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Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming one of the most significant drivers of global electricity demand. By 2030, data centre consumption is expected to more than double, from 415 TWh to 945 TWh, driven by AI-optimised servers that use up to 10 times the energy of traditional computing. In the U.S., data centres may account [...]The post Why Prime Movers' Reliability Is Critical to Power Uptime appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Invenergy, which calls itself North America's largest privately held independent power producer and energy infrastructure innovator, said it has an agreement with a pipeline operator regarding infrastructure associated with development of as many as three new natural gas-fired power plants in Arizona.The post Invenergy Inks Supply Deal for Three New Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants in Arizona appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Trump administration is touting a proposed 9.2GW natural gas power complex near Portsmouth, Ohio, as the centerpiece of a new U.S.-Japan trade deal that officials say could steer up to $550 billion of Japanese capital into American energy and industrial projects. According to a Feb. 17 Commerce Department fact sheet and a statement by [...]The post SB Energy Tapped for Proposed 9.2GW Ohio Gas Power Plant in First Tranche of $550B U.S.-Japan Deal: What We Know appeared first on POWER Magazine.

In the nuclear energy sector, cybersecurity is inextricably linked to day-to-day operations. It directly impacts physical safety, system reliability, and regulatory compliance, which makes it a persistent challenge to protect highly sensitive systems without interrupting the work required to keep them running safely.The post When Air Gaps Are Not Enough-Managing File and Media Risk in Nuclear Facilities appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Battery energy storage group FlexGen Power Systems said it has launched the latest version of FlexGen HybridOS, its hardware-agnostic energy management system (EMS), designed to unify and simplify the experience for battery storage and solar owners and operators with new capabilities that maximize site performance through real-time data and visibility.The post FlexGen Announces HybridOS Energy Management System appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Syntropic Power, formerly known as Emtel Energy USA, has announced its rebrand and the launch of three product lines of short- and long-duration stationary energy storage systems.The post Energy Storage Group Emtel Energy USA Rebrands as Syntropic Power appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Zeo Energy Corp., a Florida-based residential solar installer that acquired struggling concentrated solar thermal developer Heliogen Inc. six months ago, has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Creekstone Energy to study the development of 280 MW of generation for a multi-gigawatt data center campus under construction in Millard County, Utah. Under the Feb. [...]The post Utah Gigasite' Data Center Contemplates Solar-Storage Baseload Addition appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has teamed up with artificial intelligence (AI) computing giant NVIDIA to advance PROMETHEUS," INL's first-of-its-kind demonstration of an autonomous nuclear reactor driven by AI, to execute a key challenge under the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Genesis Mission. The move adds momentum to DOE's push to apply AI across the full reactor [...]The post INL Enlists NVIDIA on PROMETHEUS' AI Effort to Halve Nuclear Deployment Timelines Under DOE Genesis Mission appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A company known for supplying "farm-to-table" clean energy to homes and businesses said it was growing its portfolio by acquiring two solar power projects in North Carolina. CleanChoice Energy, which is majority owned by funds managed by True Green Capital Management, on February 18 said the company was adding projects located in Halifax and Bertie counties that combined have generation capacity of 222.2 MW.The post CleanChoice Energy Triples Capacity with Solar Acquisitions in North Carolina appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Nuclear power is emerging as a key, enabling technology for sustained human presence on the moon. With multiple countries and companies announcing ambitious lunar programs-from space research to mineral development to hotels-there is increasing global competition to establish long-term power supply and other infrastructure on the lunar surface.The post A New Space Race-The U.S. Looks to Lunar Nuclear Power appeared first on POWER Magazine.

New research reveals artificial intelligence (AI)-driven water demand is set to surge nearly 130% over the next 25 years. Power generation consumes about half of that, turning water into a potential constraint on future capacity-and a catalyst for achieving a lasting transition to greater water security. Power producers are facing a new challenge: deliver more [...]The post Water Strategy Is Power Strategy in the New Economy appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Technology group Wartsila has been selected by Gramme Storage 1 to deliver a 50-MW/100-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in central-eastern Belgium. The companies on February 16 said that the project supports Belgium's transition toward the use of more renewable energy resources.The post Wartsila Building Energy Storage in Support of Belgian Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Two subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. announced plans to build a new 1,200-MW natural gas-fired power plant on land adjacent to the companies' coal-fired Fort Martin Power Station in West Virginia. Mon Power and Potomac Edison also want to build three new solar farms on reclaimed industrial and mining land.The post New 1.2-GW Gas-Fired Plant Planned in WV; Three Solar Projects Also Announced appeared first on POWER Magazine.

