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In @powermagazine.bsky.social, McCrary's Frank Cilluffo and Kyle Klein argue that the fate of US AI supremacy is directly tied to our ability to produce greater supplies of energy. That means we need secure these increasingly vital energy systems now. Great read www.powermag.com/artificial-i...
Artificial Intelligence's Thirst for Power Demands Greater Focus on Cybersecurity of the Energy Sector
Behind the scenes of every new artificial intelligence (AI) app and program is a staggering amount of energy needed to power its data centers. We’re already in the throes of the AI revolution and with
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May 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A major deal in #nuclear power, as Russia agrees to build at least eight new power plants in Iran, a country that currently has just one operating reactor. www.powermag.com/russia-has-d...
Russia Has Deal to Build Eight Nuclear Power Plants in Iran
The president of Iran’s nuclear energy agency said officials in that country have signed an agreement with Russia for construction of at least eight
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June 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Meta has a deal with Constellation Energy to purchase power from the Clinton #nuclear plant in Illinois, the latest agreement by a tech company to buy electricity for data centers and AI. The 1.1-GW Clinton site had been expected to close in 2027. www.powermag.com/meta-deal-wi...
Meta Deal With Constellation Will Keep Illinois Nuclear Plant Open
Technology group Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy to take about 1.1 GW of electricity from Constellation's Clinton Cl...
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June 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The world is more divided than ever, but there’s still something (nearly) everyone agrees on: The US is unloved.

Meanwhile, China keeps improving its global standing 👇
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May 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NRG Energy makes $12-billion deal for natural gas-fired power plants, as company continues to acquire assets designed to provide power supply as demand for electricity increases. www.powermag.com/nrg-buying-l...
NRG Buying LS Power Gas-Fired Plants in $12-Billion Deal
NRG Energy announced it would acquire 18 natural gas-fired power plants with 13 GW of generation capacity as part of a $12-billion cash-and-stock deal with LS Power. Houston, Texas-based NRG on May 1...
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May 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A site that was once home to Pennsylvania's largest coal-fired power plant is now expected to be redeveloped as a data center campus featuring what would be the largest natural gas-fired power plant in the U.S. #EnergySky www.powermag.com/nations-larg...
Nation's Largest Gas-Fired Plant Planned at Former Pennsylvania Coal Plant Site
Officials in Pennsylvania have announced the redevelopment of a former coal-fired power plant site into a data center campus that will be powered by
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April 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Energy crisis in #SouthAfrica continues, with government now exempting some #Eskom #coal power plants from #emissions rules in an effort to stabilize the electricity supply. #EnergySky www.powermag.com/south-africa...
South Africa Grants Emissions Exemptions to Coal-Fired Plants in Effort to Avoid Blackouts
South African officials will allow some of the country's coal-fired power plants to operate without the need to adhere to regulations on carbon and other
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March 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Always interesting to note that #Texas, a #fossilfuels juggernaut, also is a leader in #renewableenergy — which has helped keep the lights on during periods of extreme cold and heat over the past few years. www.powermag.com/ge-vernova-t...
GE Vernova Turbines Will Power Texas Wind Farms
GE Vernova said it has an agreement with global energy developer RWE to provide 109 of GE Vernova's 2.8-MW wind turbines for two projects in Texas. The
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March 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Expect a flurry of court challenges as #Trump and #EPA roll back protections for air and water, and scuttle rules on power plant emissions. www.powermag.com/trumps-epa-s...
Trump's EPA Set to Undo Limits on Power Plant Emissions
The Trump administration has announced several regulatory rollbacks designed to curb limits on power plant emissions, along with cutting protections for
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March 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
POWER recently published its POWER Primer, this one focused on data centers and how the artificial intelligence #AI industry will solve issues around securing its power supply. #EnergySky www.powermag.com/power-primer...
Focus on Data Centers
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March 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
As #crypto talk heats up during #Trump 2.0, a Canadian #bitcoin mining company buys two Pennsylvania power plants that burn waste #coal to support its power supply. #EnergySky www.powermag.com/canada-bitco...
Canada Bitcoin Miner Acquiring Two Pennsylvania Coal Plants
A Canada-based crypto mining company is acquiring two Pennsylvania coal-fired power plants as part of its purchase of a digital mining group.
