Cooling towers are seen through a window at the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant, during a tour by Constellation Energy, which has ordered a main power transformer for the nuclear reactor […]
Only Nuclear Power Plant in U.S. Northwest Set to Add Generating Capacity
The only commercial nuclear power plant in the U.S. Pacific Northwest is set for a $700-million upgrade that would add nearly 200 MW of generation capacity. The Columbia Generating Station in Richland, […]
Investment Risk for Energy Infrastructure Construction Is Highest for Nuclear Power Plants, Lowest for Solar
A new study from the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability finds that construction costs run over budget for more than 60% of energy infrastructure projects worldwide. By Laura Hurley Between now and […]
Electric houses with solar use much less energy than gas, but home batteries critical in some states
Electric homes are far more efficient than those that rely on fossil gas, and cleaner and healthier too. But they will require storage to avoid surges in peak demand. The post Electric […]
How electricity meters distort the role of rooftop solar generation
On-site consumption of PV output is invisible to the meter, and shows up as a reduction in electricity consumption. Does this matter? Yes, it does. The post How electricity meters distort the […]
Texas RRC Tightens Permitting Rules for Permian Disposal Wells
The Railroad Commission (RRC) of Texas has issued new regulations on permitting disposal wells in the Permian Basin. The Commission said in a media release that the guidelines were based on scientific […]
TVA is first US utility to apply for an SMR construction permit
Dive Brief: The Tennessee Valley Authority on Tuesday became the first American utility to submit a small modular reactor construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The application is a key […]
Maritime shipping decarbonization update: off-course and behind schedule
Is getting to zero getting to be more fantasy than reality for the world’s commercial shipping fleet? If that journey’s progress updates are any indication, then, yes, reaching that zero-carbon destination remains […]
ICF sees 25% load growth by 2030, up to 40% price increase
Dive Brief: U.S. electricity demand could grow 25% from 2023 to 2030 and 78% by 2050, driven in the near term by artificial intelligence data centers, new manufacturing capacity and widespread electrification […]
America’s climate brain drain is real — and it’s just getting started
Joe Curtatone is president of the Alliance for Climate Transition. While China now leads the U.S. in the number of patents, the United States has long been the global leader in scientific […]
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