In a milestone for the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Feb. 13 issued its first approval of a commercial Category II nuclear fuel fabrication facility, granting a license to TRISO-X, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-energy, which allows the company to fabricate commercial tristructural isotropic (TRISO) fuel using high-assay low-enriched [...]The post TRISO-X Secures First-Ever NRC Category II License for Commercial Advanced Nuclear Fuel Fabrication appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A Texas-headquartered energy company with installations in more than 20 states has brought a utility-scale battery energy storage project online in Maine. Plus Power on February 11 said the group's 175-MW/350-MWh Cross Town Energy Storage facility is now the largest of its kind in New England.The post Plus Power Adds Major Energy Storage Project to ISO New England Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Fusion energy company Helion said its Polaris prototype has set new industry benchmarks, becoming the first privately developed fusion energy machine to demonstrate measurable deuterium-tritium fusion and achieve plasma temperatures of 150 million degrees Celsius.The post Helion Announces Fusion Milestone, Moves Closer to Commercial Deployment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has released specifications for 26 artificial intelligence (AI) challenges under its Genesis Mission that could reshape how power plants are designed, licensed, built, and operated. Several directly target nuclear plant deployment timelines, grid interconnection bottlenecks, data center load integration, fusion commercialization, and subsurface energy recovery. Launched via executive order on [...]The post DOE Details 26 Genesis Mission AI Challenges, Targeting Nuclear Timelines, Grid Planning, and Energy Systems appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The director of the National Load Dispatch Center of the Cuban Electric Union, Engineer Felix Estrada Rodriguez, reported that Cuba generated more than 800 MW of photovoltaic (PV) power during a midday period on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. This achievement follows the installation of more than 1,000 MW of solar energy capacity throughout 2025, in [...]The post Cuba Sets Solar Power Record, Surpassing 900 MW of Photovoltaic Generation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A Massachusetts-headquartered nuclear energy company said it has received $33 million from a Series A funding round as the group scales its technology. Alva Energy on February 12 announced it has launched with a goal to support new electric power generation capacity from the existing U.S. reactor fleet.The post Nuclear Power Group Alva Energy Launches with $33 Million in Funding appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The challenge of upgrading how power is generated, along with needed improvements in electricity transmission and distribution, is being met in a variety of ways by an array of companies.The post The POWER Interview: Helping Power Infrastructure Keep Pace With Modern Ambition' appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Lunar Energy, a leader in integrated home battery systems and virtual power plant software, announced it raised $102 million in an oversubscribed Series D round led by B Capital and Prelude Ventures. This round follows a previously unannounced Series C financing of $130 million led by Activate Capital.The post Lunar Energy Raises Millions to Support VPPs, Home Battery Energy Storage appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved quickly from the margins to the mainstream in electric utilities. Control room vendors promote AI-driven insights, asset platforms promise predictive intelligence, and most major utilities are running at least one pilot or proof of concept. More than 80% of North American utilities already report using AI in some form.The post Why AI Pilots Stall Without Operating Discipline appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is intensifying efforts to spur energy savings by businesses across Europe with a 60 million ($71.1 million) commitment to launch a financing platform run by Solas Capital, an energy transition investment advisor.The post European Investment Bank Launching Financing Platform for Energy Efficiency appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Officials with UK-based power systems developer Rolls-Royce said the company is launching a new modular solution for gas engine power plants.The post Rolls-Royce Launches Hydrogen-Ready Modular Gas Engine Power Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine.

As global electricity demand surges 40% by 2035 and warming projections worsen, nuclear, geothermal, gas, offshore wind, storage, and fusion must all advance-along with the workforce to build them. The global energy landscape is undergoing its most significant transformation since the Industrial Revolution. Electricity demand is surging at unprecedented rates while the imperative to decarbonize [...]The post Powering Tomorrow: A Multi-Technology Roadmap for the Global Energy Transition appeared first on POWER Magazine.

