Abbie Bennett

.@ENERGY @SecretaryWright urged the nuclear power industry to shift gears, become more aggressive and position the technology as a solution to accelerating electricity demand at @NEI's policy forum this week. 🔌💡 https://t.co/L7326AwlE4

The Tennessee Valley Authority submitted a construction permit application for a small modular nuclear reactor to the US NRC for what could be the first utility-scale SMR in the US. TVA's application is for the GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 design. https://t.co/7sWkD2m9EA

The House Ways and Means Committee's budget reconciliation bill puts tax credits and other key benefits for nuclear power into question at a pivotal moment for the industry, nuclear advocates, developers and operators said. https://t.co/mBRqXGwCzT

Advanced nuclear developer NuScale Power Corp. expects a "firm customer order" for its SMR technology in 2025. "I just want to get one hard contract right now," President and CEO John Hopkins said. "One, to showcase to the world." https://t.co/9QKqkDAqDi

Energy industry experts and finance executives are skeptical about new-build nuclear despite renewed interest in nuclear generation from utilities and large-load customers looking to build datacenters. 🔌💡 https://t.co/KAQARnRxUG

Market volatility and policy swings driven by the Trump administration could chill power project financing, planning and execution, experts and industry participants said at the recent S&P Global Power Markets Conference. 🔌💡 https://t.co/GhbeBNM7xU

US utilities operated the largest commercial nuclear generation fleet in the world in 2024, with 94 nuclear reactors and a total capacity of nearly 97 GW. https://t.co/FSiuqLj1gx https://t.co/9Yrf35SLY6

when were you guys going to tell me Solo Leveling was about the energy industry

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RT @SimonMahan: The Southeast is experiencing explosive growth in population, manufacturing, and energy demand — but our energy grid hasn’t…

Senators @MarshaBlackburn and @SenatorHagerty urged the TVA to accelerate its small modular nuclear reactor project while criticizing the TVA board for slowing the project with "studies and hurdles that will bog it down." https://t.co/x9YqFHwLkA

The US @ENERGY Dept. has confirmed the $900M in funding for small modular reactors is available despite earlier uncertainty following federal funding freezes. Group led by TVA (including Duke and AEP) will reapply for $800M of those funds. https://t.co/fRnWm5yrPE

Speaking of nuclear, at CERAWeek, a group of major tech and energy companies, banks, financial institutions and 31 countries pledged to support a goal of at least tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. https://t.co/56saZIiibz

Worth noting on this one that NC utility regulators had already essentially given Duke the green light to stop modeling for the 30% carbon reduction by 2030 goal after the utility argued it wasn't a reasonable expectation.

Abbie Bennett @AbbieRBennett

NC lawmakers are quickly advancing a bill to overhaul 2021 energy legislation, including a mandate to cut carbon emissions 30% by 2030 and provide utilities like Duke flexibility to recover costs of ongoing construction projects such as nuclear plants. https://t.co/lFKWEwl2mQ

Meanwhile, SC lawmakers are again taking up sweeping energy legislation after an earlier version died in committee last year to address what state leaders have repeatedly called an "energy crisis." https://t.co/DA43jNqtIC

NC lawmakers are quickly advancing a bill to overhaul 2021 energy legislation, including a mandate to cut carbon emissions 30% by 2030 and provide utilities like Duke flexibility to recover costs of ongoing construction projects such as nuclear plants. https://t.co/lFKWEwl2mQ

RT @1776FTR: @TVAnews @SenatorHagerty @ENERGY @SecretaryWright @RepChuck Hmm…. 🤔 we’ll see.