Commentary Archives https://live-powermag.pantheonsite.io/category/commentary/ 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 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:25:51 +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 Commentary Archives https://live-powermag.pantheonsite.io/category/commentary/ 32 32 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 Advancing Carbon Capture: Supreme Court Ruling and Innovative Solutions for Reducing Emissions https://www.powermag.com/advancing-carbon-capture-supreme-court-ruling-and-innovative-solutions-for-reducing-emissions/ https://www.powermag.com/advancing-carbon-capture-supreme-court-ruling-and-innovative-solutions-for-reducing-emissions/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:50:10 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224841 As global efforts intensify to mitigate climate change, carbon capture has emerged as a vital technology to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Power generation, a major source of global carbon dioxide […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/advancing-carbon-capture-supreme-court-ruling-and-innovative-solutions-for-reducing-emissions/feed/ 0 Finding Equilibrium Between Growth and Decarbonization https://www.powermag.com/finding-equilibrium-between-growth-and-decarbonization/ https://www.powermag.com/finding-equilibrium-between-growth-and-decarbonization/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:52:28 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224803 With the global population expected to reach approximately nine to 10 billion by 2050,  and one billion people still without energy access, our energy requirements are not only growing but […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/finding-equilibrium-between-growth-and-decarbonization/feed/ 0 Digital Transformation: Fueling Solutions for Today’s Energy and Utilities’ Challenges https://www.powermag.com/digital-transformation-fueling-solutions-for-todays-energy-and-utilities-challenges/ https://www.powermag.com/digital-transformation-fueling-solutions-for-todays-energy-and-utilities-challenges/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:45:45 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224363 Energy and utilities companies are grappling with unprecedented challenges. With the cost of electricity surging by 28.5% in just five years, the average American now spends nearly $300 a month […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/digital-transformation-fueling-solutions-for-todays-energy-and-utilities-challenges/feed/ 0 November Elections Could Reshape Energy M&A Strategy and Regulation https://www.powermag.com/blog/november-elections-could-reshape-energy-ma-strategy-and-regulation/ https://www.powermag.com/blog/november-elections-could-reshape-energy-ma-strategy-and-regulation/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:36:30 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=blog&p=224614 With the 2024 U.S. presidential election rapidly approaching, energy mergers and acquisitions (M&A) professionals are considering how a new presidency could impact the transaction planning, structuring and execution of deals, […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/blog/november-elections-could-reshape-energy-ma-strategy-and-regulation/feed/ 0 The Do’s and Don’ts of Cleantech 3.0 https://www.powermag.com/blog/the-dos-and-donts-of-cleantech-3-0/ https://www.powermag.com/blog/the-dos-and-donts-of-cleantech-3-0/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:55:42 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=blog&p=224607 I’m no Thomas Edison, but he sure was on to something with direct current (DC). Edison was a prolific inventor and extraordinary entrepreneur with many of his innovations still in […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/blog/the-dos-and-donts-of-cleantech-3-0/feed/ 0 Questions Arise About Private Equity Involvement in Purchase of Gavin Coal-Fired Plant https://www.powermag.com/blog/questions-arise-about-private-equity-involvement-in-purchase-of-gavin-coal-fired-plant/ https://www.powermag.com/blog/questions-arise-about-private-equity-involvement-in-purchase-of-gavin-coal-fired-plant/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:20:38 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=blog&p=224533 Dennis Wamsted and Seth Feaster at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis recently wrote a commentary looking at Energy Capital Partners’ (ECP) deal to take over ownership of […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/blog/questions-arise-about-private-equity-involvement-in-purchase-of-gavin-coal-fired-plant/feed/ 0 How the Presidential Election Could Impact Renewable Energy Tax Credits https://www.powermag.com/how-the-presidential-election-could-impact-renewable-energy-tax-credits/ https://www.powermag.com/how-the-presidential-election-could-impact-renewable-energy-tax-credits/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:14:09 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224369 President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law in 2022. The IRA is the largest public investments in renewable energy in American history and created more than 20 […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/how-the-presidential-election-could-impact-renewable-energy-tax-credits/feed/ 0 From Rust to AI: How America’s Industrial Heartland Is Powering the Digital Revolution https://www.powermag.com/from-rust-to-ai-how-americas-industrial-heartland-is-powering-the-digital-revolution/ https://www.powermag.com/from-rust-to-ai-how-americas-industrial-heartland-is-powering-the-digital-revolution/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:26:54 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224012 The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is transforming our world, but it comes with an insatiable surge in data centers that are powered by an ever-growing appetite for energy. As AI […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/from-rust-to-ai-how-americas-industrial-heartland-is-powering-the-digital-revolution/feed/ 0 How the Data Center Industry is Redefining Energy Efficiency https://www.powermag.com/blog/how-the-data-center-industry-is-redefining-energy-efficiency/ https://www.powermag.com/blog/how-the-data-center-industry-is-redefining-energy-efficiency/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:57:06 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=blog&p=223936 The rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered workloads and high-performance computing driving a surge in electricity consumption by the data center industry. Worldwide, data centers account for 1-2% of global […]

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