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Abilene-based Natura Resources, which won the first federal construction permit for a liquid-fueled molten-salt reactor in 2024, will work with NGL Water Solutions Permian to explore deploying its 100-MWe reactor design alongside thermal desalination systems to transform briny drilling waste into usable water-while powering data centers and other industrial loads hungry for around-the-clock electricity. The [...]The post Natura, NGL Move to Pair Nuclear Molten Salt Reactors with Large-Scale Produced-Water Treatment in Permian appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Energy developer Aypa Power, a Blackstone portfolio company that operates utility-scale energy storage and hybrid renewable energy projects, announced the closing of its $1.5-billion construction warehouse revolving credit facility, with an additional $0.5 billion accordion feature.The post Aypa Power Secures $1.5-Billion Facility to Support Energy Storage appeared first on POWER Magazine.

InSolare Energy Limited (IEL), a leading clean energy solutions provider in India, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Versogen, a U.S.-based pioneer in Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) technology, to jointly develop and commercialize advanced AEM stack and electrolyser solutions for the Indian green hydrogen market.The post Versogen, InSolare Energy Will Advance Electrolyzer Tech in India appeared first on POWER Magazine.

For decades, utilities have deployed distributed generation along distribution circuits primarily for single-circuit capacity support and voltage regulation. While these applications remain valuable, a broader opportunity is emerging: siting generators directly at substations to unlock system-level benefits that extend far beyond any single feeder. For rural electric cooperatives, municipal power systems, and even investor-owned utilities [...]The post Substation-Sited Generation: A New Frontier for Utility Resilience and Flexibility appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Energy solutions and products companies LG Energy Solution Vertech and Qcells said they have joined in a multi-year commitment to install energy storage for Qcells' development projects across the U.S.The post Groups Announce Deal for 5 GWh of Energy Storage Products appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Virtual power plant operator Voltus and energy firm Octopus Energy will partner to aggregate residential flexibility across four major power markets-PJM, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), New York, and California-to offer Flexibility-as-a-Service (FaaS) and Bring Your Own Capacity (BYOC) solutions. The effort will help data centers, utilities, and grid operators manage accelerating AI-driven load growth," [...]The post Flexibility-as-a-Service' Gains U.S. Foothold with New Voltus-Octopus Partnership appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Global energy company GE Vernova announced the launch of another offering in the group's GridBeats portfolio, which features software-defined automation solutions designed to modernize electrical grids by improving resilience, efficiency, and flexibility.The post GE Vernova Launches Grid Automation and Protection System appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Vema Hydrogen, developer of a low-cost and clean hydrogen production technology known as Engineered Mineral Hydrogen, said the company has completed drilling its first two pilot wells in Quebec, Canada. The milestone marks completion of the world's first Engineered Mineral Hydrogen pilot wells, according to the company.The post Vema Hydrogen Drills Wells in Quebec in First Engineered Mineral Hydrogen Test Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

When it comes to the latest technologies, utilities aren't exactly early adopters-with good reason. Silicon Valley's motto of move fast and break things" can have disastrous consequences when applied to an industry tasked with keeping the lights on around the clock for millions of Americans.The post Empowering the Grid: How Utilities Can Harness AI Safely and Effectively appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Xylem Inc., a global water solutions company, announced the launch of Sensus Evolve, its new intelligent grid platform designed to help electric utilities gain deeper insight, act faster, and adapt to a rapidly changing energy landscape.The post Xylem Advances Grid Intelligence with Sensus Evolve Platform appeared first on POWER Magazine.

S&C Electric Company and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) have announced a collaboration that pairs S&C Electric's IntelliRupter PulseCloser Fault Interrupter with the upcoming SEL-651RD Advanced Digital Control, giving utilities a new interoperable option for overhead distribution automation. The announcement, made Feb. 2 at an event in San Diego, California, addresses growing utility demand for modernization [...]The post S&C Electric, SEL Collaborate on Interoperable Control Solution for Distribution Grid Modernization appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The company's O2rigen product line uses a carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen (O2) gas blend to eliminate potent greenhouse gas emissions from power switching equipment. Southern States LLC has launched a new line of power switching products that replace sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)-one of the most potent greenhouse gases known-with a natural-origin blend of CO2 and [...]The post Southern States Goes SF6-Free with New Switching Products appeared first on POWER Magazine.

