In a landmark move signaling a nuclear renaissance driven by surging artificial intelligence and data center energy needs, Constellation Energy is preparing to restart Three Mile Island Unit 1—now rebranded as the Crane Clean Energy Center—in Pennsylvania. The plant, which has been offline since 2019 for economic reasons, will once again deliver reliable, carbon-free baseload […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article is from C3 News Mag, and we highly recommend following them and reading. David Kemp & Prasanna Pydipalli Growing opposition to data centers is beginning to expose divides in both parties. Last week, POLITICO reported that progressive challengers in battleground House primaries in Tennessee, Indiana, Virginia, and Maine are backing a national moratorium on […]
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Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) delivered a standout first-quarter 2026 performance, beating expectations and signaling strong momentum heading into the rest of the year. On April 30, 2026, the company reported sales and revenues of $17.4 billion, a robust 22% increase year-over-year from $14.2 billion in Q1 2025. Adjusted profit per share rose 30% to $5.54, […]
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The AI boom is rewriting the rules of U.S. electricity demand, and the numbers don’t lie. BloombergNEF’s latest analysis, highlighted in a widely shared post by energy analyst David Blackmon (@EnergyAbsurdity), projects that data centers will drive massive incremental power needs through 2035. The stacked bar chart from BNEF is crystal clear: combined-cycle gas turbines […]
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FREMONT, Calif., April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company, announced today financial results for the first quarter of 2026, which included the summary below from its President and CEO, Badri Kothandaraman. We reported quarterly revenue of $282.9 million in the first quarter of 2026, along with 43.9% for non-GAAP […]
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Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is navigating a critical juncture that could define its earnings trajectory and investor appeal for years to come. On April 15, 2026, the utility filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to recover approximately $809 million in extraordinary fuel and purchased power costs incurred during an extreme winter cold snap […]
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Texas is at the epicenter of America’s AI revolution, and the numbers are staggering. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has released a preliminary Long-Term Load Forecast projecting peak electricity demand could hit approximately 367,790 MW (367.8 GW) by 2032—more than four times the current all-time record of 85,508 MW set in August 2023. […]
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Founded in 2017 by CEO Tim Latimer and CTO Dr. Jack Norbeck, Fervo Energy has quickly become the commercial frontrunner in next-generation geothermal development. The company has raised more than $1.5 billion in equity, debt, and grants from high-profile backers including Google, Breakthrough Energy Ventures (Bill Gates’ fund), B Capital, Devon Energy, and others. Its […]
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In just six weeks, the global energy paradigm has flipped. What a decade of climate summits, net-zero pledges, and green industrial policy could not achieve, Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz—and the raw reality of AI’s insatiable power hunger—has done in a flash. Energy security is no longer a side note; it is […]
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The AI-fueled data center boom is slamming into a hard reality: there simply aren’t enough transformers, switchgear, and other critical electrical equipment to bring the projects online. According to Bloomberg’s April 1, 2026 newsletter, more than half of the U.S. data centers planned for this year are now expected to be delayed or canceled — […]
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