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Check out this gorgeous map of US data center infrastructure

2 days ago | power-eng.com | Paul Gerke

Leonardo da Vinci preferred a palette. Michelangelo massaged marble. Banksy? Savant with spray paint. Billy Roberts does his best work with data. Roberts, a gifted cartographer for the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), makes maps. Gorgeous, sprawling, informative maps. His latest masterpiece was illustrated for the eyes of an energy industry audience: Data Center Infrastructure in the United States, 2025.
Tariff uncertainty forces global energy storage company to pause active US projects

6 days ago | power-eng.com | Paul Gerke

Thanks solely to the Trump administration's ongoing fascination with playing tariff roulette, the price of doing business in the United States is (probably, maybe, or not, who knows) going up for many companies in the energy industry.
NYPA begins final decommissioning, stabilization of Alcoa dam

6 days ago | power-eng.com | Sean Wolfe

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced that work will begin this month on the final decommissioning and stabilization of the former Alcoa Powerhouse, a 577-foot-long structure located at the intersection of the Massena Canal and the Grasse River in Massena. "The New York Power Authority is advancing the final decommissioning and resurfacing of the former Alcoa Powerhouse.
Behind or front of the meter? Constellation sees market shift in the co-location conversation

1 week ago | power-eng.com | Kevin Clark

While the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) continues to review issues related to the co-location of power generation facilities and large loads, such as data centers, the market appears to be responding to the regulatory uncertainty. Constellation CEO Joe Dominguez told investors this week that "on-grid" or "front-of-the-meter" configurations are becoming more attractive to the nation's leading nuclear power plant operator and its customers.
Google to provide early-stage funding for three advanced nuclear projects

1 week ago | power-eng.com | Kevin Clark

Google will provide early-stage funding to help developer Elementl Power advance three advanced nuclear projects, as part of an agreement announced by the companies Wednesday. Elementl Power calls itself a "technology agnostic" advanced nuclear project developer and independent power producer.
Q&A with Compass Datacenters Chief Customer Officer Raymond Hawkins

1 week ago | power-eng.com | Kevin Clark

Editor's Note: The needs of data centers for AI and digital services are transforming power planning across the country. Join us at DTECH Data Centers and AI for "Catalysts of Change: Data Centers and the New Energy Landscape", where leading voices from Compass Datacenters and Google share how collaboration is the path forward. This keynote will unpack what developers really want from utilities, what utilities need in return, and how smarter, more sustainable partnerships are being built today.
AES and Mexico's state utility settle in PPA dispute

1 week ago | power-eng.com | Kevin Clark

AES and Mexico's state-owned utility, Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), reached a settlement agreement last month, ending a five-year legal battle over the alleged breach of a power and capacity purchase agreement. News of the settlement was announced in AES' latest quarterly filings. AES Mérida III is a 505 MW combined cycle plant located in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. It was commissioned by AES México in 2000, and power from the plant is sold to CFE.
The war over the IRA has begun

1 week ago | power-eng.com | Paul Gerke

If you had lingering doubts that the Powers That Be were serious about what they said regarding clean energy, despite how illogical it might seem to spurn any power generation amidst an oft-mentioned " energy emergency" and staring down the barrel of 50% electric load growth, you shouldn't be wondering anymore.
Trump's proposed budget cancels billions of dollars in infrastructure investments, environmental programs, research grants and renewable energy projects

1 week ago | power-eng.com | Paul Gerke

The deferred resignation program started at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week. Sources tell Factor This that about half of the Solar Energy Technologies Office, or anyone with less than ten years of tenure, took the deal offered by the feds and left their posts. They were getting out ahead of the storm.
Entergy plans for nuclear uprates, potential new reactor

2 weeks ago | power-eng.com | Kevin Clark

Entergy will consider adding up to 275 megawatts (MW) of capacity through uprates at its existing nuclear plants, CEO Drew Marsh told investors on the utility's first-quarter earnings call. A refueling outage at the Waterford 3 nuclear plant is now underway, which includes the replacement of low-pressure turbine rotors. That upgrade is expected to boost the plant's capacity by 40 MW by Fall 2026, the company said.