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PJM Addressing Rising Demand and Constrained Supply

May 11, 2026 Clark Savage274

PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest regional transmission organization, is confronting a historic shift from electricity surplus to structural scarcity. A new special report released by PJM on May 6, 2026, titled Powering Reliability Through Market Design, details how unprecedented demand growth—fueled largely by hyperscale data centers and AI infrastructure—combined with accelerated retirements of dispatchable generation […]

How Many Decommissioned Nuclear Reactors Have the Potential to Be Restarted in the U.S.?

May 10, 2026 Clark Savage246

The U.S. nuclear fleet has seen dozens of reactors permanently shut down over the decades, driven by economics, aging infrastructure, regulatory decisions, and events like the 1979 Three Mile Island accident. As of 2026, the country operates around 94 commercial reactors with roughly 97 GW of net capacity. However, more than 40 commercial power reactors […]

Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Set to Restart Amid Booming AI Power Demand

May 9, 2026 Clark Savage627

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 […]

Gas and Coal Will Be Powering the AI Race

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 Clark Savage228

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 […]

It is time to redefine the Levelized Cost of Energy

April 25, 2026April 25, 2026 Clark Savage159

The standard Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) has dominated energy policy discussions for years. Policymakers, media, and even some industry reports cite it to claim that wind and solar are now the “cheapest” forms of new electricity generation. But as Germany’s Energiewende and certain U.S. states demonstrate, this metric is dangerously incomplete. It ignores the […]

Amazon-Backed Nuclear Firm X-Energy Raises $1.02 Billion in IPO

April 24, 2026 Clark Savage473

In a landmark moment for the advanced nuclear sector, X-Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XE) has completed its initial public offering, raising approximately $1.02 billion in gross proceeds. The Maryland-based developer of small modular reactors (SMRs) and advanced nuclear fuel priced its upsized offering of roughly 44.3 million Class A shares at $23 per share—well above the […]

Wind and solar focus threaten America’s and South Africa’s economy

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 Clark Savage101

ENB Pub Note: This article is from America Outloud, and Ronald Stein, P.E., and Dr. Lars Schernikau have been on the Energy News Beat podcast! They are fantastic, and we recommend reading America Outloud. An extensive economic review of South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan 2025 (IRP 2025), approved by Cabinet in October 2025 has been conducted by the authors, and the report […]

We Need to Redefine the Levelised Cost of Energy Models – David Turver Says They Are Junk

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 Clark Savage172

For years, net-zero advocates have pointed to Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) charts from Lazard, IRENA, and government reports to claim that wind and solar are now the cheapest forms of electricity. These models supposedly prove renewables beat gas, coal, or nuclear on cost. But as Energy News Beat has long argued, this narrative is […]

NANO Nuclear Granted U.S. Department of Energy’s GAIN Voucher Award in Collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to Develop a Validated UQ Framework Tailored to the KRONOS MMR™ Energy System

April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 Clark Savage166

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear” or “the Company”), a leading advanced nuclear micro modular reactor (MMR) and technology company focused on developing clean energy solutions, today announced that it has been awarded a Gateway for Accelerated Innovations in Nuclear (GAIN) Voucher, NE-26-38854, by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) relating to its KRONOS MMR™ Energy System titled, “Uncertainty […]

Building America’s Nuclear Future: From Uranium to SMRs

March 31, 2026April 23, 2026 Clark Savage95

This was a fun podcast with Mark Mukhija, Eagle Nuclear Energy Corp. (NASDAQ) NUCL. “ Did you know that a singular ChatGPT search is equivalent to leaving your light bulb on for 20 minutes? “ Mark Mukhija, Eagle Nuclear Energy Corp, NUCL I learned a lot from Mark, and this was an absolute blast to […]

Category: Nuclear

PJM Addressing Rising Demand and Constrained Supply

How Many Decommissioned Nuclear Reactors Have the Potential to Be Restarted in the U.S.?

Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Set to Restart Amid Booming AI Power Demand

Gas and Coal Will Be Powering the AI Race

It is time to redefine the Levelized Cost of Energy

Amazon-Backed Nuclear Firm X-Energy Raises $1.02 Billion in IPO

Wind and solar focus threaten America’s and South Africa’s economy

We Need to Redefine the Levelised Cost of Energy Models – David Turver Says They Are Junk

NANO Nuclear Granted U.S. Department of Energy’s GAIN Voucher Award in Collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to Develop a Validated UQ Framework Tailored to the KRONOS MMR™ Energy System

Building America’s Nuclear Future: From Uranium to SMRs

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