Senior editor for POWER magazine (@POWERmagazine). News & infographics about energy, environment, policy, business, technology. Worldwide.
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Alongside day-to-day deep reporting, a large chunk of my time this year has been dedicated to curating the DPX program—which I envision as a live multi-day editorial feature exploring data center power.
Sept 30 – Oct 1, Omni Shoreham, D.C.
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The power gap isn't closing on its own. Watch @POWERmagazine's Sonal Patel explain why #DPX2026 brings together the right people to solve it.
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📅 Sept. 30–Oct. 1 | Omni Shoreham, Washington, D.C.
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Today is panning out to be another historic day for #nuclear. DOW will transport a @valaratomics reactor via C-17 from March Air Reserve Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah, then transported to USREL in Orangeville, Utah, for testing and evaluation.
Massive regulatory first: The NRC has issued a Category II license to @xenergynuclear for TRISO-X's TF3 facility in Oak Ridge. The 40-year SNM license is a big step for the advanced #nuclear supply chain, #TRISO commercialization.
Details: powermag.com/triso-x-secures…
Three #earthquakes in one month in #Utah. But get this: “University of Utah researchers believe that because the Friday quake hit in Magna, it’s an aftershock of the even bigger 5.7-magnitude tremor that hit in the same place in March 2020.” sltrib.com/news/2026/02/13/u…
Visited @GEVernova’s Houston Learning Center to cover unveiling of its new 7HA training turbine (Hailey—and she’s a beauty) and new education initiatives with several ISDs. But I wanted to share one of the coolest LEGO sets I’ve seen. What a great idea!
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted PJM’s proposal to create a process separate from the traditional interconnection process for transferring Capacity Interconnection Rights from a retiring facility to an equivalent replacement resource at the same site. Read more at PJM Inside Lines. insidelines.pjm.com/ferc-app…
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Bitter cold will grip the region this weekend with below-freezing temperatures expected to continue. Our generation and transmission teams are actively monitoring conditions and staffing generation sites to keep power flowing.
Many communities in our area are still without power due to the ice and snow last weekend. We are coordinating closely with local power company partners as work continues to repair their distribution systems and restore service to customers.
Conservation request from @DukeEnergy Florida today is newsworthy. Here’s a snapshot of load surge from @grid_status. DOE this weekend issued seven Section202c orders “to stabilize” Fla. grid energy.gov/ceser/2026-doe-20…
As Florida continues to experience the coldest air in the state since 2018, Duke Energy is asking all customers to voluntarily reduce their energy use from 5-9 a.m. EST on Monday, Feb. 2, to help lessen the energy demand on the power grid. spr.ly/6011h1NKZ.
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As Florida continues to experience the coldest air in the state since 2018, Duke Energy is asking all customers to voluntarily reduce their energy use from 5-9 a.m. EST on Monday, Feb. 2, to help lessen the energy demand on the power grid. spr.ly/6011h1NKZ.
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Forecast peak #electricity usage for Jan. 25 in #PJM region: 131,032 MW at 6 p.m. (Eastern); total scheduled capacity 161,930 MW (data as of 6 a.m.)
Really huge deals for #nuclear this morning and details matter. As part of the 6.6 GW, @Meta is supporting 433 MW of existing plant uprates—the largest capacity increase ever backed by a U.S. corporate customer. Dive here: powermag.com/meta-locks-in-u…
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They make good gas turbines in China and India too…
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Freshly published in @POWERmagazine: @BillGates explains why, in an essay, “If I had to pick the coolest thing I work on, it's hard to beat harnessing the power of atoms to fuel our world.” #nuclear
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#NuclearEnergy #FusionEnergy #EnergyInnovation
Federal Grid Interventions Enter a Second Phase as DOE Extends Emergency Orders powermag.com/federal-grid-in…
Another big #nuclear story this week: Aalo Atomics Secures Capital, Regulatory Backing for 2026 Modular Nuclear Project at INL, Eyes Potential First Data Center Pairing powermag.com/aalo-atomics-se…
TVA Inks First U.S. Utility PPA for Gen IV Nuclear Power in Landmark Three-Way Deal with #Google, #Kairos @POWERmagazine has the details. @TVAnews @KairosPower powermag.com/tva-inks-first-…
Why is this such a big deal? Our in-depth piece here:
Talen, Amazon Launch $18B #Nuclear PPA—A Grid-Connected IPP Model for the Data Center Era powermag.com/talen-amazon-la…
A question to #nuclear folks: Have the EOs signed today been made public? A point in the right direction would be great--don't seem to be on WH website yet, but everyone seems to have read them to report on them.
Ahmed of Marsabit remains the most iconic of African tuskers. Gained protection of a Kenyan presidential decree (with armed guards) in 1970 until his natural death at 55 in 1974. My Diana Bunny print has badly faded; happy to know it once looked like this
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