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Idaho Falls Power Celebrates New Peaking Plant and 125 Years of Service
Caterpillar (CAT®) generators, Idaho Falls Power photo Last week, Idaho Falls Power celebrated the formal launch of its new natural gas peaking generation plant. This represents a major milestone in the community-owned utility's 125-year legacy of reliable, affordable...
U.S. Nuclear Deployment Target to Triple Capacity by 2050
The U.S. just set new deployment targets at the U.N. climate summit (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan: Add 35 GW of new capacity by 2035 and achieve a sustained pace of 15 GW per year by 2040. The framework identifies more than 30 actions the U.S. government can take, along...
TVA Actions During Hurricane Helene Saved $406 Million In Damages
Nolichucky Dam (Credit: TVA) The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has released data collected during and after Hurricane Helene that provides insight into the magnitude of the storm. Data from this event shows that flood mitigation strategies enacted by TVA prevented...
DOE Invests $518 Million to Strengthen Carbon Storage Infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) recently announced more than $518 million to support projects that will fight climate change. 23 projects have been selected for negotiation across 19 states to support the...
Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters – 2024
The National Hydropower Association, host of the Clean Currents Conference, recognizes organizations as Outstanding Stewards of America's Waters each year. The recognition program, commonly referred to as OSAW, is a wonderful way to highlight the great work...
Happy Careers in Energy Week!
It's Careers in Energy Week! (CEWD) Careers in Energy Week is here! If you're considering a career in the energy industry or want to learn more visit Get Into Energy and find your fit in the energy industry. This week only, connect with energy professionals live to...
Department of Energy Grid Protection Awards Announced- PSE Enters Negotiations
The U.S Department of Energy announced an additional nearly $2 billion for projects that will protect the power grid against growing threats of extreme weather, lower costs for communities, and increase grid capacity to meet load growth. The 38 projects selected were...
Tech Giants Continue to Invest in Nuclear Power
An Amazon data center in Oregon. (AWS Photo) Last month, Microsoft announced a partnership with Constellation in Pennsylvania to restart Unit 1 at Three Mile Island, with Microsoft purchasing electricity generated by the plant to offset power demand from its data...
University of Washington CEI Plans New Open-Access Battery Lab
The dry room (-40°C dew point) will house a full suite of tools for mixing slurries, coating battery components, and the several-step process of assembling pouch cell batteries. (Chernoff Thompson Architects, UW CEI) The University of Washington Clean Energy Institute...
Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall, More Than Three Million Without Power
Duke Energy convened workers in preparation of Hurricane Milton (Duke Energy) Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida last night as a Category 3 hurricane, knocking out power to more than three million customers in the state. In advance of the storm, the Florida...