System planners and grid operators are treating extreme heat as an assumed operating condition given […]
Five Winters After Uri: Why Winter Readiness Must Go Beyond Weatherization
From EOP-012-3 to Order 587-AB, from Cold Weather Critical Component inventories to dual-fuel conversions, the […]
Google Launches 1-GW-Plus Co-Located Data Center and Generation Complex in Texas Panhandle
Google and Intersect, a clean energy developer Google acquired in March 2026, have launched construction on the Meitner Energy Center, a co-located data center and generation complex in the Texas Panh
The POWER Interview: Solving the Problem of Fuel for Nuclear Reactors
The U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy has spelled out several areas that present challenges to domestic and global development of nuclear power. Chief among those issues is building a pr
Investment Group Acquires 530-MW Gas-Fired Power Plant in Texas
A global investment firm that manages about $22 billion in assets said it has acquired a majority of the equity interests in New Frontera Holdings, which includes a 530-MW natural gas-fired combined-c
Google Launches 1-GW-Plus Co-Located Data Center and Generation Complex in Texas Panhandle
Google and Intersect, a clean energy developer Google acquired in March 2026, have launched construction […]
Design and Construction Planning of Solar Power Projects Under Extreme Weather Conditions
According to the State of the Global Climate 2024 report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the continued rise in global temperatures is driving a measurable increase in both the
Contrasting Trump’s Campaign Against Wind Energy With Promotion of Oil and Gas, LNG, and Nuclear Projects
The Trump administration’s unprecedented assault on wind energy development in the U.S. stands in sharp contrast to its promotion of oil and gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG) production, and microrea
Contrasting Trump’s Campaign Against Wind Energy With Promotion of Oil and Gas, LNG, and Nuclear Projects
The Trump administration’s unprecedented assault on wind energy development in the U.S. stands in sharp […]
Fast Power for a Constrained Grid: Wet Compression Applications in Gas Turbines
There has never been a time when so much power was needed so fast. Driven by the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, more data center capacity is in development or under construction now than has