Power Demand Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/power-demand/ 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 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:20:49 +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 Power Demand Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/power-demand/ 32 32 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 Ratepayers First: The Economic Case Against Nuclear’s Data Center Dreams https://www.powermag.com/blog/ratepayers-first-the-economic-case-against-nuclears-data-center-dreams/ https://www.powermag.com/blog/ratepayers-first-the-economic-case-against-nuclears-data-center-dreams/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:40:36 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=blog&p=225048 As an energy professional in Georgia with a front row seat to the construction of Plant Vogtle, I found the October 23 Washington Post editorial endorsing nuclear energy as a […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/blog/ratepayers-first-the-economic-case-against-nuclears-data-center-dreams/feed/ 0 Why Data Center Developers Should Think ‘Power First’ https://www.powermag.com/why-data-center-developers-should-think-power-first/ https://www.powermag.com/why-data-center-developers-should-think-power-first/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:08:31 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224938 You don’t need me to tell you how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the power grid; you can just ask AI. Claude, an AI assistant created by Anthropic, told POWER, […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/why-data-center-developers-should-think-power-first/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

]]> https://www.powermag.com/dominion-sells-50-stake-in-10b-offshore-wind-project/feed/ 0 Microsoft Announces $1 Billion Investment in Ohio Data Centers as Officials Ponder Power Demands https://www.powermag.com/microsoft-announces-1-billion-investment-in-ohio-data-centers-as-officials-ponder-power-demands/ https://www.powermag.com/microsoft-announces-1-billion-investment-in-ohio-data-centers-as-officials-ponder-power-demands/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:19:30 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224871 Tech giant Microsoft announced an initial investment of $1 billion to support three new data centers in Licking County, Ohio. The company on Oct. 28 confirmed construction of campuses in […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/microsoft-announces-1-billion-investment-in-ohio-data-centers-as-officials-ponder-power-demands/feed/ 0 A Breakdown of Cuba’s Grid Collapse and Recovery Efforts https://www.powermag.com/a-breakdown-of-cubas-grid-collapse-and-recovery-efforts/ https://www.powermag.com/a-breakdown-of-cubas-grid-collapse-and-recovery-efforts/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:05:01 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224784 Cuba is in the throes of a severe energy crisis, driven by fuel supply disruptions and compounded by obstacles in securing vital technologies and supplies needed to modernize and operate […]

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Figure 1: Power situation in Cuba as of Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Source: Amaury Perez

]]> https://www.powermag.com/a-breakdown-of-cubas-grid-collapse-and-recovery-efforts/feed/ 0 AEP Ohio Proposes New Utility Tariff for Data Centers to Offset Infrastructure Costs https://www.powermag.com/aep-ohio-proposes-new-utility-tariff-for-data-centers-to-offset-infrastructure-costs/ https://www.powermag.com/aep-ohio-proposes-new-utility-tariff-for-data-centers-to-offset-infrastructure-costs/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:47:24 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224759 American Electric Power (AEP) subsidiary AEP Ohio filed a settlement agreement with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and key stakeholders on Oct. 23 to address the costs of […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/aep-ohio-proposes-new-utility-tariff-for-data-centers-to-offset-infrastructure-costs/feed/ 0 New Command Center Supporting African Power Grid Will Use GE Vernova Software https://www.powermag.com/new-command-center-supporting-african-power-grid-will-use-ge-vernova-software/ https://www.powermag.com/new-command-center-supporting-african-power-grid-will-use-ge-vernova-software/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:32:56 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224745 An initiative aimed at connecting more of Africa’s population to the continent’s power grids will use GE Vernova’s GridOS orchestration software. A newly completed Information and Coordination Centre (ICC) in […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/new-command-center-supporting-african-power-grid-will-use-ge-vernova-software/feed/ 0 $3B in Transmission Substation and Line Projects Proposed in Pacific Northwest https://www.powermag.com/3b-in-transmission-substation-and-line-projects-proposed-in-pacific-northwest/ https://www.powermag.com/3b-in-transmission-substation-and-line-projects-proposed-in-pacific-northwest/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:11:07 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224578 The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has identified 13 new transmission substation and line projects designed to reinforce the Pacific Northwest’s electric grid. If constructed, these projects would accommodate regional load […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/3b-in-transmission-substation-and-line-projects-proposed-in-pacific-northwest/feed/ 0 Google Bets Big on Nuclear: Inks Deal with Kairos Power for 500-MW SMR Fleet to Power Data Centers https://www.powermag.com/google-bets-big-on-nuclear-inks-deal-with-kairos-power-for-500-mw-smr-fleet-to-power-data-centers/ https://www.powermag.com/google-bets-big-on-nuclear-inks-deal-with-kairos-power-for-500-mw-smr-fleet-to-power-data-centers/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:57:04 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224496 In a deal that marks the first corporate agreement to deploy multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S., Kairos Power and Google have signed a Master Plant Development Agreement […]

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Architect’s rendering of the Hermes Low-Power Demonstration Reactor facility

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