Signs Deal for Demand Response Capacity for Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A fact sheet published by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior notes a $1-billion agreement between Hyundai Heavy Industries Power Systems and developers of the proposed 1.25-GW Terra Energy Center, a new 1.25-GW coal-fired power plant in Alaska. Officials on March 16 said the Terra Energy Center would be the first new coal-fired station built in the U.S. in more than a decade.The post South Korean Groups Backing New 1.25-GW Coal-Fired Power Plant in Alaska appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Geothermal energy group Fervo Energy, known as a pioneer of next-generation geothermal deployment, said it has successfully closed $421 million in non-recourse debt financing for the first phase of its flagship Cape Station development in Utah.The post Fervo Energy Secures More Funding for Cape Station Geothermal Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Competitive generation giant Constellation Energy has agreed to sell approximately 4.4 GW of natural gas-fired generation capacity in PJM Interconnection to LS Power Equity Advisors for $5 billion, marking the largest single tranche of divestitures required to resolve antitrust and market-power concerns arising from Constellation's $26.6 billion acquisition of Calpine Corporation. The deal, announced on [...]The post Constellation to Sell 4.4 GW of PJM Gas Power Assets to LS Power for $5B in Regulatory Divestiture appeared first on POWER Magazine.

U.S.-based clean energy group Avantus, along with Toyota Tsusho America (TAI), announced completion of the 159-MW Norton Solar Project in Runnels County, Texas. The companies on March 18 said TAI has entered into a long-term virtual power purchase agreement with Toyota Motor North America for the full output of the solar facility.The post Avantus, Toyota Group Complete Construction of Texas Solar Power Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The power industry is staring down a workforce crisis. An aging labor force is heading for the exits, new recruits aren't arriving fast enough to replace them, and a historic wave of energy infrastructure investment is only widening the gap. Against that backdrop, a partnership between Stony Brook University and Haugland Group-an infrastructure services company [...]The post How a University and Industry Partner Are Building Tomorrow's Power Workforce appeared first on POWER Magazine.

GE Vernova and Japanese integrated heavy industry group IHI Corp. have demonstrated for the first time that full-scale combustor components for GE Vernova's F-class gas turbines can operate on 100% ammonia at full-load conditions, clearing a critical technical barrier in their joint effort to decarbonize dispatchable power. The test was conducted at IHI's Large-Scale Combustion [...]The post GE Vernova, IHI Achieve 100% Ammonia Combustion in F-Class Gas Turbine Test appeared first on POWER Magazine.

For much of the 21st century, the North American power sector drifted along on near-zero demand growth. Utilities retired aging coal plants, developers filled interconnection queues with wind and solar, and investors looked elsewhere for excitement. Then came the data center boom-and seemingly overnight, the industry found itself in a full-blown supply crisis. In a [...]The post The Frog Is Dead: North America's Power Grid Faces Its Biggest Reckoning in a Generation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Energy giants GE Vernova and Hitachi said the companies have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) as part of a plan to deploy the groups' water-cooled BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in Southeast Asia.The post GE Vernova, Hitachi Exploring SMR Deployment in Southeast Asia appeared first on POWER Magazine.

