Sonal Patel, Author at POWER Magazine https://www.powermag.com/author/spatel/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:38:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Sonal Patel, Author at POWER Magazine https://www.powermag.com/author/spatel/ 32 32 POWERnews—Nov. 14, 2024 https://www.powermag.com/eletters/powernews-nov-14-2024/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:14:54 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=eletters&p=225493 POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   November 14, 2024 Southern CEO: Data Center Demand, Regulatory Changes Could Keep Coal-Fired Units Online Utilities recognizing […]

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]]> Oklo’s $25M Move into Radioisotope Production to Expand Advanced Nuclear Revenue Stream https://www.powermag.com/oklos-25m-move-into-radioisotope-production-to-expand-advanced-nuclear-revenue-stream/ https://www.powermag.com/oklos-25m-move-into-radioisotope-production-to-expand-advanced-nuclear-revenue-stream/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:54:21 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=225417 Oklo has moved to acquire Atomic Alchemy, a U.S. firm specializing in high-value radioisotopes, in a $25 million all-stock transaction. The acquisition will add radioisotope production capabilities to Oklo’s advanced […]

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Atomic Alchemy's Radioisotope Production Facility (Image: Hillside Architecture)

]]> https://www.powermag.com/oklos-25m-move-into-radioisotope-production-to-expand-advanced-nuclear-revenue-stream/feed/ 0 Vistra in Talks to Expand Power for Data Centers Through Nuclear, Gas Options https://www.powermag.com/vistra-in-talks-to-expand-power-for-data-centers-through-nuclear-gas-options/ https://www.powermag.com/vistra-in-talks-to-expand-power-for-data-centers-through-nuclear-gas-options/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:29:35 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=225139 Vistra is pursuing deals with data center developers in Texas and the PJM region to address the industry’s energy needs at multiple sites, executives revealed during the company’s third-quarter earnings […]

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Vistra’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant is a two-unit, 2,400-MW nuclear facility with pressurized water reactors (PWRs) located near Glen Rose in Somervell County, Texas. Built by Luminant with reactors supplied by Westinghouse and operational since 1990, Vistra received Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval in July 2024 to extend the plant’s operation through 2053, adding 20 years beyond its original licenses.

]]> https://www.powermag.com/vistra-in-talks-to-expand-power-for-data-centers-through-nuclear-gas-options/feed/ 0 POWERnews—Nov. 7, 2024 https://www.powermag.com/eletters/powernews-nov-7-2024/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:59:56 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=eletters&p=225142 POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   November 7, 2024 Power Shift: Trump’s Energy Agenda Sparks Cautious Optimism, Climate Concerns Tuesday’s election, which will […]

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]]> Power Shift: Trump’s Energy Agenda Sparks Cautious Optimism, Climate Concerns https://www.powermag.com/power-shift-trumps-energy-agenda-sparks-cautious-optimism-climate-concerns/ https://www.powermag.com/power-shift-trumps-energy-agenda-sparks-cautious-optimism-climate-concerns/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:25:38 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=225115 Tuesday’s election, which will return Donald Trump to the White House and grant the U.S. Senate a Republican majority, could have sizeable implications for the power industry. In reactions sent […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-shift-trumps-energy-agenda-sparks-cautious-optimism-climate-concerns/feed/ 0 FERC Blocks PJM Proposal to Expand Amazon Data Center Load at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant https://www.powermag.com/ferc-blocks-pjm-proposal-to-expand-amazon-data-center-load-at-susquehanna-nuclear-plant/ https://www.powermag.com/ferc-blocks-pjm-proposal-to-expand-amazon-data-center-load-at-susquehanna-nuclear-plant/#respond Sat, 02 Nov 2024 17:05:47 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=225003 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected an amended interconnection agreement that would have supported expanded co-located load at an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center connected to the […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/ferc-blocks-pjm-proposal-to-expand-amazon-data-center-load-at-susquehanna-nuclear-plant/feed/ 0 POWERnews—Oct. 31, 2024 https://www.powermag.com/eletters/powernews-oct-31-2024/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:37:30 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=eletters&p=224969 POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   October 31, 2024 Major Microreactor Developer Enters Bankruptcy Amid Nuclear Industry Surge Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. (USNC), […]

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]]> Power and Data Center Sectors Join Forces to Resolve Mounting Electricity Demand Uncertainties https://www.powermag.com/power-and-data-center-sectors-join-forces-to-resolve-mounting-electricity-demand-uncertainties/ https://www.powermag.com/power-and-data-center-sectors-join-forces-to-resolve-mounting-electricity-demand-uncertainties/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:34:59 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224916 The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has launched an ambitious new initiative alongside power companies, grid operators, and several tech giants to establish five to 10 “flexibility hubs” that will […]

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Projections of potential power consumption in U.S. data centers scenarios, 2023–2030. Courtesy: EPRI, Powering Intelligence: Analyzing Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Energy Consumption. May 2024.

]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-and-data-center-sectors-join-forces-to-resolve-mounting-electricity-demand-uncertainties/feed/ 0 Major Microreactor Developer Enters Bankruptcy Amid Nuclear Industry Surge https://www.powermag.com/major-microreactor-developer-enters-bankruptcy-amid-nuclear-industry-surge/ https://www.powermag.com/major-microreactor-developer-enters-bankruptcy-amid-nuclear-industry-surge/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:07:41 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224895 Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. (USNC), a developer of much-watched microreactor technology and advanced nuclear fuel, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The move signals a critical restructuring phase through which […]

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USNC Micro Modular Reactor

]]> https://www.powermag.com/major-microreactor-developer-enters-bankruptcy-amid-nuclear-industry-surge/feed/ 0 Dominion Sells 50% Stake in $10B Offshore Wind Project https://www.powermag.com/dominion-sells-50-stake-in-10b-offshore-wind-project/ https://www.powermag.com/dominion-sells-50-stake-in-10b-offshore-wind-project/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:56:35 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224883 Dominion Energy has sold a 50% noncontrolling interest in its 2.6-GW Coastal Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project to infrastructure investment group Stonepeak. The Richmond, Virginia–headquartered utility in an […]

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The first six of 176 monopiles for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project were installed in the Northwest corner of the lease area in May. Installation work, scheduled from May 1 to October 31 each year to protect the North Atlantic right whale migration, will continue through 2025. Courtesy: Dominion

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