From plunging costs to policy upheaval, the global battery storage sector is transforming grid design-and facing unprecedented challenges. The energy storage industry stands at a pivotal crossroads. On one side, costs are plummeting so dramatically that utility-scale batteries can now deliver solar power around the clock at competitive prices. On the other, regulatory upheaval-particularly in [...]The post Battery Storage Comes of Age: From Grid Accessory to Essential Infrastructure appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative has selected PCL Industrial Construction Co. (PCL) as the general contractor for the Bison Generation Station, a new $4-billion natural gas-fired power plant in Williams County, North Dakota.The post Contractor Chosen for 1.5-GW Gas-Fired Facility; Station Will Be North Dakota's Largest Power Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Record capacity, record auctions, and record-breaking turbines mark a maturing industry, but U.S. policy reversals and macroeconomic headwinds threaten to slow momentum. The global offshore wind industry achieved significant milestones in 2024 and early 2025, with installed capacity surpassing 83 GW and a record-breaking 56 GW awarded in competitive auctions worldwide. Yet, this momentum faces [...]The post Offshore Wind Industry Posts Record Growth Amid U.S. Policy Setbacks appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The unprecedented revolution in digital infrastructure, driven by the explosion in artificial intelligence (AI) services and cloud computing, is fueling an economic boom so large it drove 92% of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first half of 2025. However, this wave of technological innovation is hiding rising ratepayer burden and mounting reliability [...]The post Shared Power: Building Data Centers That Serve Everyone appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Several natural gas-fueled units are being developed as a way to support the industrial sector, including data centers, and to help integrate more renewable energy to the grid.The post New Gas-Fired Plants Bring Needed Generation, Flexibility to the Power Sector appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) maintains one of the richest and most diverse histories in the federal government. Although the department itself has only existed since 1977, its lineage traces back to the Manhattan Project-the massive scientific effort that developed the atomic bomb during World War II-and to various energy-related programs that were previously [...]The post From the Manhattan Project to Fusion: The History of DOE's National Labs appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Scientists around the world are making progress as they try different techniques to bring commercial fusion energy to fruition.The post Research Brings Results in Search for Holy Grail' of Clean Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Energy provide Constellation said that Calpine LLC, a business unit of Constellation, has signed a new 380-MW agreement with Dallas, Texas-based CyrusOne, a global data center developer and operator, to connect and serve a new data center adjacent to the Freestone Energy Center in Freestone County, Texas.The post Constellation, CyrusOne Announce Deal for Texas Data Center appeared first on POWER Magazine.

GE Vernova said the energy giant has completed a modernization project at InterGen's 800MW Coryton Power Plant in the UK. The group on February 9 said the work included two high-efficiency (HE) upgrades on GT26 gas turbines, delivering 85 MW of additional generation capacity, a 2.46% efficiency gain.The post GE Vernova Completes Turbine Upgrades at InterGen Gas-Fired Plant in the UK appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The world's biggest nuclear power plant is again operating, after an earlier attempt to bring the facility back online was suspended due to an equipment problem.The post Japan Restarts Unit at World's Largest Nuclear Power Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The discussion about nuclear fusion has long involved its potential to create limitless amounts of energy. Thea Energy is one of several companies working to turn that potential into reality.The post The POWER Interview: Thea Energy's Fusion Architecture appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Rolls-Royce SMR and Yokogawa Electric Corp. have announced a strategic agreement for the Japanese industrial automation specialist to deliver data processing and control systems (DPCS) for Rolls-Royce's small modular reactor (SMR) program-a deal covering the first units in what both companies envision as a global SMR fleet. Under the agreement, Yokogawa will design, engineer, validate, [...]The post Rolls-Royce SMR Taps Yokogawa to Supply Control Systems for Small Modular Reactor Fleet appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Xcel Energy has moved to lock in supply and development capacity for what could become 6 GW of data center load through separate strategic agreements with GE Vernova and NextEra Energy, announced this week, that reserve five F-class gas turbines, multiple gigawatts of wind capacity, and joint development resources to support generation buildout into the [...]The post Xcel Energy Inks Dual Alliances with GE Vernova, NextEra to Support 6-GW Data Center Outlook, Generation Expansion appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the federal agency responsible for licensing and oversight of civilian nuclear facilities, on Feb. 4 said it would launch a sweeping organizational restructure intended to consolidate decision-making authority, integrate licensing and inspection teams, and align the agency with presidential directives for accelerated nuclear technology deployment. The reorganization will create [...]The post NRC Launches Major Reorganization as Licensing Deadlines and Reform Workload Intensify appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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.