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Aalo Atomics broke ground to start construction on Aalo-X, the first experimental extra modular nuclear reactor (XMR).
Utilities face several challenges as they address an increasing number of outages. About 83% of major U.S. power outages between 2000 and 2021 were driven by weather-related events, according to Climate Central. As customers grapple with these rising power interruptions, 65% report that they’re frustrated with utilities’ impersonal communications. However, utilities can now address this communications challenge by taking advantage of AI. Rather than simply reacting to outages as they happen, power providers can embrace intelligent, customized, and proactive messaging that humanizes these crises for their customers.
The application deadline for Cycle No. 1 of PJM’s reformed interconnection process will be April 27, 2026, PJM announced Aug. 22.
American Municipal Power has selected University of Toledo student Traevon Roberts as the inaugural recipient of the Kyle Andrew Krieger Memorial Scholarship.
Fitch Ratings on Aug. 18 said it had upgraded certain bonds issued by the Klickitat County Public Utility District No. 1, WA (KPUD) to “A” from “A-“. Specifically, it ungraded $135.8 million electric system revenue and refunding bonds, series 2015B (taxable), series 2019A, series 2019B (taxable)
Global nuclear capacity could more than double to 860 gigawatts by 2050, from 398 GW currently, Morgan Stanley said on Aug. 28.
Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its annual comprehensive financial report.
The Tennessee Valley Authority and ENTRA1 Energy on Sept. 2 announced the signing of an agreement under which ENTRA1 Energy will collaborate with TVA to develop plants to provide TVA with up to 6 gigawatts of new nuclear power generation on sites in TVA’s seven-state region through the deployment of six ENTRA1 Energy Plants.
Austin Energy’s Power Partner Electric Vehicle (PPEV)-managed charging program is expanding to include several electric vehicle models from General Motors.
Texas public power utility CPS Energy has published its 2024 Community Impact Report with results and milestones in achieving the utility’s Vision 2027 plan and its long-term guiding plan, Horizon 2050.