An international nuclear power services company has confirmed it plans to submit an application to build new generation capacity at a long-closed nuclear power plant in Wisconsin.The post New Nuclear Power Generation Proposed at Closed Wisconsin Site appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Smart adaptation strategies will keep U.S. renewables on track in 2026 amid turbulent landscape. In 2025, the U.S. renewable energy market demonstrated its resilience. Despite setbacks ranging from weather and climate disasters, global trade tensions, and the termination of tax credit eligibility, 92% of new power capacity added to the grid in 2025 came from [...]The post U.S. Renewables Outlook 2026: Key Risks and Strategies for Sustainable Growth appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A group dedicated to supporting private broadband networks for critical infrastructure, including the power generation sector, is marking five years of accelerating private broadband adoption to enable power grid modernization.The post Utility Broadband Alliance Marks Five-Year Milestone at DTECH 2026 appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Sense, a company focused on grid edge intelligence, has announced a new edge-powered Fault Detection Solution that is embedded directly into next-generation smart meters.The post Sense Announces Edge-Powered Grid Fault Detection Embedded in Smart Meters appeared first on POWER Magazine.

GigaWatt Inc. is making its next phase of growth available to public investors as the residential solar market faces a critical inflection point.The post GigaWatt Opens Public Investment Round to Scale DIY Solar Platform appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The AI boom is poised to fuel a rapid-and drastic-surge in electricity demand, placing unprecedented pressure on utilities to modernize their grids, integrate distributed energy resources, and reduce mounting supply chain and customer costs.The post How AI Use Cases from Other Sectors Can Transform Utilities appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The North American electric grid faces intensifying reliability risks over the next decade as demand growth driven by data centers and artificial intelligence threatens to outpace resource additions, according to the2025 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (LTRA)released Jan. 29 by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). The annual 10-year reliability assessment from North America's Electric Reliability [...]The post NERC Warns Long-Term Grid Reliability Risks Mounting from Surging Demand, Lagging Resources appeared first on POWER Magazine.

By positioning satellites significantly closer to Earth, LEO networks deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity that makes connection speed at an offshore platform or remote location, just as fast and secure as you will find at corporate headquarters.The post Revolutionizing Energy Connectivity: The Strategic Role of LEO Satellite Networks appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Operators of aging F-class units face a narrowing window to plan for rotor life extensions as supply chains tighten and demand surges. The late 1990s and early 2000s marked a frenetic period in American power generation. Deregulation opened the floodgates for independent power producers racing to bring quick-build gas turbine plants online. GE's 7FA and [...]The post The Clock Is Ticking on 7FA Gas Turbine Rotors appeared first on POWER Magazine.

U.S.-based technology company Baker Hughessaid it has a strategic technology solutions and equity agreement with energy storage group Hydrostor. The deal between the companies, announced January 28, integrates Baker Hughes' technology as part of Hydrostor's core design offering for the latter's advanced compressed air energy storage, or A-CAES, solution.The post Baker Hughes, Hydrostor Will Collaborate on CAES Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Luminace has announced the acquisition of a 9.3-MWdc portfolio of community solar projects from Renewable Properties (RP), a leading U.S. developer and investor in small-scale utility, community solar, energy storage, and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure projects.The post Luminace, Renewable Properties Partner on Community Solar Portfolio appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Among the companies working on advanced geothermal tech is Rodatherm Energy Corp., a privately held company with a primary focus on the Great Basin region in the Western U.S. The Utah-based company, which also has operations in Calgary, Alberta in Canada, is known for its pioneering Advanced Geothermal System (AGS).The post The POWER Interview: A Path Forward for Geothermal Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine.

For the U.S., keeping up with AI's insatiable appetite is the biggest systemic risk of the next decade. America needs a massive expansion of power plants, transmission lines, and advanced hardware, while using AI itself to drive grid progress and optimize power distribution.The post AI's Power Crunch: Six Trends That Will Decide Who Wins the Next Decade appeared first on POWER Magazine.

