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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.

The commercial and industrial (C&I) sector has been a major contributor to the growth of solar power, as business owners look for ways to generate more of their own power, and do it in a sustainable way. Industries interested in decarbonizing their operations are adopting cleaner forms of energy; the effort has spread to the commercial housing sector, particularly in areas with dense populations.The post The POWER Interview: Supporting C&I Power Systems in New York City appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A major U.S. energy investment group announced the start of commercial operations for a 694-MW combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in Louisiana. Blackstone said the Magnolia Power Generating Station is supported by private equity funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners.The post Blackstone Brings 694-MW Gas-Fired Plant Online in Louisiana appeared first on POWER Magazine.

With electricity demand projected to rise 25% by 2030 and 78% by 2050 from 2023 levels, utilities are facing a perfect storm-aging infrastructure, climate-driven disruptions, and escalating expectations for reliability and resilience. Meeting this moment will require more than incremental improvement; it demands entirely new sources of capacity, and a fundamental rethink of how the [...]The post From Bottleneck to Breakthrough: Why Procurement Is the Utility Industry's Critical Capacity Builder appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Russia's state-owned nuclear power group said it will move forward with its power plant projects in foreign countries despite new sanctions from the UK government against Russian companies.The post Russia's Rosatom Will Continue Foreign Nuclear Power Plant Projects Despite UK Sanctions appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens decided to install 17 solar energy projects, totaling 1.3 MW, on its housing stock, which is 100% regulated affordable housing, with rents that are accessible to low-income households including seniors on fixed incomes. Acting as the owner's representative, Crauderueff Solar guided the group through each stage of this development process, including design.The post New York Solar Project Addresses Energy, Housing Affordability appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A Texas-headquartered solar power and battery energy storage developer said it has completed construction financing for a utility-scale project being built as part of a joint venture with an Israel-based group.The post Construction Financing Complete for 347-MW Texas Solar Power Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed the first dedicated federal licensing framework for commercial fusion machines, setting out a technologyinclusive, riskinformed approach under its 10 CFR Part 30 byproduct material rules rather than the powerreactor framework used for fission plants. The proposed rule seeks to place regulatory oversight of fusiongenerated radioactive material within [...]The post NRC Proposes First Dedicated Regulatory Framework for Commercial Fusion Machines appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has closed a $26.54 billion loan package-the largest single loan commitment in the agency's history-with Southern Co. subsidiaries Georgia Power and Alabama Power to finance more than 16 GW of firm" generation and more than 1,300 miles of transmission infrastructure and grid enhancement across the Southeast. The transaction, announced Feb. [...]The post Southern Co. Lands Largest Loan in DOE History-$26.5B for Gas, Nuclear, and Grid Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A UK-based geothermal and battery production group has brought the country's first deep geothermal power plant online. Geothermal Engineering Limited (GEL) on February 26 said its United Downs power station in Cornwall is generating 3 MW of electricity, alongside the country's first commercial-scale, zero-carbon lithium carbonate production facility.The post GEL Brings UK's First Deep Geothermal Plant Online appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Nuclear fusion group SHINE Technologies said it has raised $240 million in equity funding to advance the company's commercial fusion technology.The post SHINE Raises $240 Million in Funding to Advance Commercial Fusion Technology appeared first on POWER Magazine.

California-based Renewable Properties, a developer and investor in small-scale utility, community solar, energy storage, and electric vehicle infrastructure projects, said the company has surpassed $280 million in closed corporate and project capital facilities with national bank Pathward, N.A., and BridgePeak Energy Capital, a renewable energy loan originator and service provider to banks and private credit [...]The post Renewable Properties, Pathward, BridgePeak Close $280 Million for Clean Energy Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Romania's state nuclear utility Nuclearelectrica has approved a final investment decision (FID) for a 462MWe six-module NuScale module small modular reactor (SMR) project at the former Doiceti coal plant. The decision by Nuclearelectrica's shareholders on Feb. 12 to approve the FID effectively opens a pathway for the Doiceti project-Europe's most advanced SMR deployment-from an analysis [...]The post Romania's Coal-to-NuScale SMR Conversion Secures FID, Moves Into Implementation With Caveats appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Global renewable energy developer and operator Energea said it has launched its LATAM Energy Portfolio, the company's fourth and latest active investment strategy. The group on February 25 said it will invest in distributed solar power projects across South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.The post Energea Launches Latin America Solar Portfolio With $100-Million Investment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Construction is underway on a hybrid power station in Queensland, Australia that will support Arrow Energy's Surat Gas Project (SGP) North. UK-headquartered Aggreko is leading the project, which is designed to show how natural gas and renewable energy can work together in a power generation installation.The post Aggreko Provides Hybrid Power Station With Solar, Gas for Australia Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Demand for electricity from artificial intelligence (AI), data centers, industrial electrification and more is driving innovation in the power generation sector. Speed to power has become even more important, as companies seek ways to more quickly satisfy their hunger for power, without sacrificing efficiency and in some cases their clean energy goals.The post The POWER Interview: Former SpaceX Exec Drives Arbor's Turbine Innovation appeared first on POWER Magazine.