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March 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Dominion Energy seeks state approval for a 1-GW gas-fired power plant. The facility in Virginia is the latest project touted to help supply electricity for the energy-intensive data center sector. #naturalgas #EnergySky www.powermag.com/dominion-see...
Dominion Seeks Virginia Approval for 1-GW Gas-Fired Power Plant
Dominion Energy has asked Virginia officials to approve its request to build a new 1-GW natural gas-fired power plant, as the company seeks to add more generation capacity to help serve surging demand...
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March 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
POWER was talking about the future, and very good, outlook for #naturalgas even prior to last November's election, due to the need to quickly add more baseload power to the grid. Utilities are not slowing down in their plans for new gas-fired generation. #energysky www.powermag.com/nrg-ge-verno...
NRG, GE Vernova, Kiewit Have Plan to Build Four New Gas-Fired Power Plants
NRG Energy is joining with GE Vernova and Kiewit Corp. in a plan to build four new natural gas-fired power plants. The companies on Feb. 26 said the
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February 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Had a great time doing this interview with Jeff Flake, and thanks for the support @davidaxelrod.bsky.social it was invaluable.

The interview covers everything. My background. Shark tank. Politics. You name it
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Dialogues for Democracy: Mark Cuban hosted by Ambassador Jeff Flake
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February 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Long-duration energy storage, or LDES, continues to see technological advancements, including this from Quidnet. #energy #energysky www.powermag.com/quidnet-comp...
Quidnet Completes Testing of Long-Duration Geomechanical Energy Storage
Energy storage solutions group Quidnet Energy said the company has successfully completed demonstration and testing of its Geomechanical Energy Storage (GES) technology at a megawatt-hour (MWh) scale.
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February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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We were blown away to have over 400 participants join our "Rethinking Load Growth" webinar this week, and the recording is now live! With thx to @powermagazine.bsky.social for covering. 🔌💡 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNdN...
February 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Italy the latest European nation to look at bringing back #nuclear power, nearly 40 years after referendum to ban the technology. #energy #energysky www.powermag.com/italy-passes...
Italy Passes Law to Bring Back Nuclear Energy
Government officials in Italy have implemented a new law that allows for nuclear energy to return in the country, four decades after voters banned the
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February 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Check out several informative articles on O&M for the power generation sector in this Special Report from POWER. www.powermag.com/power-magazi...
POWER Magazine February 2025 Operations and Maintenance Special Report Preview
POWER is the one brand that addresses all electric power generation and related technologies and fuels across North America and around the world,
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February 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
TVA and Type One Energy are moving forward with plans to build a commercial fusion power plant in Tennessee. The companies would use Type One's stellarator technology. www.powermag.com/tva-type-one...
TVA, Type One Energy Ink Deal to Develop Commercial Fusion Power Plant
The pursuit of energy from fusion technology has taken another step forward, with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) entering into a cooperative
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February 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
An important collaboration for continued research and development of #fusion energy. #energybluesky www.powermag.com/focused-ener...
Focused Energy, Livermore Lab Join in Support of Fusion Research
Focused Energy and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California have announced the signing of a Cooperative Research and Development
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February 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Arizona's major electric utilities say they will work together to build more #nuclear power generation in the state. Arizona is home to the 4-GW Palo Verde station, the second-largest nuclear power plant in the U.S. www.powermag.com/arizona-util...
Arizona Utilities Announce Effort to Add More In-State Nuclear Power
Arizona's three major electric power utilities said they will collaborate to explore adding more nuclear power generation in the state, possibly placing
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February 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Floating nuclear power plants would help electrify and decarbonize operations at U.S. shipping ports. www.powermag.com/core-power-h...
CORE POWER Hires Engineering Firm to Support Floating Nuclear Power Plants
Shipping nuclear propulsion start-up CORE POWER, which in November of last year announced a deal with Westinghouse for design and development of floating
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February 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Mibet launches waterproof solar carport #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...
Mibet launches waterproof solar carport
The Chinese company said that its new product has a drainage edge that ensures complete waterproofing. It can purportedly withstand wind speeds of 45 m/s and a snow load of 1 KN/m².
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January 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM