83 articles by Stephen Singer

• Wärtsilä, Eolian complete 200-MW Texas storage facility, world’s largest merchant battery system

  March 28, 2023

• Reuse of coal plants can cut small modular nuclear reactor development costs by 35%: report

  March 27, 2023

• Xcel Energy powers down Minnesota nuclear plant after finding 2nd leak of radioactive water

  March 27, 2023

• TVA, GE Hitachi, 2 others commit to $400M international small modular reactor project

  March 24, 2023

• NY PSC gives Con Edison, Central Hudson, other utilities more time to procure 350 MW energy storage

  March 23, 2023

• Spearmint Energy acquires 900 MW/2,000 MWh battery storage portfolio in Texas

  March 22, 2023

• Eversource, United Illuminating, Connecticut Green Bank launch next phase of energy storage program

  March 21, 2023

• ISO-NE overvalues fossil fuel plants, reducing grid reliability, Sierra Club says, citing Synapse report

  March 20, 2023

• NuScale must triple subscription level for small modular reactor in Idaho by early 2024, company says

  March 17, 2023

• NRC commissioner criticizes agency’s finances, citing rising spending, falling workload

  March 15, 2023

• Construction begins on Idaho Power’s first energy storage projects as it faces growing capacity shortfall

  March 14, 2023

• NRC chair defends reactor licensing changes: “We are in the middle of the rulemaking process, not at the end.”

  March 14, 2023

• ISO-NE: Annual capacity auction closes with sufficient power system resources for 2026-2027 capacity year

  March 13, 2023

• NRC clears NIST nuclear reactor to restart following 2021 radiation escape, shutdown

  March 13, 2023

• Energy Vault scales back 2023 revenue guidance on shift in 1-GWh customer contract

  March 9, 2023

• DOE, partners announce agreement to speed commercialization of long-duration energy storage

  March 9, 2023

• NRC hammers out new licensing rules to adapt to advanced nuclear plants and small modular reactors

  March 8, 2023

• Energy storage made record gains in the US in 2022: Sustainable Energy in America Factbook

  March 7, 2023

• Vistra moves more deeply into nuclear power with planned $3.43B acquisition of Energy Harbor

  March 7, 2023

• NRC grants exemption for PG&E to operate Diablo Canyon nuclear plant during license renewal review

  March 3, 2023

• DOE expands reactors eligible for $1.2B second round of Civil Nuclear Credit Program

  March 2, 2023

• RWE completes $6.8B acquisition of Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses

  March 2, 2023

• California regulators find Diablo Canyon nuclear plant needed through 2030 to support grid reliability

  March 1, 2023

• In a mild winter, high natural gas prices plunge, but the cost of electricity could fall more slowly

  March 1, 2023

• DOE picks 10 winners of grid-scale storage innovation prize

  Feb. 28, 2023

• Westinghouse Electric to submit key nuclear microreactor licensing reports for US-Canadian review

  Feb. 24, 2023

• PSEG to consider nuclear plant investments, capitalizing on the IRA’s production tax credits, CEO says

  Feb. 22, 2023

• Developing a revenue model is the next challenge as storage as a transmission asset advances: experts

  Feb. 21, 2023

• Bipartisan legislation would increase US uranium production to promote nuclear energy

  Feb. 21, 2023

• NY PSC authorizes $4.4B in transmission upgrades planned by National Grid, other utilities

  Feb. 17, 2023

• Fire safety lags growth in utility-scale battery production, Duke Energy, other officials say

  Feb. 15, 2023

• NRC issues first update of 2010 regulatory guide to strengthen cybersecurity at nuclear plants

  Feb. 13, 2023

• Decarbonization by most utilities ‘uneven’ as they expand emissions targets: report

  Feb. 9, 2023

• B2U reaches 25 MWh storage capacity at California facility with 1,300 used Honda and Nissan EV batteries

  Feb. 7, 2023

• New York ISO warns NextEra, others against lobbying over transmission

  Feb. 6, 2023

• Connecticut drafts a performance-based regulation system following utilities’ storm response

  Feb. 6, 2023

• Gov. Hochul proposes allowing New York Power Authority to build, operate renewable energy projects

  Feb. 2, 2023

• ChargePoint, Stem strike EV charging and battery storage deal for highway corridor fast-charging networks

  Feb. 1, 2023

• DOE, other scientists assess alternatives to cobalt for lithium-ion batteries amid concerns

  Jan. 31, 2023

• GE Hitachi and 3 partners announce first commercial contract for grid-scale SMR in North America

  Jan. 30, 2023

• As SMR developer X-energy moves to go public, merger partner Ares cautions investors about risks

  Jan. 27, 2023

• NuScale Power’s small modular reactor design is first in US to get NRC approval

  Jan. 24, 2023

• Generators, transmission utilities, others back ISO-NE storage-as-transmission plan, with conditions

