Power Engineering

NextEra leans into ‘bring your own generation’ as data centers chase reliable power

The company says hyperscalers are reshaping U.S. generation planning as data center developers finance their own power ...
Power Engineering

U.S. power plants are getting better at winter preparedness. Here’s what still needs work

Plant operators are making meaningful progress in cold-weather readiness, even as persistent vulnerabilities and rising demand keep winter reliability risk front and center.
Power Engineering

NextEra Energy and Google enter new partnership to accelerate AI growth and develop data centers

NextEra Energy and Google Cloud are expanding their collaboration to develop gigawatt-scale data center campuses in the U.S., ...
Power Engineering

Utility perspectives on onsite power: What the AI buildout means for generation and grid planning

One POWERGEN panel, Utility Perspectives on Onsite Power, will bring together leaders from CPS Energy, Duke Energy and Black ...
Power Engineering

DOE taps TVA, Holtec for $800M in early SMR deployment funding

The U.S. Department of Energy selected the Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec Government Services for advanced small ...
Power Engineering

Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions – here’s how its carbon capture tech works

Carbon capture and storage projects capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial facilities and power plants and pipe ...
Power Engineering

2000 MW of nuclear? Southwest public power utilities float new development

Public power utilities from Nebraska and Oklahoma, including NPPD and OPPD, formed the Great Plains New Nuclear Consortium to ...
Power Engineering

Entergy Louisiana breaks ground on two new combined cycle plants to power Meta data center

Entergy Louisiana has begun construction on two natural gas generation facilities in Richland Parish, adding 1,500 MW capacity, expected to be operational by late 2028.