After more than two decades of relative stasis, electricity demand in the U.S. is expected to increase by 25% by 2030 and by more than 75% by 2050, compared to 2023-a transformation largely driven by the surge in new data centers needed to power the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.The post How Utilities Can Prepare for the AI-Driven Energy Surge appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Microsoft has committed to paying its way" to ensure its data centers will not ramp up residential utility rates, becoming the first major hyperscaler to publicly commit to a comprehensive framework that ties artificial intelligence (AI) data center growth to cost-recovery rate design. The hyperscaler also pledged to advance utility coordination, directly fund grid infrastructure, [...]The post Microsoft Commits to Full Electricity Cost Recovery in Data Center Communities appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Developers of a new pumped storage hydropower installation in Washington state said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an operating license for the project. Rye Development, a U.S.-based developer of pumped storage hydropower, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on behalf of its Flagship Fund CI V, on January 22 said FERC gave the [...]The post Former Smelter Site Future Home to 1.2-GW Pumped Storage Hydro Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Type One Energy and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville are partnering to establish a world-class facility that will drive American innovation and move fusion energy closer to reality. This high-heat flux (HHF) facility, located at the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Bull Run Energy Complex in East Tennessee, will evaluate how materials react under extreme conditions in a fusion device.The post Oak Ridge Lab, Type One Energy Partnering on Nuclear Fusion Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar, wind, batteries, and electric vehicles into the power grid is an important part of the energy transition. Utilities and transmission system operators know they need more flexibility when it comes to power generation and delivery, which involves modernizing infrastructure, using advanced controls, and developing new market rules to manage two-way power flow.The post The POWER Interview: Grid Integration of DERs appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The distribution transformer manufacturer's first plant west of the Mississippi River will add three-phase production capacity to address ongoing supply constraints. Distribution transformer manufacturer ERMCO announced Jan. 21 it will open a new manufacturing facility in Maricopa County, Arizona-the company's first expansion west of the Mississippi River. The 566,121-square-foot plant in Waddell, approximately 30 miles [...]The post ERMCO Expands Transformer Manufacturing West with New Arizona Facility appeared first on POWER Magazine.

In recent years, the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape has shifted from quiet curiosity to relentless noise. Conference taglines, vendor solicitations, and slide decks all seem to begin with the same question: What can AI do for you? And too often the answer comes in the form of a catalog of hundreds of use cases," neatly [...]The post Solving Problems, Not Chasing Technology appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Chicago-based Switched Source reported a 60% increase in deployments of its Phase-EQ grid-enhancing technology (Figure 1) over the past year, with units now operating across more than 10 utility service areas from Alaska to Florida. The company's Phase-EQ device dynamically balances power between phases on distribution circuits, addressing load imbalances that limit how much capacity [...]The post Switched Source Expands Grid-Enhancing Technology Deployments by 60% appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Rayburn Electric Cooperative faced three years of power costs in five days during the 2021 storm. The experience transformed the organization's approach to risk, generation assets, and long-term planning. When Winter Storm Uri swept across Texas in February 2021, Rayburn Electric Cooperative found itself staring down a crisis that would reshape the organization's entire operational [...]The post Five Years After Winter Storm Uri, a Texas Co-op Shares Its Lessons Learned appeared first on POWER Magazine.

NKT has finalized contracts with SSEN Transmission for two high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission links in Scotland, the company announced January 19. The projects, valued at approximately 2 billion combined, represent the largest contract award in SSEN Transmission's history. The Danish cable manufacturer will deliver turnkey 525-kV HVDC power cable systems for the Western Isles and [...]The post NKT Secures 2 Billion in Contracts for Scottish HVDC Transmission Links appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Major U.S. utility Constellation said it has completed its acquisition of Calpine Corp. from Energy Capital Partners (ECP), creating the nation's largest producer of electricity. The companies on January 7 noted that the transaction, first announced as a $16.4-billion deal a year ago, unites Constellation's nuclear power fleet with Calpine's natural gas-fired and geothermal generation. [...]The post Constellation Completes Acquisition of Calpine; Groups Have 55 GW of Generation Capacity appeared first on POWER Magazine.

This year will be a pivotal period for the global energy transition.The International Energy Agency's recent revision to its net-zero roadmap reveals a changing narrative: we are no longer waiting on breakthrough technologies. Sixty-five percent of the emissions reductions we need are achievable with tools sitting on the shelf today. So, the debate is no [...]The post Why 2026 Is the Year the Energy Transition Finally Accelerates appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Power systems today operate in an environment where reliability and safety must be maintained despite rising loads, expanding interconnections, and increasing dependence on distributed energy resources. One of the most important technologies that supports this stability is the digital overcurrent relay.The post Power System Protection with Digital Overcurrent Relays appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Energy-generation permitting in the Mid-Atlantic continues to evolve in 2026 not through wholesale deregulation or uniform acceleration, but through procedural and permitting reform and the potential allocation of generation development authority to public utilities. States are enacting these changes to meet the reality of reliability concerns, transmission constraints, large load-growth, and to address frequent obstruction of energy projects by local government.The post Evolving Technologies, Outdated Regulations Impact Mid-Atlantic Generation Permitting appeared first on POWER Magazine.

