Commissioners with the Florida Public Service Commission in late March approved the Advanced Nuclear Power Feasibility Report containing findings and recommendations for potential legislative or administrative actions to enhance use of advanced nuclear technologies.

The Tennessee Valley Authority on April 17 submitted a Notification of Intent to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it plans to submit a Construction Permit Application tied to plans to construct a small modular reactor at TVA’s Clinch River Nuclear Site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and NERC’s Regional Entities said on April 17 that the country’s bulk power system performed well during successive cold weather events in January 2025, without major issues in either the natural gas or electric systems.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has directed the U.S. Bureau of Energy Management to immediately halt all construction activities on Empire Wind I Project, a New York State offshore wind project. In an April 16 post on X, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the halt to all construction

Grant PUD Commissioners unanimously approved a 20-year power purchase agreement with Quincy Solar for a 120-megawatt solar development to be built in the Rocky Ford area of Grant County, Wash.

The Environmental Protection Agency this week released a list that details 47 facilities granted the Clean Air Act Section 112 Presidential Exemption, temporarily halting the compliance requirements for these facilities from the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units for two years.