As we move further into 2026, the global energy landscape is increasingly defined by divergence. Oil and natural gas fundamentals are separating, geopolitical volatility remains elevated, and across the industrial economy, execution speed is becoming the defining competitive variable.The post Speed-to-Power: Energy Strategy in the Age of AI appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Electric utilities have a significant opportunity to create longterm value by building new clean energy infrastructure-an approach Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway utilities have followed quietly but effectively for decades. Xcel Energy calls its version of this strategy Steel for Fuel."The post Resource Plans Drive Clean Energy Value Creation for Investors appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Eagle Point Credit Management LLC, a private credit investment manager, said it has provided a $28.5-million senior secured term loan to Heritage Energy Storage DevCo I LLC, owned by Heritage Energy Holdings, LLC, a Texas-based solar and storage developer.The post Eagle Point Provides Loan to Texas Solar and Storage Developer appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a new initiative to increase U.S. nuclear generating capacity-targeting 2.5 GW of additional nuclear capacity by 2027 and 5 GW by 2029-by expanding output from operating reactors, restarting dormant facilities, and extending the lifespans of plants already on the grid. The Utility Power Reactor Incremental Scaling Effort-UPRISE-unveiled [...]The post DOE Unveils Initiative to Add 5 GW of Nuclear Capacity Through Uprates and Restarts appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The first data center to run entirely on self-generated nuclear power will shatter a long-held assumption that computing infrastructure must wait for the grid. A large-scale facility will operate around the clock while controlled fission reactions take place 1,000 feet from its server racks. When that happens, every data center operator still waiting for grid [...]The post Why Nuclear Power Is Most Viable Option for Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Utilidata, a group specializing in embedded artificial intelligence (AI) for power infrastructure, and NexGen Cloud, a European AI cloud provider, have announced the deployment of the Karman AI power control platform across NexGen Cloud's data centers. The companies on March 12 said the collaboration is designed to increase available AI compute capacity within existing grid [...]The post AI Groups Utilidata, NexGen Cloud Partner to Unlock Stranded Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The energy industry, specifically the nuclear sector, is staring down a challenging 2026 with a combination of mounting pressure: tech giants shaking hands on purchasing agreements before facilities are fully built, innovative solutions reinventing the methods of long-established leaders, and mounting demands to deliver efficiency faster. Does that sound familiar? COMMENTARY If you've had an [...]The post Aerospace Offers an Unlikely Playbook for the Nuclear Energy Industry in 2026 appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A new report from a leading solar industry group and a top energy data analytics firm said about 43 GW of new solar power generation capacity was added across the U.S. last year.The post Solar Adds 43 GW in 2025; Fifth Straight Year as Top New Generation Source appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Energy group Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) said it will proceed on a $2.4-billion design-build agreement with an independent power producer (IPP) to support data center campuses. B&W on March 4 said the deal with Base Electron, an IPP, will supply power for what the groups called artificial intelligence (AI) factory campuses for Dallas, Texas-headquartered Applied Digital.The post Babcock & Wilcox Will Deliver 1.2 GW of Gas-Fired Capacity for Applied Digital Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Energy regulators in Arizona have given the go-ahead to convert several units at two coal-fired power plants in the state to burn natural gas.The post Coal-to-Gas Conversions Approved for Two Arizona Power Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Seven of the nation's largest artificial intelligence (AI) companies and hyperscalers signed a White House-brokered agreement March 4 committing to build, procure, or fund new generation capacity sufficient to cover the electricity demands of their data centers-and to pay for all grid infrastructure upgrades required to connect them, without passing those costs to residential or [...]The post Hyperscalers Sign White House Pledge to Fund Data Center Power, Grid Upgrades appeared first on POWER Magazine.

An Arizona-headquartered energy development group announced the start of commercial operations for a 430-MW solar power installation in Missouri. Scottsdale-based Arevon said it developed, built, and will own and operate the Kelso Solar Project in Scott County.The post Arevon Brings 430-MW Solar Farm Online in Missouri appeared first on POWER Magazine.

On March 4, the Cuban Electric Union (UNE) reported, through its official account on the social network X, that at 12:35 pm a partial power outage occurred affecting the national grid from the province of Camaguey to Pinar del Rio province. Following the outage, all established protocols for system restoration were immediately activated, with the [...]The post Cuba Suffers Widespread Power Outage After Guiteras Plant Failure: Timeline of the National Grid Restoration appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on March 4 authorized staff to issue a construction permit for TerraPower's Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in Kemmerer, Wyoming-the first commercial reactor the agency has approved for construction in nearly a decade, and the first approval for a commercial non-light water reactor design in more than 40 years. The [...]The post A Historic First: NRC Clears TerraPower's Natrium Nuclear Reactor for Construction appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Ten years ago, utilities could plan for new 100-megawatt (MW) load requests. That size of energy load fit inside existing forecasts: it could be absorbed, modeled and planned around. Today, load requests have increased to one, two even three gigawatts (GW) at a time. This results in utilities fielding individual load requests that rival full [...]The post Building Now For What Comes Later: How Nuclear Fits Into the Grid's Next Decade appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Clean energy provider Avantus said it has closed a financing package of more than $300 million with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) and the New York branch of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for the Kitt Solar and Energy Storage Project in Pinal County, Arizona.The post Avantus Closes Financing for Solar-Plus-Storage Project in Arizona appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Otovo, an artificial intelligence (AI)-native energy service provider for residential and commercial customers, announced the successful completion of a private placement raising about $16.6 million through the issuance of about 14.0 million new shares.The post Otovo Secures $16.6-Million Private Placement to Fund EnergyAid Acquisition appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A private equity-led consortium has agreed to take AES Corp. private in a $33.4 billion deal that-if completed-will shift one of the largest U.S.-listed power companies and a major datacenter renewables supplier into private ownership. AES's board says the move, which comes as load growth and capital needs are rising across the sector, is designed [...]The post EQT, GIP Move to Take AES Private in $33B Bet on Data Center Power Demand appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Minnesota Power has signed an electric service agreement (ESA) with Google for the energy needed to power a 700-MW data center project in the state.The companies on March 3 said the installation in Hermantown would operate under an existing regulated rate structure.The post Google Data Center in Minnesota Would Be Powered by Wind, Energy Storage appeared first on POWER Magazine.