  Jan. 24, 2023

• Nuclear power gets another look in ‘all-of-the-above’ energy approach as climate worries mount

  Jan. 20, 2023

• Longroad Energy begins construction of 285 MW solar, 860 MWh storage project in Arizona

  Jan. 19, 2023

• Nebraska utility reviews sites for small modular nuclear reactors using US pandemic aid

  Jan. 18, 2023

• Energy storage is a cost-effective alternative to transmission to integrate renewables: study

  Jan. 17, 2023

• OSHA fines Eversource $333,560 over alleged workplace violations in accident that killed a Boston worker

  Jan. 17, 2023

• Hydrostor, California community choice aggregator enter nearly $1B long-duration energy storage PPA

  Jan. 17, 2023

• Georgia Power delays Vogtle 3 start after discovering vibrations in plant’s cooling system

  Jan. 13, 2023

• New York Gov. Hochul outlines climate, energy priorities with cap-and-invest program

  Jan. 12, 2023

• Orlando Utilities Commission to collaborate with startup Malta on long-duration energy storage

  Jan. 10, 2023

• Holtec International seeks $7.4 billion federal loan for small modular reactor build-out

  Jan. 10, 2023

• PG&E, Energy Vault plan largest US utility-scale battery, green hydrogen long-duration storage project

  Jan. 6, 2023

• Connecticut, Massachusetts regulators call on Eversource to defend sharply higher rate

  Jan. 4, 2023

• New York’s plan to expand storage capacity to 6 GW by 2030 includes centralized procurement method

  Jan. 3, 2023

• Spanish energy company Acciona to acquire largest battery energy storage system in Texas from QCells

  Dec. 20, 2022

• CAISO adopts energy storage, imbalance market rules to improve grid reliability

  Dec. 20, 2022

• New York state climate panel outlines ambitious road map to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

  Dec. 20, 2022

• DOE hails fusion technology breakthrough on path to achieving abundant zero-carbon energy

  Dec. 13, 2022

• Developers, power plant owners to boost US utility-scale battery storage capacity nearly fourfold by 2026: EIA

  Dec. 13, 2022

• Long-duration energy storage has attracted more than $58B in global commitments since 2019: WoodMac

  Dec. 12, 2022

• Nuclear SMR developer X-energy to merge with Ares Management-backed SPAC, creating $2B company

  Dec. 7, 2022

• Cleaner, more efficient method found to make cathode material for lithium-ion batteries

  Dec. 5, 2022

• ISO-New England says power system is prepared for mild winter, but plans would change in a cold snap

  Dec. 5, 2022

• NuScale, Shell, others to develop hydrogen production concept with heat from small modular reactor

  Dec. 2, 2022

• NYISO warns of narrower reliability margins in the next 10 years as gas plants retire, electrification advances

  Dec. 1, 2022

• Senators press DOE’s Granholm to help New England avoid major power disruptions, price spikes this winter

  Nov. 30, 2022

• Exelon, Duke, Southern, PG&E still the top utilities on Fortune 500; most show revenues up but rankings down

  Nov. 30, 2022

• NYISO warns of high electricity prices as it forecasts sufficient supply to meet peak demand this winter

  Nov. 28, 2022

• Managing NuScale, other SMR waste will be ‘roughly comparable’ with conventional reactors, DOE labs find

  Nov. 23, 2022

• DOE conditionally awards PG&E’s Diablo Canyon nuclear plant $1.1B to forestall shutdown

  Nov. 21, 2022

• US large-scale battery storage deployments triple to 1.2 GW in Q3 but slowdown possible: S&P Global

  Nov. 18, 2022

• Thermal energy systems could boost global long-duration storage capacity to 8 TW by 2040: McKinsey

  Nov. 15, 2022

• DOE offers nearly $350M for pilot projects advancing long-duration energy storage

  Nov. 15, 2022

• Battery development to slow for 3 years, despite massive boost from Inflation Reduction Act, analyst says

  Nov. 8, 2022

• More than 90% of US coal-fired power plants are leaking toxic metals into groundwater, NGO report finds

  Nov. 3, 2022

• Massachusetts OKs over $450M in grid modernization spending by Eversource, National Grid, Unitil

  Nov. 3, 2022

• Connecticut regulators fine Avangrid’s gas, electric utilities $4.5M over COVID-19 payment program

  Nov. 2, 2022

• Zinc-based storage manufacturer Eos delays some production to 2023 to capitalize on federal tax credits

  Nov. 1, 2022

• Eversource CEO seeks emergency order by Biden to ensure gas supplies as New England winter approaches

  Oct. 31, 2022

• National Grid, VEIR collaborating on superconductivity in transmission

  Oct. 26, 2022

• Battery capacity in the US more than tripled since the start of 2021: report

  Oct. 21, 2022