PJM Interconnection has trimmed its near-term peak-demand projections in its updated 20-year load forecast, citing tighter vetting of large-load adjustment requests and revised electric-vehicle (EV) and economic assumptions. The grid operator, however, reaffirmed expectations for significant long-term growth driven by data centers and broader electrification. In its2026 Long-Term Load Forecast, issued on Jan. 14, PJM [...]The post PJM Dials Back Near-Term Load Outlook but Maintains Steep Long-Term Growth Trajectory appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Apex Clean Energy said the company has successfully financed three utility-scale renewable energy assets across Texas, Ohio, and Illinois. The Virginia-based company on January 12 announced the deals, saying it marked a significant year-end milestone and reinforcing the company's ability to execute at scale." The financings comprise Coles Wind, a MISO wind project and Apex's [...]The post Apex Clean Energy Closes $2.79 Billion in Financing for Three Renewable Energy Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A startup specializing in carbon-negative artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure powered by renewable energy systems has acquired the idled Buena Vista Biomass Power facility in Ione, California, and plans to convert the legacy wood-burning plant into a 41-MW carbon-negative AI factory." The redevelopment announced on Jan. 14, which New York-based NewYork GreenCloud (NYGC) is executing with [...]The post Idled California Biomass Power Plant to Be Rebuilt as Carbon-Negative AI Factory appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A Massachusetts-based energy group that owns and operates energy storage and hybrid power generation assets said it has acquired the largest standalone battery storage project in the PJM Interconnection.The post Elevate Renewables Acquires Major Battery Storage Project in PJM appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The gas turbine industry is facing its most significant supply chain challenge in decades, with backlogs extending years into the future and utilities scrambling to secure dispatchable capacity. To better understand the scope of the problem and what options utilities have, POWER spoke with John Shingledecker, principal technical executive with EPRI, and Bobby Noble, senior [...]The post Gas Turbine Supply Chain Bottlenecks Could Reshape the Generation Mix in 2030 and Beyond appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A data center development company led by former executives with Amazon Web Services (AWS) has joined with a leading investment group to launch a platform for hyperscale data centers in North America.The post Data Center Developer, Major Investment Group Plan Gigawatts of New Capacity appeared first on POWER Magazine.

NORD/LB, Rabobank, and Siemens Bank have announced a combined 135 million ($160 million) financing package for a 199-MW portfolio of three wind and two solar farms in Aragon, Spain. The projects have been acquired by ENCAVIS, a leading pan-European independent power producer.The post Bank Consortium Closes $160M Financing for Spanish Wind, Solar Portfolio appeared first on POWER Magazine.

As artificial intelligence (AI) models and workloads continue to scale in size and sophistication, their hunger for processing power-and the energy that fuels it-is accelerating faster than any previous wave of digital innovation.The post How AI's Energy Challenge Is Becoming Its Innovation Engine appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The main energy and water group in Qatar said it has awarded contracts for equipment and construction of a major natural gas-fired power plant that will support both power generation and the country's efforts for desalinated water.The post Qatar Plans Massive Gas-Fired Generation Project; Plant Will Support Desalination Efforts appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The electricity sector faces a timing problem that's becoming impossible to ignore. Data centers, artificial intelligence (AI) deployment, industrial reshoring, and broader electrification are driving load growth at rates not seen in decades-and much of that new demand wants carbon-free, firm power. Nuclear checks those boxes. But can the industry deliver capacity fast enough? POWER [...]The post The Nuclear Industry's Race Against the Clock: EPRI Experts on Fleet Optimization, SMRs, and What's Next appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Vistra Corp. has executed definitive agreements to acquire Cogentrix Energy, a portfolio company of Quantum Capital Group, in a $4 billion transaction that will expand its generation footprint across the PJM Interconnection, ISO New England, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Announced on Jan. 5, 2026, the acquisition includes 10 modern natural gas [...]The post Vistra to Bolster Gas-Fired Fleet by 5.5 GW with $4B Cogentrix Acquisition appeared first on POWER Magazine.