Trends Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/trends/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:59:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Trends Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/trends/ 32 32 Looking Back at 2025 to Look Forward for 2026: Navigating Policy Shifts and Market Surges https://www.powermag.com/looking-back-at-2025-to-look-forward-for-2026-navigating-policy-shifts-and-market-surges/ https://www.powermag.com/looking-back-at-2025-to-look-forward-for-2026-navigating-policy-shifts-and-market-surges/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:52:55 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=246080 The past year saw a multitude of factors driving up electricity prices, including rapid growth in electricity demand, supply chain tightness, deployment delays for transmission and production projects, and an uncertain political and permitting climate. We expect all of these trends to continue in 2026. Changing economics have turned the justification for project development in […]

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The Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa’s only nuclear power plant, began commercial operation in February 1975. Located in Palo, Iowa, about 9 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids, it was built in a low-seismic-risk area near the Cedar River and designed to withstand major flooding. After a derecho in August 2020 caused severe damage to its cooling towers, the 615-MW facility was retired earlier than its planned date in 2025. Originally licensed to operate until 2034, the plant is now undergoing decommissioning under the NRC’s SAFSTOR method. Courtesy: NextEra Energy

]]> https://www.powermag.com/looking-back-at-2025-to-look-forward-for-2026-navigating-policy-shifts-and-market-surges/feed/ 0 Data Centers and the Grid: Key Insights from POWER’s Inaugural Data Center POWER eXchange Summit https://www.powermag.com/data-centers-and-the-grid-key-insights-from-powers-inaugural-data-center-power-exchange-summit/ https://www.powermag.com/data-centers-and-the-grid-key-insights-from-powers-inaugural-data-center-power-exchange-summit/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:59:27 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245428 POWER breaks down the top insights from Data Center POWER eXchange, its unique one-day summit curated by POWER’s editorial team and convened to examine the collision between accelerating data center load and tightening grid constraints.  The rise of artificial intelligence is poised to create the fastest, largest, and most concentrated surge of electricity demand in […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/data-centers-and-the-grid-key-insights-from-powers-inaugural-data-center-power-exchange-summit/feed/ 0 POWER DIGEST [December 2025] https://www.powermag.com/power-digest-december-2025/ https://www.powermag.com/power-digest-december-2025/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:54:27 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245528 Framatome has been selected by Electrabel, part of ENGIE Group, to modernize the rod control system of the Tihange 3 nuclear reactor in Belgium.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-digest-december-2025/feed/ 0 NERC: Winter Grid Reliability at Risk Amid Soaring Demand, Fuel Supply Gaps https://www.powermag.com/nerc-winter-grid-reliability-at-risk-amid-soaring-demand-fuel-supply-gaps/ https://www.powermag.com/nerc-winter-grid-reliability-at-risk-amid-soaring-demand-fuel-supply-gaps/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:02:46 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245656 In its recently released Winter Reliability Assessment, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) found that while resources are adequate for normal winter peak demand, large swaths of North America face an elevated risk of electricity shortfalls during prolonged, wide-area cold snaps. Noting that four severe Arctic storms have swept across much of the continent since […]

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NERC’s 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment highlights regions at elevated risk of electricity shortfalls during extreme winter conditions, including the Maritimes, New England, parts of the Southeast, Texas, and portions of the West. The striped Maritimes area indicates specific risk to natural gas pipeline capacity. Source: NERC.

]]> https://www.powermag.com/nerc-winter-grid-reliability-at-risk-amid-soaring-demand-fuel-supply-gaps/feed/ 0 Early-Stage Risk Mitigation—Essential Element for Data Center Financing https://www.powermag.com/early-stage-risk-mitigation-essential-element-for-data-center-financing/ https://www.powermag.com/early-stage-risk-mitigation-essential-element-for-data-center-financing/#respond Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:40:17 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245305 Lenders and investors are scrutinizing data center projects closely. Identifying and mitigating risks early helps attract investors and reduce financing costs. Clear documentation and realistic timelines are essential to securing financing. Land Control—The Foundation of Success: Land remains the cornerstone of any data center development. Verifying land control ensures the project’s legal and physical foundation […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/early-stage-risk-mitigation-essential-element-for-data-center-financing/feed/ 0 Research Group: U.S. Exits Coal by 2040 as Solar, Nuclear, Natural Gas Surge https://www.powermag.com/research-group-u-s-exits-coal-by-2040-as-solar-nuclear-natural-gas-surge/ https://www.powermag.com/research-group-u-s-exits-coal-by-2040-as-solar-nuclear-natural-gas-surge/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:45:34 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245197 An energy research group said U.S. power generation capacity will be led by solar power in the short term, natural gas in the mid term, and nuclear power in the long term as coal-fired units continue to be retired.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/research-group-u-s-exits-coal-by-2040-as-solar-nuclear-natural-gas-surge/feed/ 0 POWER Interview: CyrusOne Expert on How AI Is Reshaping the Data Center–Utility Relationship https://www.powermag.com/power-interview-cyrusone-expert-on-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-data-center-utility-relationship/ https://www.powermag.com/power-interview-cyrusone-expert-on-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-data-center-utility-relationship/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:54:26 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244776 CyrusOne’s Jim Roche details how AI-driven workloads, high-density racks, and liquid cooling are transforming the data center–utility relationship. Only a decade ago, few in the power sector could have predicted that the digital economy’s engine—the data center—would become a central concern for utility planners, grid operators, and energy policymakers. For much of its history, data […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-interview-cyrusone-expert-on-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-data-center-utility-relationship/feed/ 0 Boost Profits & Reliability by Migrating and Integrating Critical Process Data https://www.powermag.com/white-papers/boost-profits-reliability-by-migrating-and-integrating-critical-process-data/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:51:24 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=white-papers&p=244428 Process manufacturers and power producers are feeling the pressure of tight margins and increasing economic uncertainty. The data tools that engineers and plant operators have relied on for years are rapidly evolving, prompting many to consider how and when to migrate to a new data management platform that enables a more efficient and seamless integration […]

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]]> Energy Sector Teaching AI How to Grow Up https://www.powermag.com/blog/energy-sector-teaching-ai-how-to-grow-up/ https://www.powermag.com/blog/energy-sector-teaching-ai-how-to-grow-up/#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:27:48 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=blog&p=244290 When artificial intelligence (AI) manages a power grid, it cannot operate as a black box. A wrong decision will not just frustrate users, it will trigger a blackout. This critical nature of AI deployments in energy is forcing AI to mature faster in energy than in any other sector. When algorithmic decisions affect high-stakes systems […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/blog/energy-sector-teaching-ai-how-to-grow-up/feed/ 0 Using Data to Drive Power Decisions with Energy Management as a Service (EMaaS™) https://www.powermag.com/white-papers/using-data-to-drive-power-decisions-with-energy-management-as-a-service-emaas/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:17:04 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=white-papers&p=244184 Power requirements for industrial and utility operations change constantly, creating a mismatch with static power solutions. This whitepaper discusses Energy Management as a Service (EMaaS™) and how it transforms temporary power into actively managed systems. Key topics include: How load analysis, real-time monitoring, and specialized expertise optimize power delivery and performance Applications for infrastructure transitions, […]

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