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It’s Time to Think Differently About Energy Storage and California’s Power Grid

Credit to Author: Doug Poffinbarger| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:53:44 +0000

With nearly 60% of the state’s electricity generated from solar, wind, and geothermal energy, California is well past the halfway mark to its goal of 100% renewable power generation by […]

The post It’s Time to Think Differently About Energy Storage and California’s Power Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Texas A&M Launches SMR ‘Energy Proving Ground’ with Selection of Four Nuclear Firms

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:48:21 +0000

Texas A&M University System has unveiled four nuclear developers with which it plans to explore building and operating small modular reactor plants (SMRs) at its Texas A&M-RELLIS campus near College […]

The post Texas A&M Launches SMR ‘Energy Proving Ground’ with Selection of Four Nuclear Firms appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Artist’s rendering of Texas A&M’s ‘Energy Proving Ground’ at the RELLIS Campus, where four selected nuclear developers will advance SMR technology and testing. Courtesy: TAMU

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Data Centers Consume 3% of Energy in Europe: Understand Geographic Hotspots and How AI Is Reshaping Demand

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:38:44 +0000

The rapid rise of data centers has put many power industry demand forecasters on edge. Some predict the power-hungry nature of the facilities will quickly create problems for utilities and […]

The post Data Centers Consume 3% of Energy in Europe: Understand Geographic Hotspots and How AI Is Reshaping Demand appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Talen, PJM Reach Agreement to Keep 2 GW of Coal, Oil Generation Online for Reliability in Maryland

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:55:59 +0000

Talen Energy has reached an agreement with PJM Interconnection, the Maryland Public Service Commission, Maryland electric utilities, consumer representatives, and the Sierra Club to extend operations at its 1.3-GW coal-fired […]

The post Talen, PJM Reach Agreement to Keep 2 GW of Coal, Oil Generation Online for Reliability in Maryland appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Brandon Shores Power Plant: Talen's 1.3-GW coal-fired plant near Baltimore, Maryland, includes Unit 1 (completed in 1984) and Unit 2 (1991). The company planned to retire the facility by mid-2025 due to regulatory and economic challenges. Courtesy: Talen

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PJM, Facing Capacity Shortage as Early as 2026/2027 Delivery Year, Agrees to Lower Auction Price Cap

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:45:39 +0000

PJM Interconnection and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro have settled a lawsuit over PJM’s capacity market pricing, agreeing to lower the grid operator’s auction price cap from over $500/MW-day to $325/MW-day. […]

The post PJM, Facing Capacity Shortage as Early as 2026/2027 Delivery Year, Agrees to Lower Auction Price Cap appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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DeepSeek Sparks Demand Debate, While Chevron Plans Gas-Fired Plants for Data Centers

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:14:49 +0000

The debate over just how much power will be needed to support the artificial intelligence (AI) industry became heated when a Chinese company said it has a low-cost AI model […]

The post DeepSeek Sparks Demand Debate, While Chevron Plans Gas-Fired Plants for Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Digital Data Centers

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