America's power grid is aging into obsolescence. Much of the infrastructure that keeps the lights on today was constructed in the 1960s and 1970s, long before the digital and electrified demands of the 21st century took shape. The consequences are increasingly visible: mounting reliability issues, rising costs, and a growing need to modernize a system never designed for the challenges of climate volatility or the surge in load from data centers and electric vehicles.The post Reimagining the U.S. Grid: Why VPPs Could Be the Bridge to a More Reliable Future appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Caterpillar Inc, OnePWR Solutions and Vero3 announced a strategic collaboration focused on developing large-scale lower-carbon power generation and permanent carbon storage projects to support mission-critical facilities, including data center infrastructure. The parties on March 2 said they intend to collaborate on the design of a fully integrated solution combining natural gas-based prime power generation, carbon [...]The post Caterpillar, OnePWR Solutions, Vero3 Collaborate to Support Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Major power outage events in 2025 reveal a broad spectrum of reliability risks, spanning voltage instability and protection failures to extreme weather and heat-related transmission stress. Compared with recent years, which were largely characterized by weather-driven disruptions and resource-adequacy events, 2025 incidents more clearly highlight vulnerabilities in interconnected system operations, including voltage management, reactive power [...]The post THE BIG PICTURE (Infographic): Blackouts in 2025 appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Microgrids are bringing greater energy independence to rural and remote communities. ABB's microgrids experts outline how today's smart localized power generation and distribution systems lessen far-flung homes and businesses' reliance on costly fossil fuels and fragile national grid infrastructures. Protecting Remote Communities from Energy Insecurity It's easy for town and city dwellers to take the [...]The post Powered Remotely: Microgrids Connect Rural Communities with Sustainable Energy Security appeared first on POWER Magazine.

On April 24, 1996, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order 888, requiring all public utilities owning or operating interstate transmission facilities to file open-accessThe post How America's Power Regions Chose Their Futures and How That Has Played Out appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The transition of ammonia to hydrogen has become important as the power sector seeks to decarbonize its operations. Industrial-scale ammonia crackers are reaching commercial maturity in many areas, notably in Europe and Asia, and also in the U.S.The post Advancements in Ammonia-to-Hydrogen Technology Support Decarbonization appeared first on POWER Magazine.

U.S.-based Energea in mid-January announced its acquisition of the YO Residence Solar Project, marking a significant milestone as the company's first microgrid investment and entry into South Africa's renewable energy market.The post POWER DIGEST [March 2026] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Customized power solutions that provide reliability, resiliency, and energy autonomy no longer are a nice to have," but rather a must have" for many businesses, not just for critical sites such as hospitals and military bases but also for other enterprises.The post Striking a Balance When It Comes to Power appeared first on POWER Magazine.

While artificial intelligence (AI) adoption has spread rapidly, meaningful productivity gains remain elusive because organizations have conflated easy-to-deploy horizontal AI tools with the domain-specificThe post Why the Promise of AI Is Real, but Potential Yet Unrealized appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has pushed the idea of a one-button start-up" from sci-fi closer to engineering reality. But where is industrial AI for energy operations today, and how far away is that fullyThe post No Boots on Deck? How AI Enables Autonomous Energy Operations appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Despite growing technical maturity, post-combustion carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects for power generation continue to face decisive hurdles. Integration complexity, financing structures, and riskThe post The Real Barriers to Power Sector Carbon Capture appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A resurgent nuclear industry cannot succeed unless the U.S. invests in the entire nuclear fuel cycle-from uranium mining to longterm waste storage. Without strengthening this industrial backbone, nuclear power's potential may remain more aspiration than reality.The post Beyond Reactors: The Full Fuel Cycle Investment Needed for a Nuclear Future appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Power outages have become increasingly common, and longer in duration, due to extreme weather and temperature events. Behind-the-meter (BTM) batteries are proving their worth, as they have become more than niche devices quietly supporting backup power during storms. These batteries now offer vital support in an increasingly volatile energy ecosystem.The post Turning Customer Batteries Into Grid Capacity: How Behind-the-Meter Storage Is Reshaping the Future of Flexible Power appeared first on POWER Magazine.