According to the EIA, in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, several natural gas-fired power plants across the U.S. are exploring ways to integrate hydrogen into their fuel streams. This is being pursued through testing hydrogen cofiring, upgrading turbines to use hydrogen blends, and constructing new plants capable of utilizing a hydrogen-natural gas mix.…
Constellation Energy has announced a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft to supply electricity to its mid-Atlantic data centers from the Unit 1 reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, which was retired in 2019. The deal highlights growing interest from data centers in nuclear energy due to its large, reliable,…
According to the Department of Energy, over 60 gigawatts (GW) of new nuclear capacity could potentially be added at existing or recently decommissioned nuclear power plant sites nationwide. The report evaluated 54 operating and 11 retired nuclear power plant sites across 31 states for their potential to host new nuclear capacity, considering factors like cooling…
Through July 2024, the U.S. power grid added 20.2 gigawatts (“GW”) of generating capacity according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Solar generating capacity was the largest portion, representing 59% of additions. Battery storage and wind power additions were also significant, representing 21% and 12% of the total, respectively. An estimated 42.6 GW of additional…
